Fred Miranda wrote:
Now that I've seen how easy this is, I might do it with my other Voigtlnder lenses too!
BTW, I used the black paint stick to paint the Sony logo on my A7R II:
Really nice job and I'm quite interested in this. Question! Looking at the image above with the multiple layers of yellow. How do you clean the non-number area without smearing or ruining the numbered area? How difficult is it to get such perfect results?
rji2goleez wrote:
Really nice job and I'm quite interested in this. Question! Looking at the image above with the multiple layers of yellow. How do you clean the non-number area without smearing or ruining the numbered area? How difficult is it to get such perfect results?
Carefully mask off all areas you dont want painted. Thorough masking will make the painting process much easier. Use a microfiber cloth (or any cloth) to clean up any excess paint that gets outside the engraving. After removing the blue tape, clean up any remaining paint. You may be surprised at how easily the paint comes off, leaving no residue. Be cautious to avoid smudging the new paint onto areas you want to keep unpainted.
If you make a mistake, acetone can quickly remove it. However, if you wait more than 10 minutes, the paint will set and become difficult to remove. Using acetone may remove all the paint from the engraving, leaving it black. If that happens, you can always repaint it.
It's actually a very simple task and takes just 5-10 minutes from start to finish. With Cosina lenses, you don't need to remove the existing paint -- just paint right over it.
Fred Miranda wrote:
The advantage of using this paint stick is that any excess paint outside the engraving wipes off easily, leaving no residue behind.
Its interesting that the only non-corrosion color is the regular "yellow".
What do you suppose they mean by that? Are the others prone to corrosion, meaning they'll need to be touched up eventually, or is yellow the only one that doesn't corrode anything it touches?
p.2 #10 · Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4 Nokton: Color Mod
freaklikeme wrote:
What do you suppose they mean by that? Are the others prone to corrosion, meaning they'll need to be touched up eventually, or is yellow the only one that doesn't corrode anything it touches?
Honestly, I'm not sure, but maybe we could ask them for more information.
p.2 #12 · Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4 Nokton: Color Mod
Thank you Fred! This inspired me to try it my self! Just bought the Makral paintstik and did this on my 35mm F1.5 Nokton , and it came out great!!
To bad it didn't work at all on my Zeiss 28mm F2.8 :/
p.2 #13 · Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4 Nokton: Color Mod
Tor82 wrote:
Thank you Fred! This inspired me to try it my self! Just bought the Makral paintstik and did this on my 35mm F1.5 Nokton , and it came out great!!
To bad it didn't work at all on my Zeiss 28mm F2.8 :/
p.2 #18 · Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4 Nokton: Color Mod
Yellow is best if you don't want to use metric measures. When it really matters yellow is the choice for outdoor workers, fishermen etc. It's the standard.
Cosina is using a hidden persuader technique here, with dull maroon on some of its lenses' feet scales, to encourage its users to think in metric units.
The VM 75/1.5 for our market and (it seems the European/Asian markets) lacks a feet scale altogether, and each metre mark has its own line index. It's a delight to use. The North America 75/1.5 lenses for the new mounts use yellow in feet, which pushed the index lines out of the design.
p.2 #20 · Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4 Nokton: Color Mod
Looks fantastic, you might have saved me a fortune (for a while), always wanted a Lecia lens for the yellow marker aesthetic. Can now make my little Nokton look more like a Leica lens now.
I'm wondering if it will work on the letters at the front of the lens also.
Maybe the CV 50/2 APO will be next.