Nose oil on Bessa R: cheap fix

[tedwhite]

First, cut off your nose. If you're not so inclined, this might help. This post, of course, is only for the left-eyed. You take your new Bessa out of the box, screw in the LTM lens of your choice, bring the camera to eye-level, marvel at the stunningly bright viewfinder image, snap off a few, then - Oh No! - you've got nose oil all over the back covering.

Black duct tape. Three of them. About three and a half inches long, stretching horizontally from the little grip protrusion on the camera back's right side to about 1/2" from the film window. Slight overlap. You can shoot all day long, and at day's end simply wipe the nose oil on the duct tape off with a soft cloth. N/O can't soak into duct tape like it loves to do with the camera clading.

But! What happens if you decide to sell the camera? Remove duct tape, and take a soft cloth with a very tiny bit of Goof Off, and whatever sticky residue (surprisingly, not much) is left miraculously disappears.

A friend of mine recommends the blue masking tape which allegedly comes off with no trace.

 

[SteveM_NJ]

I just had to laugh, - reading the title of the thread, and clicking on its link to get to the full body, i had thought I'd be reading a tidbit of knowledge that you discovered "a wonderful use of nose oil" to fix or lube or do something with...(like rub your finger on the side of your nose, then rub the threads of a lens, for quick, fine lubrication and easy lens threading.. but you are Preventing nose oil from the body back.
Got it.

I'm laughing still at my initial mistake - smile.

who says photography isnt funny.

 

[SteveM_NJ]

BTW - us right-eyed users get that "smudge" too - just in a different area of the camera.

 

[ray_g]

Well that's one advantage of digital - nose oil on the LCD screen is so much easier to clean. 😉

 

[ch1]

Years ago (like when I was a kid) I remember going fishing with my dad. Before assembling our rods, he would rub the tip of one extension piece on the side of his nose before inserting it into the "mating" piece!

These tips never corroded or pitted and always slid in and out quite easily!

He was a WWII Navy guy - I've always wondered if that is where he learned the "magic" of nose oil?

 

[tedwhite]

My father, in his later years, turned to pipes from cigarettes. He bought briar pipes, quite expensive, from Scotland, and he aquired quite a collection from around the world. Some from Morocco, as I recall. The point of all this is that he would rub the beautiful wood against his nose from time to time. "Nose oil, son, makes 'em last forever."

 

[peterc]

Nose oil is also good for hiding scratches on negatives when printing.

Peter

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

Nose oil is also good for hiding scratches on negatives when printing.

Peter

Yes, I heard about that. I wonder whether it works when scanning negatives too?

 

[cbass]

Nose oil will also reduce the foamy head on a glass of beer.

If a bartender ever gives you a really foamy pour, just rub your thumb & forefinger on your nose then dunk them into the foam. You'll be able to see the foam disappear. It's a neat trick.

 

[egpj]

NOSE-O(IL), from BLAMO the people who brought you LOG!

 

[tedwhite]

Maybe we should market the stuff.