What are you using for touch up paint for your lenses?

11 years 10 months ago #228261 by Hoss
When you scratch your lens or have normal wear that fades the black. What paint are you using to 'freshen up' your lens to original condition?


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11 years 10 months ago #228272 by Connie K Photos
Sharpy marker :whistle:


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11 years 10 months ago #228274 by Darrell
Maybe repair a scratch with auto paint, but I would never paint the lens. :beerbang:

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11 years 10 months ago #228282 by Joves
Nothing at all. I find it adds character to the lens.


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11 years 10 months ago #228285 by Darrell
If you ever plan on selling the lens, I would not put any paint on them..........

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11 years 10 months ago #228358 by Sawyer
No clue at all, I'd give the Sharpy a shot if you really wanted to remove appearance of scratch. I'm not sure the shade will match.

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11 years 10 months ago #228376 by McBeth Photography

Joves wrote: Nothing at all. I find it adds character to the lens.


:agree:

It is what it is.
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11 years 10 months ago #228399 by John Landolfi

McBeth Photography wrote:

Joves wrote: Nothing at all. I find it adds character to the lens.


:agree:

:agree: 2: Marks of honor! If you worry about scratching the camera or lens, you aren't concentrating enough on the shot!


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11 years 10 months ago #228413 by CWphotos

John Landolfi wrote:

McBeth Photography wrote:

Joves wrote: Nothing at all. I find it adds character to the lens.


:agree:

:agree: 2: Marks of honor! If you worry about scratching the camera or lens, you aren't concentrating enough on the shot!


:agree: A gouge is like a memory...you shouldn't erase it! ( I have a couple on one of my lens hoods, which remind me of the time I had my lens fed between two strands of barbed wire to get a shot...a couple steers that were in the pasture kept trying to lick my lens, and I had to shoo them away every few minutes. The gouges make me smile! ) :)

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11 years 10 months ago #228561 by Frisco

Joves wrote: Nothing at all. I find it adds character to the lens.


:agree:

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11 years 10 months ago #228571 by Johnnie
NOTHING! It cheapens the lens and value. If you ever want to sell the lens, in my opinion, no one would ever want to purchase it. Just my 2 cents.


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11 years 10 months ago #228676 by Wyrick Photography

John Landolfi wrote:

McBeth Photography wrote:

Joves wrote: Nothing at all. I find it adds character to the lens.


:agree:

:agree: 2: Marks of honor! If you worry about scratching the camera or lens, you aren't concentrating enough on the shot!


I'll jump on this wagon :agree:

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11 years 10 months ago #228784 by Prago
I wouldn't touch it, besides it adds character to your lens.

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