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Marco Aspes
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Registered: 07-2006

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Posted on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 - 06:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
A fried give me a Pentax MX camera with the cover of advance lever hardly brassed (see attached picture)
What can I do?
Have I to substitute it?
May I "paint" it?

Thanks

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Brian Shaw
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Registered: 07-2006

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Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 08:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
You could do any of the things you mention if the brassing really bothers you that much. Or, maybe, glue a leather patch over it. But why bother, the camera looks like it might be in "well-used" condition so if it operates okay, just keep using it!

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