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Started stripping a brass lens ring and found a surprise under the plating
I was working on an old 50mm from the 70s last night and the focus ring was crusted with that black grime you can never quite get off. I took a fine brass brush to it and realized the plating was already peeling, so I just went for it and stripped the whole thing. Underneath was this gorgeous patina'd copper that looked way better than the original chrome. I learned that sometimes the ugly finish is hiding something worth showing off, but now I'm wondering if I ruined the value. Has anyone else stripped a lens down to bare metal and regretted it later?
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nancy8202d ago
Wait, did you check under the leather? I did that with an old Pentax once, stripped the whole body down to bare brass and it looked amazing. But then I left it outside for a photo and a bird just landed on it and left a nice present. Now every time I pick it up I'm reminded of that moment.
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