Re: [Leica] Black or Silver M6 TTL

[chucko@siteconnect.com (Chuck Albertson)]

I remember being told by a member of the Seattle PD's Red Squad (during an
interlude at a demo in the early 70's) that the reason they used black
cameras to photograph demonstrators was because of a psychological study
funded by the LEAA (the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, one of
those Nixon-era agencies that doled out huge amounts of cash to police
departments), which concluded that black cameras were less conspicuous than
chrome models.

Chuck Albertson
Seattle, Wash.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 10:30 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Black or Silver M6 TTL


> Thank you, Dennis - You have reminded people of precisely why Nikon,
Leica,
> Canon, Pentax, etc., began making black cameras in the first place -
because
> the silver body draws too damn much attention to the shooter, particularly
> when the shooter is in a situation where he or she can be shot at..;-)
>
> B. D.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of
> > Dennis_Thong
> > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 1:15 PM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: [Leica] Black or Silver M6 TTL
> >
> >
> > I wish to share my experience about this black or silver M6TTL.
> >
> > I work as a photojournalist with a newspaper. I bought the first leica
> > camera about a year ago. I chose the silver chrome body with a black 35
> > Summiron ASPH. The silver body was very beautiful n elegant to the eyes.
> >
> > I started to like leica, not just for their lens quality, but for the
> > quietness of those rangefinder camera shutter n also for its
> > compactness in
> > term of size.
> >
> > However, during the course of my official assignments, i used the Canon
> > system which are big n heavy, giving me some back arch problem.
> >
> > I only use my leica during my leisure time or when i found something
> > interesting while shooting for news. And with my leica, i prefer to
> > photograph people in their living or working environments.
> >
> > Even i used a leica, but somehow my subject would notice me
photographing
> > them with this "old designed" n beautiful silver camera. It was a bit
too
> > shiny for the eyes.
> >
> > So I decided to pasted some blacktape around the silver body. However, a
> > silver body is still a silver body. It still gets a bit reflective when
> > light shines on it.
> >
> > After using this silver chrome with black tape leica body, had
> > missed a few
> > great shot (due to the reflective surface); I decided to trade off this
> > silver chrome body, top up some cash, and I got myself a new black
leica.
> >
> > Now, lifting a black leica isn't that obvious and i managed to get more
> > interesting pictures without my subject noticing. For me to realise this
> > adventage of a black body, it costed me S$700.
> >
> > So for those who think u wanted a black body, go straight for it.
> >
> > Singapore Lugger,
> > Dennis Thong.
> >
> >
> >
>