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I'm wondering if there is anywhere I can get a pouch made from synthetic leather for my Rollei 35 S. One that I can wear around my neck. There are pouches such as this one on Etsy but they all quite frustratingly seem to be made from non-synthetic leather which I don't like. Is there a service that makes such things to order for cameras? I expect if there is it's rather expensive but I thought I'd enquire anyway. Any help would be appreciated.
 
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Probably a pouch, ideally in a style similar to the half-case I linked to. I'm afraid I'm not very well up on the taxonomy/terminology of these things. 😊
 

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If you can find a synthetic cow, you could start up a nice business. Failing that, there are a number of eBay sellers that sell cases for that camera, one of them may have a non leather case. I never even thought they made cases for those due to the wind-on lever being on the bottom.
 

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There are plenty of pouches on ebay for the Rollei 35. They may say 'leather' in the title, but if the price is under $20, click on it and read the actual description. There you will see the mention synthetic leather.
 
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If you can find a synthetic cow, you could start up a nice business. Failing that, there are a number of eBay sellers that sell cases for that camera, one of them may have a non leather case. I never even thought they made cases for those due to the wind-on lever being on the bottom.

The rewind crank is at the bottom, but the film advance lever is at the top, but at the left hand side from the photographer's perspective.
 

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The case looks pretty simple. You might end up paying more for shipping than for the case itself. Can you have one made locally? Do you specifically want synthetic leather? It is not the most durable material, there could be better options.
 
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There are plenty of pouches on ebay for the Rollei 35. They may say 'leather' in the title, but if the price is under $20, click on it and read the actual description. There you will see the mention synthetic leather.

Thanks for the tip, however it's not quite what I had in mind either. I think there might be someone in my local area who can make it for me though. I think something like the half-case will probably do as it's closest to what I'm looking for.
 
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The case looks pretty simple. You might end up paying more for shipping than for the case itself. Can you have one made locally? Do you specifically want synthetic leather? It is not the most durable material, there could be better options.

That's what I'm thinking I'll probably do, yes (y)
 

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Your link goes to a half case. Do you want a half case or a pouch?

Synthetics are not known to reproduce on their own.
 
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I managed to get a synthetic half-case made through an Etsy seller. I am very pleased with the quality and I can recommend this case and seller to anyone looking for the same thing who finds this thread. Here is the link:

 

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Maybe I'm just dumb (my ex wife could give you a heads up on that one), but I can't see the difference between synthetic leather and non synthetic leather, except for the the obvious fact that non synthetic leather would be.....leather. Of course, a banana peel could also be called synthetic leather. See where I'm going w/ this?

The above was typed by a non synthetic human on a synthetic typewriter keypad.
 
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Maybe I'm just dumb (my ex wife could give you a heads up on that one), but I can't see the difference between synthetic leather and non synthetic leather, except for the the obvious fact that non synthetic leather would be.....leather.

I don't think there's much difference as regards what it looks like, but I'm hardly an expert.

Of course, a banana peel could also be called synthetic leather. See where I'm going w/ this?

I do not, unless you're going to say a banana peel could be called synthetic gelatin(e) or something.
 
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