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Does it exist? or anyone got a work round to paint the sciffs on a canon dslr body ?: )
 
Humbrol enamel mat black and a fine brush. Stir well for maximum "Matness", leave a few days to cure then polish to a matching satin finish.
It won't be perfect but it depends why you want to do it, Cosmetics or to protect the metal underneath.

But in answer to your question I don't know of any specific touch up paint.
 
Graham W said:
Humbrol enamel mat black and a fine brush. Stir well for maximum "Matness", leave a few days to cure then polish to a matching satin finish.
It won't be perfect but it depends why you want to do it, Cosmetics or to protect the metal underneath.

But in answer to your question I don't know of any specific touch up paint.
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juts a brush listed as fine?

purely for my own cosmetic purposes if that makes sense.. its a 1dx so not selling.. but it is a work horse and done over a million clicks...as a sports photogrpaher mostly using two body/lens system you put one down a lot sometimes on concrete.. over the years its got well scuffed and look scruffy... sometimes i have to use the same camera maybe indoor at a schools or at a presentation and it doesnt look good .... so its for it to look nice when i am using.. doesnt have to be good enough to con anyone into buying or anything ..just look a lot more decent when on posher jobs :)

thanks for your reply Graham.. just need to defnie a fine brush ta:)
 
As time goes by people get wrinkles and cameras get scratches. Missing paint and scratches are a part of the camera's history with you and I think there's nothing wrong in wearing a worn looking camera with pride, as long as it works properly. It's what the user does with the kit that matters, not how shiny and new it looks. As the saying goes; There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle! (y)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVI7I-WDGx4
 
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Mr Badger said:
as long as it works properly. It's what the user does with the kit that matters, not how shiny and new it looks.
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complete and utter rubbish if you care to read my reply above... if i go to a customer and pull out a tatty looking camera it doesnt look good.. by your account i should turn up in my faveroute old comfy pants and tatty trainers as well..
 
there was a time when the more gaffa tape there was on a camera the more professional you looked.

I never have had the idea that I needed a Sunday best camera... but then I have never owned one that looked over scruffy either.
But if I did I would keep it for the tough jobs and start a new one for the posh jobs.
While I was working I often used pretty old cameras but they all looked good, I liked to keep them that way. When they lost the battle to live I replaced them.

Much the same way I would never go out with someone I did not respect, or dress in a way to disrespect them. It is a matter of meeting expectations.

I would prefer to be seen with an honestly distressed looking camera, than a patched up one, however well done.
In almost every case we are judged on our professionalism and our attitudes more than the newness of our chosen tools.
Slightly scruffy, well kept and clean is OK in my book.
At the very least is shows that you are busy, and in demand, and care.

When I see a photographer or tradesman turn up with brand new kit, I wonder if he knows how to use it.
 
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Car touch-up paint produced in the small phials have a fine brush suitable for small marks and scratches, readily available in matt as well ... ideal IMO. :)
 
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KIPAX said:
Cheaper to go with grahams advice surely? your answer makes no sense at all.... Are you alright ? :)
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I'm fine thanks. The point I was making was that if I was employing a pro photographer it would be their work I was looking carefully at, not how their camera kit looked. If you're really that bothered about 'first impressions' then surely some new (or mint-ish second-hand) kit would be the way to go, rather than spending time trying to invisibly touch-up and colour match a well-used camera? Unless it's done very well it might just give the impression (rightly or wrongly) that you're trying to cover up the fact you're using 'worn looking' kit?
 
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I had this problem with my 5D mk3, the paint wore off the bottom really quickly rubbing against my clothing! and when I approached Cannon/Cannon rep they said all they could do was swap the body and charge £400. Erm nope.

When it was in last year as the shutter stuck up, they swapped the back for £40, which took care of 99% of the wear issue
 
Oh and one pro I spoke to told me thats why he had black gaffa tape on the bottom of his camera.
 
I've used hycote black satin touch up paint on fuji bodies and you couldn't even see where it was painted on. I haven't had to try it on my canon bodies yet.
 
Terrywoodenpic said:
When I see a photographer or tradesman turn up with brand new kit, I wonder if he knows how to use it.
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flip side is when in front of people who know nothign about cameras and they see a scruffy looking kit they might think i cant afford decent equipment :)

most of my owrk is outdoors shooting sport.. but now and then i do ahve occasion to be photogrpahing sponsors indoors or head people from the local FA .. just nice to be more presentable as you say...so i thought a quick touch up just to make it look more presentable at first glance that all...

believe me folks the camera i have with the 24-70 permanantly attached to a 1dx for these things looks battered :)
 
Thats the one I used on the old xpro1(y)

If it still looks too shiny maybe try the matt version.
 
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KIPAX said:
Does it exist? or anyone got a work round to paint the sciffs on a canon dslr body ?: )
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Your camera is not black. And nor is any paint you can buy. Both might be very close but they will not look the same. I found this out early on in my camera collecting life. Trying to patch-up worn and chipped paint on old cameras looks a lot worse than leaving them be, the exception being if you completely repaint them so that only the new paint is visible and then you need a very careful hand. I would leave be.
 
How good are you with masking tape? If you can mask up the camera leaving just the base plate uncovered then you can use some auto spray. That dries in 30 mins or so and then you can re coat. Make sure that any gaps round buttons are covered and put a dummy screw in the tripod hole. that way you will get the base all the same colour. It won't be the same as the top but no-one will notice.
Did it myself once, a few years ago and it works, but it takes patience to mask it up properly. Better than trying to paint in, flatten and then polish a bad colour match.
 
I sent a camera of mine in for a repair on the built in flash. It was a small Nikon Coolpix P340 camera that I used for on site surveys, the body was rather battered and had a lot of paint chips on it. When I received the camera back not only had they carried out the repair, they had also repainted the body. It looked immaculate and as new. The repair cost me £60 so I would assume the painting element was only a fraction of the total cost. Perhaps it would be worth asking what it would cost to repaint yours professionally. Just a thought.

The details of the company I used are:

1st Aid Repairs
Unit 3 Decimus Park
Kingstanding Way
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN2 3GP
01892 525327
Enquiries@1staidrepairs.co.uk
www.1staidrepairs.co.uk
 
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john.margetts said:
Your camera is not black. And nor is any paint you can buy. Both might be very close but they will not look the same. I found this out early on in my camera collecting life. Trying to patch-up worn and chipped paint on old cameras looks a lot worse than leaving them be, the exception being if you completely repaint them so that only the new paint is visible and then you need a very careful hand. I would leave be.
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to be honest.. as mentioned above.. only has to look decent at a glance.. would rather a half decent balck camera than one that looks like a tractor just ran over it.. like i say it juts has to look betetr.. not for resale or anything :)
 
trevjm said:
I sent a camera of mine in for a repair on the built in flash. It was a small Nikon Coolpix P340 camera that I used for on site surveys, the body was rather battered and had a lot of paint chips on it. When I received the camera back not only had they carried out the repair, they had also repainted the body. It looked immaculate and as new. The repair cost me £60 so I would assume the painting element was only a fraction of the total cost. Perhaps it would be worth asking what it would cost to repaint yours professionally. Just a thought.

The details of the company I used are:

1st Aid Repairs
Unit 3 Decimus Park
Kingstanding Way
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN2 3GP
01892 525327
Enquiries@1staidrepairs.co.uk
www.1staidrepairs.co.uk
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worth a emaill. doesnt cost to ask.. thanks :)
 
This was how much mine was worn after a year of street photography, it was only rubbing against my clothing as I walked.
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from here
https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/t...-to-the-5d-mkiii.397815/page-112#post-6199483
 
So when the additional cost was £40 extra for the new back I jumped at it. Looks like new again
 
gramps said:
What on earth do you wear? :eek:
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My whole point to Canon - normal clothes, generally chinos, tshirt and fleece - not even anything abrasive. I was carrying the camera over my shoulder, straight down one side, on the canon supplied strap. As I walked it rubbed off, once it started going it went really quick. Never had the issue with my 50D I'd used for 4 years, 100K shots

I changed to the peak designs slide so the camera strap went on my left shoulder diagonally across to the camera on my right, hasn't worn since.
 
I’ve used a sharpie on my mkiv to cover up the odd scuff, it isn’t perfect but it will do. I guess how much do you need to make over.?
 
Graham W said:
Just found I've got 3/4 tin of satin black. If you want to give it a go PM me an address and I'll send it on. (I'll even chuck in a couple of brushes.)
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I have ordered some off ebay only £4.50 .. THANK YOU :)
 
Has anyone suggested silicone armour to hide it.
 
I used this on my old 1D3: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Birchwood-Casey®-Super-BlackTM-Touch/dp/B00BGH0Y0W

It's not 100% match, but close enough. You could see it had been touched up if you looked closely, but worked well and was durable enough if you applied multiple thin coats. From a distance of more than 1m you couldn't really spot anything. Easy to use, just shake the marker pen for 30 seconds, dab a few times onto some paper to get the paint flowing and apply.
 
KIPAX said:
complete and utter rubbish if you care to read my reply above... if i go to a customer and pull out a tatty looking camera it doesnt look good.. by your account i should turn up in my faveroute old comfy pants and tatty trainers as well..
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You might as well paint out the Canon name then as well - nobody at the 'posher jobs' will think you know what you're doing with that name on the pentaprism!!
 
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