JohnFranklin
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Absolutely disgusting. I marvel at the ignorance of the vulgar folk who resort to such crude measures. The camera is ruined after the tape is applied, that much is obvious. The chemicals on the tape will transfer to the original material and permanently destroy it, as it cannot be removed without damage. Yet, I continue to read tutorials on the internet advocating for this very practice!
Look at this poor camera, ruined by an amateur who did not even attempt to match the color:
This is not conservation. It is destruction. These camera bellows were often made of leather, which means you should use leather to repair the light leaks!
The leather should be thinly pared and attached with a reversible adhesive such as methyl cellulose, rice starch paste, or wheat paste. Another technique would be to use Japanese kozo paper (known to the English as Mulberry paper), and attached with the methyl cellulose, rice starch or wheat paste and then painted black with professional conservation quality acrylic paint.
Here is another destroyed camera with electrical tape all over the front:
The amateur fiend even proudly photographs the electrical tape next to the camera. Electrical tape is for electricians, not photographers.
What do you think is going to happen when that tape is removed years later? My goodness, it is quite horrendous to imagine! The camera has lost all collectible value. After this abomination, the camera will have to be fully restored using new materials at a great cost.
The historical and cultural value of these cameras are being destroyed.
Stop this madness!
Look at this poor camera, ruined by an amateur who did not even attempt to match the color:
This is not conservation. It is destruction. These camera bellows were often made of leather, which means you should use leather to repair the light leaks!
The leather should be thinly pared and attached with a reversible adhesive such as methyl cellulose, rice starch paste, or wheat paste. Another technique would be to use Japanese kozo paper (known to the English as Mulberry paper), and attached with the methyl cellulose, rice starch or wheat paste and then painted black with professional conservation quality acrylic paint.
Here is another destroyed camera with electrical tape all over the front:
The amateur fiend even proudly photographs the electrical tape next to the camera. Electrical tape is for electricians, not photographers.
What do you think is going to happen when that tape is removed years later? My goodness, it is quite horrendous to imagine! The camera has lost all collectible value. After this abomination, the camera will have to be fully restored using new materials at a great cost.
The historical and cultural value of these cameras are being destroyed.
Stop this madness!