Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gaffers tape...... a love-hate relationship There was a mention on here to use Gaffer's Tape on Leicas. This is a brand name tape made by Lowell, the movie light people. I suggest not. I use the tape for a variety of purposes and have for 3 decades I think. It is fabulous at times.... for tacking up lights, wires, pictures, scrims, etc on walls that you do not wish to destroy. But do not for a moment think that it is non-destructive. I have it on the hot-shoes of a variety of cameras, on Leica viewfinders (external), and on all my Halliburton suitcases. After a while it dries out and makes a total mess. I use it to hold the battery compartment on a CLE together so the batteries do not fall out, and on the cable compartments on Vivitar 283s..... I love the material. But if you leave it on a Leica for a long time, you will have one helleva time getting it off. Just be aware that nothing is perfect. Fred Ward