PannySVHS Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Hey people! silly thing: I bought a Canon FD 20mm for 220 EU, condition is as spanking new! So that puts me in trouble. I don´t want to scratch it. I mean, I don´t want to scratch the housing, because it looks so beautiful. So any tips how I can keep this baby in stellar condition but also do some footage with follow focus and other people pulling focus, (free time friends:) focus pullers. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted June 18, 2016 Super Members Share Posted June 18, 2016 Just use it and let it get scratched up. A little patina never hurt no body. BrorSvensson, iamoui, Geoff CB and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PannySVHS Posted June 18, 2016 Author Share Posted June 18, 2016 Mattias, you sound compellingly convincing, beautiful patina..:) I don´t wanna let it go because of one convincing argument just yet:) Are there ways with follow focussing and the ruthless focus pullers to go easy on the paint and housing in general? Also, I got the very heavy Tokina F4 zoom, it bends my mount. Any good ideas for rigging that bad boy up, being easy on the mount? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tupp Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Fitting your lens with Lux gears might help keep ACs from scratching the housing. PannySVHS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Maybe you just found your new shooting style... Infinity focus all of your shots and then wrap it in bubble wrap. No need to touch it. TheRenaissanceMan, PannySVHS, BrorSvensson and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PannySVHS Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 Tupp, nice suggestion. Thanks! Topic closed:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 But seriously, I get it... That is a pretty lens. I have a few I worry about too. PannySVHS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweak Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 What are you going to do with it? Keep it in pristine condition in a box until you die? Use the thing! I have a 17mm FD that I also love. PannySVHS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonatan Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Zach Goodwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Bacle Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I find it sad when people buy gear but are too afraid to scratch it and end up don't using their gear full potential. If my camera is scratched, it's because I had to put it in a tough environment to get the picture. If you're too afraid to damage your gear, you can still work in studios, where everything is immaculate. But personally, I'd be outside shooting Zach Goodwin and PannySVHS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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