Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/08

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Subject: [Leica] Camera dingging tips. Let's bring out that brass.
From: Pitak Chenkosol <pitakc@ee.pdx.edu>
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 12:45:33 -0700 (PDT)

No nearby hill, no problem. Put your camera in a dryer with some rocks.
Tape the viewfinder and the rangefinder windows up with scotchtape so that
the rocks won't scratch them. Then run the dryer on the "Permanent Press"
cycle, this way it will go through the cool down cycle and the camera won't
be too hot when you unload it. Warm to the touch and all scratched up, just
the way you like it.

Pitak





> 
> kpeters wrote:
> > 
> > I agree; why not ding it up, too?  I own several dinged and brassed cameras
> > and can say that the process of dinging  and brassing was more a function of
> > accident than care for a quality instrument.  kpeters
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Steve LeHuray <icommag@toad.net>
> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 9:20 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Oh Barf! Patina, Pashmina!
> > 
> You can put your new M6 in a barrel with a bunch of rusty nails and screws and
> roll it down a hill!
> Then send it to Sherry! Some time later when you get it back it' will actually
> look like you've been using that camera!!!
> Like Joseph Koudelka or a real photographer!!.
> Mark Rabiner
> 

Replies: Reply from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> ([Leica] dryers for stressing)