nlvhal Loc: North Las Vegas,NV.

Quite interesting !!! I think we all have a gadget or two that has been laying around the house and we we say to ourselves in a moment of "why don't I try this ? ". I liked the story and the video.Nothing was ruined and the author
took one for the rest of us that were too chicken to try something like this. "Atta boy, Badgertale. signed nlvhad.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Engraved camera, How much value was lost?
Lots of derogatory comments on engraving here.

BebuLamar

May be I try it on my Pentax K1000.

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Nope, think I will pass.

Don

Mongoose Loc: Dublin, Ohio

DON"T do it! i collect cameras and those that are engraved with some ones personal information on the item I will not buy.

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

I guess the vibrating engraving tool would NOT do the came-to and lense's mechanism much good. The engraving might negatively affect the camera's resale value- YA THINK?!

Hey, there are folks who believe that tattooing one's self is tantamount to self-mutilation. Those who are kinda O.C.D. about keeping their gear in pristine condition might become apoplectic at the sight of that poor camera.

Well, how many times have you seen posts, right hereof UHH where the OP complains he has developed a bad case of photographer's block and does not know what to do with his or her camera. Well then, just out and buy an inexpensive Vibra-Tool and scratch the hell out of your equipment. Consider it an art form or a new concept in self-expression.

Or, maybe the guy just decide to engrave his Social Security Number on the camera to prevent theft or identify his property if recovered and got carried away. Perhaps the teief would not bother stealing that thing.

What's next- getting some hydrofluoric acid and etching designs on your lens?

Oh, maybe it would be more effective, artistically speaking, if he got some crayons or markers and rubbed colours into the scratches. A spray coating of clear lacquer would lock in the colours.

My opinion of this?- is said that a picture is worth 1,000 words. Please see attached "picture"!

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

At least, this looks like the engraving work of a true artist/craftsman. The other thing looks like "Hippy Grafitti" of the 1960s.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

The issue is, does engraving devalue a camera.

Bill_de Loc: US

My cameras all have serial numbers put on by the manufacturer. All my cameras are registered with the manufacturer. I figure that should cover it.

The engraved cameras shown look pretty cool. If I was shooting next to a person using it I probably wouldn't notice. I seldom focus on what others are using.

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E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

Obviously to a PHOTOGRAHER, I would think that I kind of damage would certainly devalue the camera. To a collector of oddities, perhaps it would increase the value.

In the Leica example, the workmanship in the engraving is well executed. It seems it was personalized with a name. If the name is of historical significance it may increase the value- if not- who knows?

Collectors pay some crazy money for various strange and non-functional cameras.
Over years, I have seen many gold-plated cameras and equipment or with embedded string sliver plates with maker's signature- big bucks! Never thought to invest in any of that stuff Prestige? I don't think so!

Chiroman8

Dear Frankrayney,


Never, never, never put your SS number on anything these days !

bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri

Yes, the Leica is a real beauty. The artist-craftsman turned an ordinary object into a work of art. It went from being something one would take on vacation to something meant to be in a glass case. I’ve also seen some beautifully engraved shotguns...hanging on walls or in a glass case. None were actually taken out in tall native warm season grass or brushy areas to shoot birds or rabbits.

You wouldn’t hang a genuine Mona Lisa painting in the humid environment of an ordinary bathroom or the greasy environment of a kitchen. True artists can make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. However, it will never be of use to the sow ever again.

Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.

I don't think so!

Doc Mck Loc: Terrell,Texas

I wouldn’t. Maybe m initials in an nconspicuous place.. hunters have engraved their favorite firearms for centuries, rob any diminishes the likelihood of theft.

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

So if a thief steals your camera you want to give them your SS number as a bonus? You never give that number to anyone unless they have a legitimate tax related reason. The medical profession loves to ask for it. They have no right to it. Tell them no. If they have it ask to have it removed from your records. I haven't given mine out to the medical profession in over 20yrs. Your SS number in the wrong hands can financially destroy your life. It happens everyday. As someone else mentioned, the serial # on your camera is all you need to prove ownership.