black FED: diy? [Archive] - Rangefinderforum.com

tr0x

12-21-2007, 02:03

I wonder why almost all FSU-LTM stuff is chrome-only, a black FED-2 would be very nice!
I don't want to cover my FED-2 with lots of sticky black plastic tape:bang:
What about a diy solution? Do i need some special tools? I know that i cannot paint black over the chrome... if you have any suggestion, well... thanks!
:D

Paul T.

12-21-2007, 02:31

You'll need to strip the chrome to do the job properly.

A couple of relevant threads follow...

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39813&highlight=black+paint

http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00BY5U

http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00DfDT

Spyderman

12-21-2007, 02:42

Or buy from Fedka. I think he has some black painted cameras...

And yes - a black FED-2 indeed looks good ;)

tr0x

12-21-2007, 03:46

Or buy from Fedka. I think he has some black painted cameras...

And yes - a black FED-2 indeed looks good ;)

...t looks very cool, wow!
And what about the knobs, can i get them painted in black or not?