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RE: matte black paint pen



For what it's worth, I use a black sharpie to cover the foil in my pinhole
lenses (anyone surprised? hehe).  It's matte enough to prevent fogging in
my 35mm camera.

Camden Hardy

camden[at]hardyphotography[dot]net
http://www.hardyphotography.net


On Mon, December 4, 2006 11:38 pm, Ryuji Suzuki wrote:
> Thanks, but they are not matte black and no good.
> Ryuji
>
> On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:40:58 -0800, "D. Mark Andrews"
> <mark@dragonbones.com> said:
>> Ryuji,
>>
>> I frequently use a Sharpie brand black marker to paint the inside of
>> modified wet plate films holders. I've also used them to "paint" the
>> inside
>> of my bellows and lens board. They are permanent on most surfaces and
>> come
>> in very sharp/tiny to large tips--usually for less than a buck.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ryuji Suzuki [mailto:rs@silvergrain.org]
>> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 9:30 PM
>> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
>> Subject: matte black paint pen
>>
>>
>> I'm looking for something I can use to paint on certain shiney
>> black plastic parts of my new Zenit camera to reduce
>> reflection. Given the size and structure, it has to be really
>> thin and durable, so gluing something is not an option. Does
>> anyone know a suitable material? Is there a pen with matte
>> black paint?
>>
>