[Leica] Black Tape - Silver Tape?

[grdalton at hotmail.com (Gary Dalton)]

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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> 
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Sonny
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> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> USA
> 
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