Reb RB67

[FM2N]

Hello All,
Any idea why an RB67 would have a red/orange body? Was this type of trim a kit you could get and put on the camera body youself? Was it a limited addition camera?
thanks for the help.
Arthur

 

[DanielStone]

was it like this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mamiya-RB67-Pro...trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:2122|293:1|294:50

if so, its called the golden lizard, it was a special edition, IIRC

Dan

 

[FM2N]

Thanks dan but no. Just had a solid red color around the outside of the camera body as well as the focus knods.
Arthur

 

[DanielStone]

interesting. may just be a custom one-off. so is it more like this hassy?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Hasselblad-501C...trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:2122|293:1|294:50

i think i understand what you're getting at though. i hope you get what you're looking for

-dan

 

[Uncle Goose]

You can buy replacement leatherettes like on the site of http://www.cameraleather.com, you can buy a lot of different colors and textures.

 

[Anon Ymous]

Thanks dan but no. Just had a solid red color around the outside of the camera body as well as the focus knods.
Arthur

How about (there was a url link here which no longer exists)?

 

[archphoto]

It sounds like somebody has been busssssy with an airbrush.......

I have to do mine in a couple of month.....

Peter

 

[FM2N]

It looks like this-
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=120449279957
Arthur

 

[Bosaiya]

Looks like they pulled the leather off some spots and painted the metal, it's kind of hard to tell in the photo but the focus knobs are a clue (the two visible holes) and the shininess of the surfaces. Mine, the one in link the 6th message above, has had the leather replaced. I did it myself as an experiment.

As to why someone would do it... just for kicks, of course!

 

[TheAZGolfBum]

I saw that too on e-Bay. It is not the Lizard, I have one. The pix on e-Bay are something else. The "red" is not in all of the places on the real Lizard edition. Someone bought it and will enjoy it. Would like to see it though to see what & how it was done.
David Pidcock

 

[Sirius Glass]

So we have a dyslexic 'd' in the title, eh?

Steve

 

[Q.G.]

This "reb" comes from latin "ruber", retaining the "b" in the stem.

You're perhaps thinking about "ruddy", expecting the "d" in the root to return in "reb", making it "red"?

 

[FM2N]

David,
I am the one who ended up getting that camera. Seemed like a good deal with the 2 backs and all. He said that he got tired of the brass showing through in places and painted it himself. Looks kind of funky but in a good way so I took the plunge. I will post a better pic when it arrives.
Thank you all for your help.
Arthur