kurt_weiske Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 This thread is HILARIOUS! Thanks for a good belly laugh! Now I'll know what to do with my Leica-H when I street shoot.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlegaspi Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Jack, 98% of thieves won't find your camera interesting. that being said, put a hello kitty or keropi sticker on it instead. chicks dig 'em. ymmv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly_flanigan1 Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Better to relabel as <h3>"ZORKI" <BR><BR>"FED" <BR><BR>"Lenningrad" </h3><BR><BR>,,,,,,, :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emile_de_leon9 Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Why not put that yellow lab tape labeled RADIOACTIVE on the camera so that no one will dare want it.... and your people oriented street photography should have some interesting expressions as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesk Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 I suggest a "Welcome to Walmart" Smiley Face sticker on the Lens cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_Es Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 I've never covered the logo on any of my Leicas. Anyone who knows Leicas knows what Leicas look like even without the tape. I've also noticed that the minute you put your camera to eye-level people's behavior changes. It can be a Minox and it makes no difference. I do find that the red dot and the "Leica" logo on the front annoying. It's advert overkill. My "Japan Special" is even worse. It has the traditional Leica logo painted on the top plate. Recently I added a 20mm external finder that says "Leica" on top of it. I took this blazing Leica to Himeji Castle Park to photograph the people viewing the sakura. What I got was absolute indifference from everyone except a friendly couple who asked if I'd like to be photographed with the castle in the background by one of my cameras. (I had a CLE and a Fuji TX-1 hanging from my neck as well.) Anyway, electrical tape really does leaves a lot of gunk after it. You can eventually clean it off--but what a bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kastner Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 Hey Sandy ("Michael, as usual, I am waiting for the impressive round of links in your library.") Okay, pal, wait till tomorrow. The Leica safe is in my lab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmo_genovese Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 <B>3M Scotch</B> <I>Photographic Tape</I> (Pressure Sensitive, Black, Opaque); Product Code for 1"x60 yard (25.4mmx54.8m): UPC 021200-60643-4. Best tape around for taping light leaks in your <I>Diana</I> and <I>Holga</I>, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_piper2 Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 Anyone have a picture of HCB with a taped camera? All the ones I've seen he's got a plain chrome M3 - same as any well-heeled amateur of the era. Many photographers DID black-tape their whole cameras in the 60's (including Nikon and Canon SLRs). In some settings it no doubt makes some sense - just as caucasian commandos blacken their faces to be less conspicuous in the dark. No point in giving a sniper a nice bright target in the moonlight, especially if it's hanging next to your heart! I did it myself at a time when chrome cameras were cheap and black ones expensive. I don't bother anymore. but when I did, I liked the black masking tape available in art stores. The "photo tape" is more opaque, since it has to be light-tight. Good for sealing Dianas and Holgas. But it also costs 4 times as much as plain artist's black tape, which is what I'd recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob F. Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 Why does the tape have to be black? How about some nice premium grade blue masking tape from 3M? The pretty blue color will calm and sooth potential subjects so they won't mind having their picture taken. Or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kastner Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Mozilla/4.73 [en] (Win95; U) [Netscape]"> <title>black tape</title> </head> <body> <b>Does anybody use tape to cover up the "red dot" ?</b> <br><a href="http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=004Xhw">http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=004Xhw</a> <p><b>Black tape</b> <br><a href="http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0044pC">http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0044pC</a> <p><b>Why tape over the red Leica dot?</b> <br><a href="http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=005e4i">http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=005e4i</a> <p><b>They don´t like black dots at Leica´s</b> <br><a href="http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=006u0A">http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=006u0A</a> <p><b>Not a question</b> <br><a href="http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=007KHp">http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=007KHp</a> <p><b>Covering the RED DOT, Need Suggestions PLEASE!</b> <br><a href="http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0096ke">http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0096ke</a> <p><b>Finally! A reason to black tape.....</b> <br><a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=003U7j">http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=003U7j</a> <p><b>black tape</b> <br><a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0046wJ">http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0046wJ</a> </body> </html> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike dixon Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 Ahhhhhhh . . . (nostalgic sigh) The Leica Forum used to be such a good-natured, civil place. It's a good thing people started dropping in regularly to remind us what a pathetic bunch of wankers we are--otherwise, we might still be cruising along in ignorant bliss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moiz Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 I didnt know you Americans used the word "wanker". I always assumed we Brits had the monopoly on its use! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger c Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 The music composer on Buffy The Vampire Slayer is called <a href="http://us.imdb.com/Name?Wanker,+Thomas">Thomas Wanker</a>, so I hope it's not a common term of abuse over in the US! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug_hagerman Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 What you really want to do is get one of those gold, oval-shaped inspection stickers that come on Japanese cameras and use it to cover the Leica logo. Ask anybody with a Nikon or a Minolta, it's almost a sure bet that the sticker is still on the camera. P.S. Don't forget to take off the clear plastic from the baseplate of your M6. That probably leaves a residue over time, also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis1 Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 anyone know of anyone who black tape their Ferrari car logos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy. Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 Michael, you came through! I am speechlees, totally, completely, perfectly, entirely, absolutely and incredibly. You must be a genius. :-0 !!!!!!!! I am so lost for words !!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy. Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 Michael, I want to let you knw that I read through ALL the posts. I have to, as an appreciation to your effort. It is amazing to see how time can sway ones opinion about the "red dot" . At one time, it is an issue for someone, later on it is not, then it is an issue again...just perfectly consistent with life. Thanks again for your effort. (Maybe) I will not challenge you again as I am pretty certain that I will loose. :-) Travis: meanwhile, I want to tell you that I mask the Ferrari logo. It is very important if you want to paint it candy apple yellow, especially at 1/8 scale, super critical or the little thing won't stick to the paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joaquin_bueno1 Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 <p>Don't know what all the cynicism to the question is about. Down here in Cackalacky everybody knows that if you don't cover the red dot (on the camera or the Leica case) you will be quickly solicited by horny male black widow spiders. Gee-whiz.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike D Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 <p>Jack, I use black gaffer tape on my higher end non-Leica DSLRs. I don't like giving free advertising to companies for which I have already paid a good sum of money for their product. Similarly, I don't wear clothing or shoes with logos.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o._refetoff Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 <p> <p >I found this cautionary tale on an eBay listing today: "There are some minor marks from normal use and almost invisible tape marks where I had taped over the M7 and red Leica logo." I suspect that these "almost invisible" marks knocked a few hundred dollars of the re-sale value. Ouch!</p> </p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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