Tape over big "LEICA" name on the front of the SL?

[lanetomlane]

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My twenty grands worth (£20,000) of Leica's were not taped over when they got stolen in Portugal. Had they been,I bet I would have still ended up filing an insurance claim.

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[TommyPlouffe]

I'd remove the engraving paint and replace it with black paint, replace the red dot with a plain black dot.

 

PS: does anybody know if I could get a anodized plain black dot to fit the M262 rather than have a black painted one?

[IkarusJohn]

Seriously?  7 pages and 122 posts on taping over the "Leica" on a camera ... only on LUF!

 

If theft is your problem, only take camera gear you're prepare to lose and claim on insurance (not sure what you do with the rest of your gear ...)

Edited July 27, 2018 by IkarusJohn

[Peter Branch]

I can report that in the 18 months since I taped over the Leica Logo on my SL none of my camera equipment has been stolen.

 

Whereas in the previous 18 months all my SL equipment was stolen.

[IkarusJohn]

I can report that in almost 10 years of Leica ownership, more cameras than I need and more lenses that I. An use, traveled through the eastern US, UK, France, Japan, Israel and more places than I can remember, including my own country (and the Eastern Island), nothing has been stolen.

 

No tape.

 

I’m not doubting your loss, Peter. It would annoy the hell out of me. It’s just that our cameras are for taking photos. Sometimes we get unlucky. I don’t think the world is full of Leica targeting thieves; at least, that’s not my experience. If I felt I couldn’t use my cameras, or needed tape etc, I find something else to do, or seriously change the way I use my gear.

 

I’m not sure tape is the answer.

[Ouroboros]

The observers of a photograph care not, nor know what was the mindset of the photographer.

That is one characteristic of a photograph, embedded in its nature.

 

So much for verbose self-centered literate-oriented irrelevant philosophy out of its realm.

You were doing fine until that last sentence. Your foot needs a Band Aid.

[Einst_Stein]

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I tape over the Leica logo because it looks ugly!

 

In fact, I got a lot more attention with Digilux 2 than with A7RII.

It is absolutely not true that 90% of people cannot recognize Leica. It's quite contrary.

 

I have seen people tape over his Olympus EVF on M240 while leave the Leica logo exposed. I have also seen people tape over every Leica logo, including the lens cap.

If you ask them why, "Oh, I saw all Leica users do this!".

Edited July 28, 2018 by Einst_Stein

[Peter Branch]

When I was using an M240 I had quite a number of people tell me that " My granddad had one of those."  Followed by "Can you still buy the film?"

People from all sorts of backgrounds certainly recognised the camera, if only by its iconic shape, and associated it with film.

 

Since I taped over the logo on my SL I have had a number of people ask me what brand of camera I was using.

Depending on who it is I either tell them its a new Leica or fob them off with a story about it being a prototype.

 

I find this intriguing as people seem to expect a logo, like Nikon or Canon, to be prominent on the camera.

They clearly notice when there is no name.

 

When I owned and used Leica's rangefinder cameras, IIIf to M240, I would have been quite upset if any one of them had been stolen.

There was always an emotional attachment.

For some reason with the SL the reason I take the trouble to try to avoid being robed is simply the inconvenience involved.

When it happened to me I had a complete new outfit within 3 weeks and I shed no tears.

It's tool which does a very good job, better than any of the previous cameras in almost every respect, but I'm not in any way emotionally attached to it. 

[Irakly Shanidze]

 

 

When I owned and used Leica's rangefinder cameras, IIIf to M240, I would have been quite upset if any one of them had been stolen.

There was always an emotional attachment.

For some reason with the SL the reason I take the trouble to try to avoid being robed is simply the inconvenience involved.

 

People who steal cameras for living know their craft, and no tape will prevent your camera from being stolen by a pro. On the other hand, small-time opportunistic robbers do not care about the brand, all they know is that a big camera with a large lens costs more than a small one.

[frame-it]

in parts of south east asia people are more curious about a camera with no logo visible..as they perhaps feel its more expensive

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Zenit, naturally

 

Kodak

[pmendelson]

Original poster here - I can't believe this thread is still going!  I sold my SL several months ago and am now using the M10 and Q.  No tape

Edited August 6, 2018 by pmendelson

[mich]

Original poster here - I can't believe this thread is still going!  I sold my SL several months ago and am now using the M10 and Q.  No tape

 On the Leica website regarding the new M10-P:  'The prominent red dot on the front of the camera, masked with tape by many pro photographers for added stealth, has been omitted.' 

 

 

Link: http://us.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-M/Leica-M10-P?/switchlanguage/to/corposite_eng_us/162008

 

Tempora mutantur 

[sillbeers15]

On the Leica website regarding the new M10-P: 'The prominent red dot on the front of the camera, masked with tape by many pro photographers for added stealth, has been omitted.'

 

Link: http://us.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-M/Leica-M10-P?/switchlanguage/to/corposite_eng_us/162008

 

Tempora mutantur

You’re still impressionable to marketing ploy?

Edited August 22, 2018 by sillbeers15

[LichtUndDunkelheit]

...or even Zenit !!!!!!!!

Okay, "Zenit" on my camera, that should work.

 

About 99.9% of people not knowing what Leica is: before I picked up photography, Leica was the only brand I knew at all. I would think Leica has the best recognition value of all brands.