[Leica] Black Tape - Silver Tape?

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

I used to black tape my cameras as I didn't want my photo subjects reading
stuff as I'm taking pictures of them and it was very much the thing most my
photographer friends did in the 80's and early 90's.
The shape of the thing which said "nikon" got hard to black tape in the late
90's and I was not in the mood to tape my first Leica which was silver and
there was no silver tape which was going to blend in like black tape did on
a black camera. Same as on my Rollei 35. It was silver.

I think thieves want to steel stuff they think are main stream commodities.
IPods and iPhone.
Laptops.
And the kind of cameras they see everybody taking pictures with.
Mass market point and shoots and DSLR's.
A Leica does not fit into that category so would be much less a target.

But you leave a bag visible in your car its the bag which is the target and
they'll take what ever is in it.
The main thing is to leave nothing visible in your car.
Or
As in my case
Not have a car.

The bag I carry is a satchel Domke F-803 or sometimes a larger 804. Which
may unfortunately look like it might have a laptop in it.
But as its the most common bag to see people with nowadays I think it makes
sense. It does not look like a "gear bag" or camera bag. With the exception
of back packs. Which are the most common and innocuous. But which you should
wear backwards on the subways and busses or over your side. As people
standing behind you will go into your stuff as you stand there in a crowded
pack.
And you'll have a lighter bag.
I like black canvas.


Mark William Rabiner



> From: <grduprey at mchsi.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:54:40 +0000
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Black Tape - Silver Tape?
> 
> 
 
Sonny,


In that case I can see why you would cover it up. ?;-)


Gene
?
> -------------- Original message from Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>:
> --------------


> When I shot Canons, I black-taped them because I was
> ashamed.  ;-)
> 
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 7:27 PM,  wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> >
> This cover up the name and dot with tape thing is a big joke and is
> >
> completely irrelevant.  I have been all over Europe, Canada and the US with
>
> > my untaped Leica's and have never had a single look from anyone, nor even
> a
> > single attempt by anyone to take them from me.  Most people have no
> idea
> > what a Leica is or even care.  The only people who are going to
> notice it
> > are going to be Leica people, and then the tape will not fool
> them at all.
> >
> >
> > If you are that worried about the stupid logo, then
> paint it over, the tape
> > looks stupid and in my opinion does more to
> attract people's attention than
> > the logo.   Or go to Leica and ask for a
> blank top cover.
> >
> >
> > 'Nuff said.
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Gene
> >
> >
> -------------- Original message from Jan Decher :
> > --------------
> >
> >
>
> > > Interesting this came up.  I have seen several pictures of black Leicas
>
> > with
> > > the name and the idiotic red dot covered in black.  I wondered
> whether
> > > someone has used some sort of removable silver tape to cover up
> the names
> > on
> > > a chrome Leica?
> > > Advertising  "look here expensive
> Leica !" is one thing I don't like on
> > my
> > > M6 compared to the more
> discreet M3 I had before.  Keeping your gear
> > > discreet could make a huge
> difference for safety in places like Naples,
> > > Kontantinople, or
> Budapest...well, anywhere really.
> > >
> > > That said, I had a ton of gear
> stolen in bright daylight in Accra, Ghana,
> > in
> > > 1999. where I don't
> think too many thiefs knew the difference between a
> > > Leica and the Contax
> Aria I was using at the time. To them it was just a
> > > backpack (LowePro
> Nature Trekker) full of valuables...
> > > Jan
> > >
> > > ===========From:
> Robert Meier
> > > >
> > > >  Black tape just has no place on a Leica.
> > > >
> ric
> > >
> > > Heresy!
> > >
> > >
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>
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
>
> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> USA
> 
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