ERC blues

[Blighty]

Fellow Apuggers,
I got a second-hand ever-ready case for my OM2sp the other day. However, it seems to have developed a severe case (no pun intended) of mange. The black shiny outer covering seems to be flaking off, exposing the white padding underneath. Any ideas on how I can remedy this? Maybe boot polish perhaps? Many thanks, BLIGHTY

 

[John Koehrer]

blighty,
Many of the Oly cases shed their skin. It's as though the plastic coatinig just falls off. I don't know anything that cures it.

 

[Blighty]

It's as though the plastic coatinig just falls off.

That's it in a nutshell, John. I'm not bothered how crappy a repair would look as long as it works ok. Anyway, thanks for your input. Regards, BLIGHTY

 

[DBP]

Brodart (www.brodart.com) may have something that will help in their selection of book restoration supplies.

 

[Paul Howell]

I have a case my Canon QL 1.7 that is peeling, I bought a bottle of black faberic paint at a crafts store, not perfect but helps.

 

[benjiboy]

The " never ready cases " for my Canon FTb, and A1 have done the same, I used some black leather dye, then treated them with hide food to soften them, they look O.K. now I don't know how long it will last before they start moulting again, but since I haven't used them in nearly twenty years, I'm not going to worry.

 

[Ray Heath]

g'day Blighty
i wouldn't bother even using the 'never' ready case
they were a bad idea from the start, they promote fungus by not letting the camera air out
the leather ones were grossly worse
besides they are not necessary for camera protection

 

[Blighty]

Howdo Ray! Yep, I'm a-thinking consigning the erc to the bin. Its dandruff has got even worse since my last post. It's a shame 'coz when you want to travel light and have your camera ready quickly, they're ideal. Looks like I'll be using my old CCS case (again). Cheers

 

[benjiboy]

I used to sell Olympus equipment in a photographic shop Blighty, and I seem to recall that that made a soft black leather lined with velvet (not plastic coated) E.R.C. that you could put in your pocket,when not in use, I remember once ordering one from Olympus for a customer, and thinking how much more useful it was than the normal E.R.C. It may be worthwhile to try and find one.