The manufacture of Leicas and
Leica lenses involves a large amount of hands-on manufacture. There are no assembly lines and certainly is no
mass production. While Leica offers an
impressive line of accessories of similar quality, there are also a number of companies
and individuals which do offer accessories of a quality that are worthy of
Leica cameras.
One such individual is Paul
Glendell and his company Classic Cases.
His main product line is totally handmade cases for the Leica M
240. But he also offers M8 and M9 cases
and all of them offer different options.
All camera cases, straps and wrist straps are hand crafted by a
qualified saddler from best quality English oak bark tanned leather. The handmade manufacture even includes all
stitching by hand, something rarely found these days. Hand stitching does not ‘run’ like machine
stitching, so if the stitching is cut or chaffed through you cannot pull the
thread and undo the stitching. Each stitch needs to be severed before it can be
removed. This makes hand stitching much more secure and much less likely to
break after many years of use.
In addition the cases, Paul
Glendell also offers wrist and neck straps in both braided and standard
versions. These too are hand stitched
for extra strength and security. Of
course the braided straps are carefully braided by hand. The neck straps are available in a choice of
three colors and are approximately 110 cm long.
Other lengths are available upon request. The wrist straps too come in three
colors. The braided wrist straps are
available in small and standard size with a length of approximately 20cm and 26cm
respectively. The standard wrist straps come
with a wrist securing loop and are approximately 26cm in length.
For complete information
about these items go to http://www.classiccases.co.uk
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WOW Totally hand made. I would have expected the stitching to be done with a machine. It is good to see that some people still take the time to do things by hand.
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