[attilaworx]

It seems to be impossible to find a decent leather case for the K-01 so I made my own. It's still half in the design stage and I'll have to change a few things around before it's the way I want it to be, but I thought I'd share these photos with you anyway.

This is the first usable prototype I made. It's all hand made from kangaroo leather with red suede lining on the inside.



All stitching is done by hand



I added small buckles on both sides so that the case is properly fixed to the camera.



The back gives access to the screen and buttons but I'll probably make it a bit bigger (higher) for the next version.




I also want to add a permanent grip or hand/finger strap on the side so I don't have to use a separate strap... That's something for the next revision of the case

There are a few more photos on my leatherwork blog: http://highonglue.com/pentax-k-01-leather-half-case/

[wanderography]

Love the buckle design, I'm a major fan of leather work, I'd buy a machine and some leather and make my own but I'm just to lazy, so... when the design is perfected please sell me one...

[Patajac]

Very Fankensteinish.

I like it :-)

[vonBaloney]

Looks cool, but I can't help wondering whether digital cams -- especially ones with a screen that is on 100% of the time like the K-01 -- if heat build-up be a problem in hot weather with a black leather case?

[kbrede]

Nice work! Looks great.

[VisualDarkness]

Looks really nice! Sell Pentax the design.
It should be a part of the kit that comes with the camera.

[pinholecam]

Pretty cool.
I like it, though the sewing needs some improvement...

I played with the idea of getting one and stripping off the rubber before pasting over with brown leather.
Tried that before on a G3, but my cutting sucked....

[attilaworx]

thanks for checking it out!

Love the buckle design, I'm a major fan of leather work, I'd buy a machine and some leather and make my own but I'm just to lazy, so... when the design is perfected please sell me one...

The whole thing is done without a machine! All done by hand (hence the imperfections in the cut and some of the stitches)

Very Fankensteinish.

I like it :-)

Funny, you're mentioning that! I was thinking that the other day, because once I'm done with all the attachments that I want to put on, you won't have much of the K-01 design left. It's going to be some kind of (ugly) monster for sure!

Looks cool, but I can't help wondering whether digital cams -- especially ones with a screen that is on 100% of the time like the K-01 -- if heat build-up be a problem in hot weather with a black leather case?

That's a good point and I don't have an answer to that. I have noticed the camera heating up (without a case) in the bright Australian sunlight. Having the case around it makes it harder to notice on your hand but I don't know if it makes the camera more prone to overheating. If anyone knows a good way of testing this, I'd love to know. Overall, I think the camera would shut down anyway if it's too hot, right?

Looks really nice! Sell Pentax the design.
It should be a part of the kit that comes with the camera.

Yes, that would be nice! hehe

Pretty cool.
I like it, though the sewing needs some improvement...

I played with the idea of getting one and stripping off the rubber before pasting over with brown leather.
Tried that before on a G3, but my cutting sucked....

Hey, thx for the feedback. Out of curiosity: what is it about the sewing that you don't like?

[Michi Joel]

i want buy one!

[shiner]

Very cool- good job! Start producing these for forum members...

[qblade]

In love it! Very nice work.