Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Duct tape or electrical tape?
From: Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 00:26:48 -0400

Robert Jagitsch jotted down the following:

> Uh oh, do I need to head to the local Home Depot to get black duct
> tape, and remove my Radio Shack-brand black electrical tape? I want
> to make sure I use the proper equipment. Maybe the change will help
> my pictures?

No, no, no.  You need the real Gaffer Tape which is used in the movie
industry.  It's a thin, about a 1 cm wide, textile-based tape that you can
only buy at special stores.  Nothing less is good enough for the Leica!

M.

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