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That old repair guy at the camera show taught me a lens trick

I was at a camera swap meet in Portland last spring and an older gentleman showed me how to reglue a loose lens element using just a dab of nail polish. He said he learned it from a retired Kodak tech back in the 70s and it saved me from tossing a perfectly good 50mm lens. Has anyone else tried something like nail polish for small repairs or is that too risky in the long run?
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oscarhart
oscarhart2d ago
Yeah totally, I've had good luck with that trick too - @daniel_martin you're spot on about it holding up.
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daniel_martin
daniel_martin2d agoRising Star
Used nail polish once to fix a loose screw on my old Pentax body and it held for years.
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