jack_markham Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 What kind of black tape will cover the white Leica logos on my black paint M6 body without harming the paint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_m__toronto_ Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 use a paper tape. electrical tape is not good as it leaves a residue m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd frederick Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Just out of curiosity, why would you want to do that? Is it for a special stealth purpose or what? Also, I often use black electrician's tape to attach a PC wire or keep a battery cover in place on a flash, and I never have a problem gently rubbing off the tiny amounts of residue that are left. If the black enamel is so delicate I wonder why anyone would want a camera with that finish. I'm not being sarcastic; just truthful. Why not try a tiny bit of electricians tape on the bottom of the camera for a few days and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esq.jack Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 I was told that Electrician's tape may contain chemical corrosive to the Leica or Leitz logo and also to the white paint,any good subsitute besides a tailor made paper tape with glue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_ilomaki Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Jack IMHO taping the logo on a camera is a lot of pretentious twaddle, harking back to Henri Cartier Bresson ( ands some others)who thought if he covered the logo on the camera people would not think they were having their picture taken by a serious photographer. He took some very good pictures, but everything he did was not worth emulating holus bolus. Most people I know who do it take no better pictures with it than without it. I HAVE put black tape, electricians tape to boot, over all the rest of the metal parts of the body to protect against scratching. I had it on for 2 years, then when I sold the camera, it took only 1/2 hr with some lighter fluid to clean it up with no damage. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtodrick Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 I find plastique explosive tape works great. Just before you go out to shoot, stand back about 10 yards, detonate it and viola...you don't have to worry about theft at all. IMO this is such a non-issue...any thief that knows what a Leica is worth quite probably knows what one looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack_markham Posted April 12, 2003 Author Share Posted April 12, 2003 Richard wrote: "IMHO taping the logo on a camera is a lot of pretentious twaddle" Well, Leica spells expensive camera to muggers in a big city. My twaddley common sense tells me to cover it up. Besides, the camera takes better pictures with it covered. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abufletcher Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 I STRONGLY recommend the black gaffers tape you can buy in photo shops. It is paper based and does not leave any residue even after many months. I have, by the way, taped over the names on my N---- cameras but for a totally different reason: I don't think I should have to act as an unpaid billboard for some company's products. If N---- (or L----) wants their name paraded around they can darn well pay me for it! I feel the same way about T-shirts, watches, and other "designer" products. Now, if you REALLY want to discourage thieves, do as I did with my F3, sand the black paint off the pentaprism (and anywhere else you feel like it)! Even the dullest-witted thief knows that a shiny camera is worth more than a beat up looking one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ky2 Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Get the Leica Black Tape ofcourse. Stocked at any serious Leica shop, it retails for $599 a roll. =). Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Paint the whole camera pink. You'll no longer have to worry about the "value" issue and it should still be capable of making good photographs. www.citysnaps.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_kelly1 Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Cartier-Bresson did not have to tape over logos on the front -there were none. He was trying to cover eye-catching, shiny chrome, not to prevent theft, but to get as many shots as possible from different angles without being noticed. The bright white logos on the front of many cameras today are best covered with black photographic masking tape, which leaves no residue and is usually available at any photo shop that sells darkroom supplies.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl smith Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 I'd just use that not-too-sticky black archival photo/art tape. Dunno what it's called but I've got it coming out my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 >>Leica spells expensive camera to muggers in a big city<< Camera savvy thieves? Possible but somehow I doubt it. That sort of person would take an Ilford Sportsman if they saw it round your neck. Taping over a red dot is really not going to be a deterent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.w. Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Carl, what's it feel like to have all that tape coming out your ears? And how did it get there in the first place? Anybody know where I can get some white Leica logo stickers for my Zorki 4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike dixon Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 I suspect that a thief savvy enough to know the value of Leicas and know a fence who will pay him big money for one probably won't be fooled by a piece of tape. A Canon Rebel with a 28-200 consumer zoom is a much juicier target for street thieves than a Leica. At the cafe or gallery, people occasionally ask about my Leica; in bars and on the street, they might ask about that funny-looking camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger c Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 If you STILL use a Leica with a red dot, get with the program. You should upgrade to a new MP as soon as possible. Think of all those poor starving workers in Germany who need your euros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 I thought that you could pry the red dot off with a knife. The white lettering can be gone over with a fine point Sanford Sharpie permanent marker. Why risk having tape residue on your Leica? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivier_reichenbach Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 I have black electric tape on my M. I don't like people reading my camera while I'm trying to take candids of them. Same as with t-shirts or caps. I don't like people reading me. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolfe_tessem Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Permacel black gaffer tape. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bh6.sph/FrameWork.class?FNC=ProductActivator__Aproductlist_html___185698___BOGTP130B___REG___CatID=0___SID=F4BEB044BD0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kastner Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Pry it off with a pointed and sharp knife like a scalpel, or read the archives here, which have already discussed exactly the same issue, manyfold, abundantly! In order to remove glue residues, wipe with petroleum ether (e.g. heptane or even white gas). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgpinc Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Black photographic masking tape. You can tape your whole Leica with it! Best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy. Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Michael, as usual, I am waiting for the impressive round of links in your library. 24 hours enuf? Take care pal. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen hazelton Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Most electrical tape will leave a layer of black goo that will never come off- especially if it's on there for a while. Leica's are well known to photographers, but I'll bet 95% of the muggers around don't know a Leica from a Holga. And don't care- they'd take either and worrry about it later. I don't think I'd ever heard of a Leica till I started reading camera magazines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esq.jack Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 <<taping the logo on a camera is a lot of pretentious twaddle, harking back to Henri Cartier Bresson >> I think one of the beauty of in the Leica philosophy is the subtle feeling. Covering the logo or the M6 inscription is like smoking a cigar without a label. I don't like people guessing how much did the cigar cost by examining the label which I think is pretentious in nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt_weiske Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 This thread is HILARIOUS! Thanks for a good belly laugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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