[Leica] Black Tape - Silver Tape?

[sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)]

No. But if you shot with the non electro, maybe you should double-bag.   :-)




On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 9:04 PM, Gary Dalton <grdalton at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> So, if I shot with a Yashica Electro G, should I have a bag over my head?
>
>
> > Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:48:46 -0500
> > From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com
> > To: lug at leica-users.org
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Black Tape - Silver Tape?
> >
> > When I shot Canons, I black-taped them because I was ashamed.  ;-)
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 7:27 PM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> 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 <wanderjan at 
> > > gmail.com
> >:
> > > --------------
> > >
> > >
> > > > 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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> >
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