Request for a small piece of black Gaffer's Tape

[coors]

Hi,
I'm doing some long exposure/UV light source photography and the little green LED at the power switch on my Olympus E-P1 is casting visible spectrum light all over my subject and its background. It's $20 for a large roll of Gaffer's tape and I only need a small piece (1/2"x1/2".) If you have a small piece that you can send, please let me know and I'll PM you my address and adequate compensation for your troubles. I live in Ohio, USA.

 

[Lewis44]

Just buy a small roll of black electrical tape, probably only a buck or two.

 

[Cindy Flood]

I'll be happy to send you piece. I sent you a PM earlier.

 

[Guy Mancuso]

I'm looking for the whole roll today myself . Have a shoot in the morning. My kid probably is taping something to his walls with it. LOL

 

[Double Negative]

Just buy a small roll of black electrical tape, probably only a buck or two.

I would only resort to this for rather short-term use. That stuff gets awfully funky after a while, leaving a nice goo behind.

 

[Guy Mancuso]

Agree use real gaffers tape . Great shop in NY the Set Shop

Small rolls of gaffers here

http://setshop.com/Expendables/Tape...(small-core)-2-x-12-yd..html?manufacturers_id

 

[coors]

Thanks, for all the suggestions. Yes, that electrical tape is nasty stuff after awhile. Cindy came through for me. Thanks Cindy!

 

[Guy Mancuso]

Cindy is the best around.

 

[wjlapier]

This is one of the main reasons I really like this site. So many good helpful people.

Cindy is the best around.

 

[coors]

Thanks, again, Cindy! :thumbup:

 

[m3photo]

Re: "Goo" Residue

I would only resort to this for rather short-term use. That stuff gets awfully funky after a while, leaving a nice goo behind.

Quite so. Here's the best solution:

I've been using Micropore on my (aerial) cameras for many years now. Micropore is 3M's trade name for surgical tape. It sticks to anything (it works on skin, duh), is made of paper - so you can paint over it with a marker pen and best of all it leaves no residue.