Custom Leather Olympus Trip.

 A recently retired colleague of mine was kind enough to give me a couple of cameras before he disappeared to Thailand.

The first was a coronet midget. The second was an Olympus Trip.

The Olympus Trip was a successful mass produced camera. It boasted a built in light meter, making taking great photos a point and shoot affair. 

The great thing is, you can pick these up for about £15 on ebay. 

I had yet to get round to running a roll of film through this camera, and decided it needed a spring clean, and some slight improvements before I put it to good use.

Step 1 Materials, Parts, and Tools.

You will need the following:

• An Olympus Trip, or other vintage camera in need of a new look
• A stanley knife, Scalpel, Boxcutter, X-acto Knife, or a Sharpened flint rock. 
• Plenty of new sharp blades on hand.
• Scotch tape
• Precision cross head screwdriver
• Light seal foam (or something similar that will do the job.)
• Pencil
• Metal rule (a must for getting a nice cut without ruining the ruler or your fingers)

You may also find use for

• Scissors
• A soldering iron
• Paper to make templates (If you intend on doing this to the same camera over, some templates may be handy)

Comments

[velojym]

Very nice. My K1000 needs a new cover too, but probably a bit thinner. Have you considered tapering the edges for a more finished look? I can imagine that thick leather makes the camera a pleasure to hold, though.

[Flash Gordon]

 Is "Metal rule" supposed to be metal ruler?

[gmjhowe]

 Rule and ruler are interchangeable, specifically more so if there is a word before it 'e.g. Metal Rule'

[Flash Gordon]

 Haha okay i was so confused when i read that. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me again.

[Ninzerbean]

 Wow, this make all the difference.

[gmjhowe]

 Thanks! More camera theme instructables to follow.

[seonline]

i love this cam!

[kcls]

Great job!
Very classic looking.

[Berkin]

Nice!

[=SMART=]

Nice :)
Looks cool !