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Tired of that black camera body - paint it - 03-11-2010, 08:46 AM


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03-11-2010, 09:12 AM


That was hilarious! Thanks for sharing.

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03-11-2010, 10:58 AM


Haha, my life is complete now. I love how delicately he handles it.
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03-11-2010, 11:08 AM


Note to self: never loan that guy your equipment!
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03-11-2010, 11:16 AM


We upper-class rednecks just get our cameras Line-Xed at the bumper shop......Ben

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03-11-2010, 11:25 AM


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We upper-class rednecks just get our cameras Line-Xed at the bumper shop......Ben
Haha... actually I was thinking camo would be fun... until I saw how badly he "sodomized" the poor thing (as he phrased it).
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03-11-2010, 01:02 PM


Then again...

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03-11-2010, 01:25 PM


What's even stranger to me is the Asian-looking guy speaking with a British accent. Wasn't expecting that. LOL

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What's even stranger to me is the Asian-looking guy speaking with a British accent. Wasn't expecting that. LOL
Not at all strange in Hong Kong - British schools.

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Not at all strange in Hong Kong - British schools.
You are right. Didn't even occur to me.

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03-11-2010, 01:45 PM


A better choice: Cameraleather

I'm thinking about having a Leica IIIF (blk dial) done in red.



This an M3.

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03-11-2010, 01:47 PM


I'm so not tired of the black camera body that I put gaffers tape over pretty much everything that isn't black.

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A better choice: Cameraleather

I'm thinking about having a Leica IIIF (blk dial) done in red.



This an M3.
On a RF, it looks pretty good. On a SLR, not so much.

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03-12-2010, 11:41 AM


I can't wait 'til black is the new black.
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03-12-2010, 12:07 PM


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I can't wait 'til black is the new black.
+1

I guess I just never got into the Fisher-Price look. Expensive electronics shouldn't be easily mistakable for my 1-year-old's toys.
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