muscleflex Goldmember 3,013 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2005 Location: UK More info | Aug 23, 2005 01:31 | #1 Hi all, i noticed that i have a tiny scratch on the top of my lens on my 20d body. is there a way of touching this up, say with a pen marker or paint that's the same color as the body?
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Matatazela Senior Member More info | Aug 23, 2005 02:56 | #2 Leave it there as a stark reminder to be more careful! LOL
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booggerg Senior Member  460 posts Joined Aug 2004 Location: Chicago More info |  Permanent banleave it on there as a sign that your camera has been used well. Think of it as a battle scar. 20D || EOS650 || 50 f/1.8 MKI || 17-40 f/4L || 70-200 f/4L || Sigma 35-135 f/3.5 || Yashica Electro 35 || Yashica Minister || Yashica Mat 124G || Hoga 120CFN || 420EX || Sekonic 306 || Panasonic DVX100 || Canon GL2
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apicionado Mostly Lurking 10 posts Joined Aug 2005 More info | Aug 23, 2005 09:02 | #4 I have one as well but mine is on top of the flash. Don't know how it got there either. Oh Well
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Aug 23, 2005 12:55 | #5 ^^ cr*p - did i say top of my lens? i meant on top of my flash! sorrry - i wrote it early this morning. yep - it's on top of the flash on the body. and it's annoying. i need to know how to touch it up coz i don't want the scratch! it's bad enough that it might be getting replaced by the 5d which means other people will have a better camera than i do..but i don't like this scratch!
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JohnnyThunder Caution, Cant keep clothes on  790 posts Joined Jun 2005 Location: Temecua, Ca More info | muscleflex wrote: ^^ cr*p - did i say top of my lens? i meant on top of my flash! sorrry - i wrote it early this morning. yep - it's on top of the flash on the body. and it's annoying. i need to know how to touch it up coz i don't want the scratch! it's bad enough that it might be getting replaced by the 5d which means other people will have a better camera than i do..but i don't like this scratch! anyone help?! please?! The 5D isnt a replacment for the 20D, and even if you have a 20D, 5D, etc, there is always something bigger and better. T2i gripped with kit lenshttp://75.126.234.18/forum/showthread.php?t=400860
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booggerg Senior Member 460 posts Joined Aug 2004 Location: Chicago More info | Permanent ban no one knows how to fix it.. no one cares to fix a scratch.. now lets talk about sensor cleanin'! that's gonna rise some interest. 20D || EOS650 || 50 f/1.8 MKI || 17-40 f/4L || 70-200 f/4L || Sigma 35-135 f/3.5 || Yashica Electro 35 || Yashica Minister || Yashica Mat 124G || Hoga 120CFN || 420EX || Sekonic 306 || Panasonic DVX100 || Canon GL2
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glangston Member  238 posts Joined Feb 2005 Location: Huntington Beach CA More info | Call Canon Service Center. They're pretty helpful and may have a practical way to do this. 1-800 828-4040. It's probably an anodizing on either aluminum or magnesium. EOS 20D(w remote switch), 17-40 f/4 L, 70-200 f/4L, 50 f/1.4, 85 f/1.8, TC 1.4X, 580EX (w/off camera shoe), Canon S500, Apple Powerbook G4 867 w/Photoshop CS2
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m3elmo Member 204 posts Joined Apr 2005 More info | Aug 23, 2005 14:47 | #9 i have a very small scratch on the top of my flash on my 20D too. It doesn't bother me much....i use my camera in harsh conditions sometimes so that's the way it is...battle scars as someone else said. Danny
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Jon,TheElder teaching fish to ride a bicycle  2,490 posts Likes: 2 Joined Oct 2004 Location: Warren, Michigan More info | I generally pre-scratch my cameras right out of the box - then get on with the real excitement of photography. A 40D, a 30D, some nice glass and a great Shooting Partner.
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awp Member 114 posts Joined May 2005 More info | setiprime wrote: I generally pre-scratch my cameras right out of the box - then get on with the real excitement of photography. That is what my husband told me to do! Just get it overwith and stop worrying
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neil_r Cream of the Proverbial Crop Landscape and Cityscape Photographer 2006  18,065 posts Likes: 10 Joined Jan 2003 Location: The middle of the UK More info | Before I moved into digital I had a pair of Black Pentax MX cameras. Well they were black when I bought them, but in their 20 + years of useful life (not many digitals you will be able to say that about) significant amounts of black paint came off and the dull gold of the metal came through. I loved it, it was like a badge of courage and service. Neil - © NHR Photography
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Jon,TheElder teaching fish to ride a bicycle 2,490 posts Likes: 2 Joined Oct 2004 Location: Warren, Michigan More info | NeilR- Don't forget to put on your Chinos and a button-down collared shirt, with penny loafers - it heightens the sensations !! A 40D, a 30D, some nice glass and a great Shooting Partner.
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sambailey Member 89 posts Joined Nov 2003 More info | Aug 24, 2005 09:23 | #14 A simple approach would be to use a "colored" car wax.If you don't likethe match ,it is removable. Abrasives in them are not enough to be of any concern for the finish. It will provide some "fill in" also for the scratch. Too bad you will have to buy a whole bottle for such a small area. You might want to go buy a black car to save some money. If I think of anything else I will try again. I don't accept scratches on my toys either.
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DocFrankenstein Cream of the Crop  12,324 posts Likes: 13 Joined Apr 2004 Location: where the buffalo roam More info | Aug 24, 2005 09:23 | #15 There is a product for firearms which applies a durable coat to the metal parts of it. National Sarcasm Society. Like we need your support.
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