Decal m42 helmet opinion please!!!

[airwarrior]

Hi finally plucked the courage to buy a complete german helmet for my collection now im unsure would like you guys to give me your opinions please im a little unsure of the decal as it has a reddish colour in a couple of spots!!! 50% says it is genuine i think the liner is a replacement as the rivets that hold it in place are a little loose but i dont 100% know hope you do please.

[HJ-Collector]

hi you will need way better pictures of the decal for the guys here to give a acurate opinion

[airwarrior]

ok thanks any better?

[airwarrior]

sorry more

[John Brandon]

Totally imposible to say without clear photos.

[HJ-Collector]

that is for sure john and you do get genuine SD M42'S airwarrior

[airwarrior]

another go bloomin camera is winding me up nearly ended up as a relic itself!!! then again a bad tradesman always blames his tools lol

[stewfoxy]

Don't know much about decals but I do know about taking pictures.

Looks to me like your photographs are all soft - that is the lens is closer to the subject than the minimum distance it can focus at. You either need to find the 'macro' function (which allows closer than normal focusing) or hold the camera further away so it can focus. You should be able to see it 'snap' into focus as opposed to the fuzzy softness you're currently getting.

If this means your subject (the decal) appears a bit distant in the final image you could try cropping into the file with some photo editing software before posting.

Hope that helps.

[airwarrior]

Trouble is when i zoom it blurs and doesnt take the best of pics indoors think i will wait till daylight and have another go.Also when in focus pic of decal is to small to see i am going to keep trying.Thanks for the info have taken on board.

[airwarrior]

last attempt tonight as i am loosing my temper hope these are better look ok on preveiw decal is 41mm in height and 33 mm in width 3mm down from vent can see stamp2721 in helmet ridge to rear