Belle123 Posted January 31, 2016 Share #21 Posted January 31, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just thought if quicker and easier method than the "jogging in a back pack for 30 miles method". Put the camera in a back pack and then put in the dryer for an hour or two. (Laugh!) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 31, 2016 Posted January 31, 2016 Hi Belle123, Take a look here Accelerated brassing. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
semi-ambivalent Posted February 2, 2016 Share #22 Posted February 2, 2016 Please fill me in on what "kz" stands for. Why, "kravitz" of course. s-a 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle123 Posted February 2, 2016 Share #23 Posted February 2, 2016 Why, "kravitz" of course. s-a Hmmmmm, never heard that term. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted February 2, 2016 Share #24 Posted February 2, 2016 When I get a new car, I run 1000 grit wet dry over all the corners. Then I take a punch and light hammer and chip the paint on forward sides. That way it looks old and professionally driven and thieves don`t bother it. I like the cameras pristine so they go into a blue velvet bag, Chevis Regal, before going in the camera carry bag. Personal choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted February 2, 2016 Share #25 Posted February 2, 2016 Chivas Regal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmahto Posted February 2, 2016 Share #26 Posted February 2, 2016 Chivas RegalIs that better for brassing? Seems costlier than other fluids mentioned earlier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marchyman Posted February 2, 2016 Share #27 Posted February 2, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hmmmmm, never heard that term. Lenny Kravitz Edition Leica M Confirmed | La Vida Leica! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmx_2 Posted February 2, 2016 Share #28 Posted February 2, 2016 Actually thinner can be quite effective, used that on my red dot to create a metal colored one I appologize for the crappy cropped iPhone photo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted February 2, 2016 Share #29 Posted February 2, 2016 Actually thinner can be quite effective, used that on my red dot to create a metal colored one I appologize for the crappy cropped iPhone photo IMHO - you ruined the mystique - I hope the Mojo was retained.. 2each his own.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmx_2 Posted February 2, 2016 Share #30 Posted February 2, 2016 IMHO - you ruined the mystique - I hope the Mojo was retained.. 2each his own.. IMHO, I've created a unique, one-of-a-kind, future collectors edition. Patent pending Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle123 Posted February 2, 2016 Share #31 Posted February 2, 2016 Lenny Kravitz Edition Leica M Confirmed | La Vida Leica! Too funny!!! At first thought this was a joke. They really made these!!! Incredible. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmahto Posted February 2, 2016 Share #32 Posted February 2, 2016 Too funny!!! At first thought this was a joke. They really made these!!! Incredible. Not very different than "pre faded/distressed" jeans. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
menos I M6 Posted February 3, 2016 Share #33 Posted February 3, 2016 This is a fantaaaaastic tip! Will we have Nylon Jogging backpack threads and Nylon Kravitzing camera strap threads soon? Does anyone know of the best Nylon Kravitzing half case and Nylon softie to tart up Leica Ms for best Kravitzing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted February 3, 2016 Share #34 Posted February 3, 2016 My gf 30deniors are quite good! Fishnets are more fun ... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECohen Posted February 3, 2016 Share #35 Posted February 3, 2016 (edited) The more I think about this topic....the only way to "brass" your camera is by using it .....like milage It also makes me chuckle Lots of years ago, we used our cameras hard,with less thought. They were sturdy tools to be used and not babied. A beat up kit was a badge of courage. I think as our cameras became little computers we treat them differently. Bump a camera today and you have a big repair. They get the same amount of use but I treat them with more care. So today I don't want my cameras to look used. I'm far more concerned with bumps, dirt ,sand etc.I dont miss shots I'm just more thoughtful with my cameras Just a thought from then and now. Yours are welcome Edited February 3, 2016 by ECohen 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted February 3, 2016 Share #36 Posted February 3, 2016 A beat up kit was a badge of courage. Odd, I always thought that a beat up camera was more often than not the sign that it belonged to somebody else (as in employer) . And FWIW few professionals I've ever known have deliberately treated their cameras badly - nobody wants a camera to break at an inopportune moment if they can avoid it least of all somebody who relies on it to make a living with. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECohen Posted February 3, 2016 Share #37 Posted February 3, 2016 Odd, I always thought that a beat up camera was more often than not the sign that it belonged to somebody else (as in employer) . And FWIW few professionals I've ever known have deliberately treated their cameras badly - nobody wants a camera to break at an inopportune moment if they can avoid it least of all somebody who relies on it to make a living with. I was so focused on getting the shot/shots and a camera was just a hammer. Also Hasselblads and Nikons of old could take a licking. Its not like you threw them onto a cement floor but you didn't baby then either....it wasn't deliberate ...it just was. If you needed another hammer /camera ....you bought one. They were tools to be used...and all day every day they were used hard...of course you were careful.....but the job came first You rarely knew what you would be walking into mud, rain,salt water, a dirty factory....comerical photography isn't clean And yep my cameras were used, not mint....... and they didn't owe me anything . Did I say always carry a backup, thats part of being a professional? But the point is todays camera are little computers more delicate than cameras of old......don't you think? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted February 3, 2016 Share #38 Posted February 3, 2016 But the point is todays camera are little computers more delicate than cameras of old......don't you think? When I was studying the newest thing came out - the Nikon F3. Totally reliant on electronics and we were told that it was likely that the lcd would need replacing after some years use (did it, I'm doubtful). Are digital cameras any less reliable? I don't know. Digitals shoot a great many more images generally speaking so long lived in terms of time or usage? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECohen Posted February 3, 2016 Share #39 Posted February 3, 2016 todays Leica M240 cant thai the same knocking around as a Nikon F or Hasselbad ELM .......can it? Back in the mid 80's I worked/assisted a NYC fashion photographer....We or he was shooting a layout in the Caribbean. Plunk there went the motor driven Nikon F with the 105 in to the blue water. With out missing a beat he turned and said "get me another 105" and the job went on I guess I had bad teachers;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted February 3, 2016 Share #40 Posted February 3, 2016 I'm not sure if they are more unreliable, I think the monitors and contacts are more prone to general knocks and possible dropping... My old D90 is still plodding along & the Fuji/Leica 1.3mp Digilux I bought around '97 is still going strong.../ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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