Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Black tape flavors?
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 20:24:17 -0500

> urizen@telocity.com wrote:
>> 
>> I'm going to be shooting the Detroit Electronic Music Festival in a week
> and a half and figure black tape for my Ms might not be too bad an idea.
>> What kind do you folks use - plain vinyl electrical tape, or is there
> something special?
>
> There is a product known as "camera tape" used on film sets. This is used to
> show that film magazines are loaded, seal film cans, etc...

It is called 'gaffer tape'

sl

> It is a cloth tape that doesn't leave a gummy residue after it is removed.
> If you live in a major center, you should find one or two motion picture
supply
> houses in the local yellow pages.
> It is remarkably similar to what we Canadians call "hockey tape."
>
> Bernard
>

Replies: Reply from Bernard Cousineau <flatbroke@sympatico.ca> (Re: [Leica] Black tape flavors?)