PDA

View Full Version : Pimped my Zorki!

wolves3012
02-28-2009, 08:31
I bought a nicely-working Zorki 1 off a fellow RFF-er a while back, but it was in naked form. Someone, at sometime in its life, had stripped the vulcanite off. I thought it was about time to give it some clothes but I fancied something a little non-standard...what do you think?
xayraa33
02-28-2009, 08:39
it looks pimp delicious.
ron1945
02-28-2009, 08:45
:bang: it looks the picture of sartorial elegnce
Peter_Jones
02-28-2009, 08:45
Fantastic !

Nothing wrong with pimped FSU cameras :)
gb hill
02-28-2009, 08:53
Sweeeeet:)
raid
02-28-2009, 08:56
It is elegant looking without any bit of trashiness due to the changes made. It shows good taste in how to pimp.
Kozhe
02-28-2009, 08:57
That looks soo cool :)
payasam
02-28-2009, 09:08
Looks good. Now you should repaint the bike to match.
wolves3012
02-28-2009, 09:12
Thanks for the comments! I didn't want to go overboard but I already have a totally-standard Zorki 1 so I thought the red accent-stripe would set off a "commie camera" suitably....
wolves3012
02-28-2009, 09:19
Looks good. Now you should repaint the bike to match.
Sorry, not a chance - it's in far too good a condition to do that! I've only recently got it, it's the insurance-payout replacement for the last one. A not-so-observant soul t-boned that for me on a roundabout after I'd spent many hours rebuilding various parts of it! Bent frame, damaged engine, damaged fairing...the word "gutted" comes to mind but at least I'm still here to ride the replacement.
dee
02-28-2009, 10:51
Very neat indeed !

dee
rbiemer
02-28-2009, 12:53
Looks good! Too tasteful to be truly a "pimped" Zorki, I think.
Rob
john neal
02-28-2009, 13:35
Anthony,

Nicely done - pimped but restrained ;)

Is that an Aki skin, or home made?
Dave Wilkinson
02-28-2009, 13:35
Is it true....that Leitz once made a copy of these? :confused:
Dave
Nickfed
02-28-2009, 16:29
I wouldn't do it but I have to admit it has a certain restrained elegance.
It also looks like you have made all the screw slots nicely parallel!
sweathog
02-28-2009, 17:02
That looks absolutely lovely. It is not only a very competent recovering, but shows very good taste.
DanOnRoute66
02-28-2009, 20:34
Very cool, comrade!
robin a
03-01-2009, 05:21
Very Nice................Robin
wolves3012
03-01-2009, 06:06
Anthony,

Nicely done - pimped but restrained ;)

Is that an Aki skin, or home made?
John,

It's home-made covering, from a piece of leatherette a friend gave me and glued on with Evo-stik. The camera is the one you sold me - I've run film through and it works beautifully, by the way.
chut
03-01-2009, 08:04
Quite elegant. More bespoke than pimped I think.
Ronald_H
03-01-2009, 08:06
Quite elegant. More bespoke than pimped I think.

Indeed. Looks very nice.
shadowfox
03-02-2009, 14:25
Cool one, it reminds me of those glowing lines in the film TRON. :)
reagan
03-03-2009, 10:37
I dunno, the gas tank is a little oversized for Zorki.1. ;) IMHO, the larger tanks like that are better suited for the interstate cross-country cruizing Zorki.4's. On my lighter, quicker, speedster Zorki.1's I prefer no more than a gallon or so to run from pub to pub or maybe down a few fireroads. But that's me. Other than that, it's indeed a nice piece of work done well, Mr. wolves. http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif
newspaperguy
03-04-2009, 06:09
Tres cool!
dee
03-04-2009, 15:57
wolves - This one needs a Leningrad 2 lightmeter to match !
wolves3012
03-05-2009, 14:42
wolves - This one needs a Leningrad 2 lightmeter to match !
Not quite period but I use a Sverdlovsk 4 instead. I also have a Weston Master IV but haven't used it much since getting the Sverdlovsk...