Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey group- can these pens be used to "whiten" the green numbering on Hasselblad lenses? I'm always annoyed in dim light that I can't see my distances.... bob Keene > >Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 11:48:56 -0500 >From: Mark Newport <newport_m@utpb.edu> >Subject: Re: [Leica] White Stuff for the Numbers on Lenses > >>I've gotten beautiful old 35 Summicron-R that makes incredibly nice >>pictures. But the white numbers have become so dull with age that I can >>hardly read them. Is there a source for white paint to refill the engraved >>numbers? And is there a technique for doing it? I know I could send it to >>DAG, but I'd like to do it myself. > >This place: >http://www.micro-tools.com/ > >used to have paint pens to fix that lettering. Check them out. > > >Newp