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RE: [OM] Touch-up paint?

Subject: RE: [OM] Touch-up paint?
From: Wayne Harridge <Wayne.Harridge@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 14:37:10 +1000


> Just be aware that a touch-up often lowers the value to a collector, who
> would
> usually rather see bare metal than non-original paint.  It depends on what
> is
> most important to you at the time - improved current cosmetic appearance
> or
> future resale value.  (Actually, I even prefer to see the worn areas on
> the
> film door and the light scratches around the tripod hole of my working
> camera
> bodies - they're signs of "character", I guess.)
> 
> 
        I've heard that some people are known to attack their cameras with
very fine abrasive to prematurely give them that character !

        ...Wayne


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