Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 06:01 AM 2/7/98 +0000, you wrote: >What kind of black tape is used and how is the camera taped over? You should use Varta tape. They bought the manufacturing process from Zeiss in 1945 (when real tape was made!) It's made in Germany, made with the sap of trees from the Black Forest. Thus the tape, even after wearing thin, maintains it's blackness. Tapes made in Canada, Portugal or Japan are almost as good, but don't have the same blackness. It must be cut only by the model SNOOPY scissors that come as an accessory (special order # 123456). You apply it over the windows and viewfinders of the camera, so you can't see any pictures that offend your sensibilities. Collectors prefer it in the original package, never having been placed on a camera. That is unless the camera was owned by Cartier-Bresson, Eisenstadt, or Elliott Erwitt (or used by him on a small dog). There is a new collector's special edition tape, called the Bill Clinton Memorial Tape. It can be used to wrap up a loved one so they cannot reveal secrets to the New York Times. It will only cost an extra $5 per roll, but it's in short supply. Only 2,000 pieces were available, but the Kenneth Starr snatched up the first half of the production run before the old guy who made it retired and they had to train a new kid to make the stuff. The LHSA is going to have a raffle and give away two copies at the next convention held this year in Boring, Oregon. If you want more information, go to this web site: http://www.leica.com/~stuck ========== Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch Never forget: 2 + 2 = 5 for extremely large values of 2.