ERV said:
One observation- I've seen an camera body that had gaffers tape left on it for a long period of time and the adhesive dried out and solidified to the body. Pulling the tape off took off only the cloth backing. I use gaffers tape to keep track of what kind of film is in a camera, but I wouldn't leave it on for a extended period.
Only my dos pesos.
You gotta stop using poor quality gaffers
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Polyken 511 is a lower tack adhesive that not only shouldn't leave residue on your camera, it shouldn't really be used at all. The stuff sucks.
Polyken 510 has an aggressive adhesive and it is made to come up clean. I've had mine on my M7 for I think 3 years now, and no problems. Plus, I usually leave a spare piece on the top because I never know what I'll have to tape over sometimes.
Point being, ask for a good quality, name brand tape when you buy it. Gaffers is now being made in Korea too, and low end is, well, low end.
Additionally, as a sleep well at night, Polyken is owned by Tyco Adhesives, which is owned by Tyco, which seems to own the entire business world. (Take Your Company Over-TYCO) While I am sure there is some caveat someplace, I don't think they would want the world knowing their tape ruins expensive equipment. Not a good brand recognition move.
BTW, the price of this stuff is becoming disgustingly expensive. Increases in Jan and March of this year, and 2 back to back 5% increase, November 1 and November 17th. If you are going to buy it, it isn't going to get any cheaper.
