Original Prototype Black Rebel

SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
edited March 20, 2006 in Cameras
I went on a quickie photo shot in San Jose today and got to see waht looks like the original prototype for the black Rebel. :D (The owner hates silver, and wants nothing to do with white lenses.)

Sam

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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2006
  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited March 19, 2006
    OK, I'll play devil's advocate here. If he hates silver, then why would he cover it up with silver duct tape? ne_nau.gif
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2006
    David_S85 wrote:
    OK, I'll play devil's advocate here. If he hates silver, then why would he cover it up with silver duct tape? ne_nau.gif


    Looks like black gaffer's tape, to me. The sun's hitting it.

    But I gotta say: what a dweeb.
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited March 19, 2006
    DavidTO wrote:
    Looks like black gaffer's tape, to me. The sun's hitting it.

    But I gotta say: what a dweeb.

    OK, that explains it. Looked greyish to me. Does gaffer's tape come in all the fun colors of duct tape?
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2006
    David_S85 wrote:
    OK, that explains it. Looked greyish to me. Does gaffer's tape come in all the fun colors of duct tape?


    Gaffer's tape is Duct Tape Supreme. and at $14/roll or whatever it is, it had better be.

    It's not slick on the back like Duct Tape, but it's cool.
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  • Red BullRed Bull Registered Users Posts: 719 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2006
    What a wacko.:crazy
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    edited March 19, 2006
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  • Bob BellBob Bell Registered Users Posts: 598 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2006
    David_S85 wrote:
    OK, that explains it. Looked greyish to me. Does gaffer's tape come in all the fun colors of duct tape?

    I think gaffer tape comes in 8 or 16 colors.

    I looked at the picture before reading what you said and I thought he duct taped it together.

    Did you tell him the drebel comes in a black model? Might be easier and cheaper considering how much gaffer tape runs now.
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited March 20, 2006
    Bob Bell wrote:
    Did you tell him the drebel comes in a black model? Might be easier and cheaper considering how much gaffer tape runs now.

    :lol4
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    The owner is a little off kilter, but she's cute!, and nice. :D I took a few photos of her and in some shots she looks like Julia Roberts. You look like Julia Roberts you can tape up your camera. rolleyes1.gif

    Sam
  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    Sam wrote:
    The owner is a little off kilter, but she's cute!, and nice. :D I took a few photos of her and in some shots she looks like Julia Roberts. You look like Julia Roberts you can tape up your camera. rolleyes1.gif

    Sam


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  • Bob BellBob Bell Registered Users Posts: 598 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    Sam wrote:
    The owner is a little off kilter, but she's cute!, and nice. :D I took a few photos of her and in some shots she looks like Julia Roberts. You look like Julia Roberts you can tape up your camera. rolleyes1.gif

    Sam

    Sam, are you taping your camera this evening?
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    Bob Bell wrote:
    Sam, are you taping your camera this evening?

    On my best day in my best pumps, I don't look Like Julia Roberts. :D

    Sam
  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    Sam wrote:
    On my best day in my best pumps, I don't look Like Julia Roberts. :D

    Sam


    Dang, I wish Andy'd said that. It'd be in the ARQG as we speak!
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  • JusticeiroJusticeiro Registered Users Posts: 1,177 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    This is the first step down a very dangerous road.

    1_cobra_122.jpg

    See what I mean?
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,938 moderator
    edited March 20, 2006
    Sam wrote:
    The owner is a little off kilter, but she's cute!, and nice. :D I took a few photos of her and in some shots she looks like Julia Roberts. You look like Julia Roberts you can tape up your camera. rolleyes1.gif

    Sam

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  • BlurmoreBlurmore Registered Users Posts: 992 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    Justiceiro wrote:
    This is the first step down a very dangerous road.

    1_cobra_122.jpg

    See what I mean?

    That looks like the Black/white cobra skin www.cameraleather.com sells in a kit to releather old cameras. I considered redoing the leather on my Minolta Autocord in red lizard skin, but I think I'll get it CLA'd first.
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    That gaffer tape is a hack job. Serious modders only:

    This guy made his yellow :uhoh
  • ubergeekubergeek Registered Users Posts: 99 Big grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    Yellow
    Taking a Digital Rebel apart to be painted is easy. Having partially disassembled one once, I'm impressed that he was able to put it back together! :):
    Andy wrote:
    That gaffer tape is a hack job. Serious modders only:

    This guy made his yellow :uhoh

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  • dragon300zxdragon300zx Registered Users Posts: 2,575 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    Sam wrote:
    she's cute!
    Sam wrote:
    The owner is a little off kilter

    Don't both of these statements mean the same thing?

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  • JusticeiroJusticeiro Registered Users Posts: 1,177 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    What I want to know is how I can get that sweet olive look like some of the Voightlanders on camera quest have.
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