LX3 Leather Casing

lx3casing, originally uploaded by linyou.

Just got this casing from MS Colour. A bit expensive, but feels really solid and well made. Initially i thought it's just some flimsy leather casing, but between the layers of leather and soft fabric is some rigid material (probably cardboard) that allows it to hold shape and provides added protection by spreading impact. This casing definitely completes the vintage look of LX3! Like my Fossil vintage messenger bag, this case is made to look exactly like those from olden days. The worksmanship is top notch and to my surprise, they managed to produce pretty consistent looking case. One of the things i noted in my review of Fossil bag is that they did not use the same cut of leather in all their bags, thus resulting in the bags of same model looking pretty different from one another. After going through a couple of cases in the shop, i realised they all look pretty similar. But obviously this camera case needed smaller pieces of leather and thus easier to maintain consistency.

One of the reasons I got LX3 in place of G10 is the fact that it takes up less volume (not because thinner as the maximum width of the lens is actually slightly thicker i think), so it doesn't really make sense to me in getting a rectangular hard case which will make the whole camera super bulky.

Anyway this leather casing match my vintage leather messenger bag (background) perfectly. The problem? You may now have to find another case to protect this beautiful leather case.