mottykytu Posted June 3 Share #1 Posted June 3 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well, SL = "Scream Leica" ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted June 3 Share #2 Posted June 3 Well, that horrific white script does... 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Harper Posted June 3 Share #3 Posted June 3 22 minutes ago, jaapv said: Well, that horrific white script does... Well, get a -S version or report version to unscream. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 3 Share #4 Posted June 3 I HAVE an S version. And my trusty 601 has the eyesore blacked out. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markey Posted June 3 Share #5 Posted June 3 I have the S too but the Red Dot is blacked out. The white script has always put me off the standard SL version. Frankly I think its an eye sore too. Total bad taste 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted June 3 Share #6 Posted June 3 My SL2 screams unnecessarily, but unlike my tastefully discreet M bodies (M10M, M10-R BP, and M(9)M), it hides out a lot in my car with the big honkin’ 24-90 attached, and rarely sees other people. Admittedly, if there had been an SL2-P version when I bought it, I would have preferred the subtle variant, but the Ms remain the attractive children. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzajl Posted June 3 Share #7 Posted June 3 Advertisement (gone after registration) I was all set to black out the billboard script on my 601 when it arrived but somehow never got around to it. Since then, the more it's wormed it's way into my heart, the less it's bothered me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Richardson Posted June 5 Share #8 Posted June 5 (edited) I have black tape on mine, the old classic. The vast majority of people have no idea what it is. It is not a Leica shape that even photographers tend to recognize. I think the only people who recognize it are other people who have it. This is even more true with a Sigma lens, but even with the Leica ones. I agree about the script though...I find it pretty tasteless. I put the tape on on day one. I did the same with the S cameras. I have not bothered on the SL2S, mostly because now I can quickly tell them apart. I tend to hate branding in general, and I definitely prefer clothes and other things without visible branding. I don't want to be a walking advertisement for anything, even if I like that thing. Edited June 5 by Stuart Richardson 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markey Posted June 5 Share #9 Posted June 5 41 minutes ago, Stuart Richardson said: I have black tape on mine, the old classic. The vast majority of people have no idea what it is. It is not a Leica shape that even photographers tend to recognize. I think the only people who recognize it are other people who have it. This is even more true with a Sigma lens, but even with the Leica ones. I agree about the script though...I find it pretty tasteless. I put the tape on on day one. I did the same with the S cameras. I have not bothered on the SL2S, mostly because now I can quickly tell them apart. I tend to hate branding in general, and I definitely prefer clothes and other things without visible branding. I don't want to be a walking advertisement for anything, even if I like that thing. Yes I`ve done that before. Always worried about it taking the paint off though should ,for some reason, I need to remove it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 5 Share #10 Posted June 5 I just blacked it out with a Sharpie. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Richardson Posted June 5 Share #11 Posted June 5 2 hours ago, Markey said: Yes I`ve done that before. Always worried about it taking the paint off though should ,for some reason, I need to remove it. I have not had an issue, but at least that is a fairly easy issue to fix. I think Leica's modern paint in the recessed areas of the insignia is more durable than it was in the classic cameras. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsh Posted June 5 Share #12 Posted June 5 The Leica logo was large on the R3, R4-7, R8-R9 and now the SL series. I am not bothered by it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Albertson Posted June 5 Share #13 Posted June 5 5 hours ago, Markey said: Yes I`ve done that before. Always worried about it taking the paint off though should ,for some reason, I need to remove it. Use a piece of black gaffer tape. It looks like duct tape, but its adhesive is much friendlier to paint/other surfaces - it's made to be peeled off eventually. It might seem like overkill to buy a roll of the stuff just cover your camera's logo, but you'll end up using it for a lot of other tasks. Like Bundaberg rum, you can cook with it and clean with it, too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Richardson Posted June 5 Share #14 Posted June 5 (edited) I think I used a black roll of MT tape, which is Japanese washi masking tape. Great stuff. They had some 18% grey tape too, I have a couple of rolls of each and I use it for packaging prints and all sorts of tasks. It leaves a lot less residue than the masking tape you get from the hardware store. I think some photo store sold it. I can't remember where I got it specifically. https://www.masking-tape.jp/en/lineup/mt-foto/foto/ Edited June 5 by Stuart Richardson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted June 5 Share #15 Posted June 5 4 hours ago, Stuart Richardson said: I think I used a black roll of MT tape, which is Japanese washi masking tape. Great stuff. They had some 18% grey tape too, I have a couple of rolls of each and I use it for packaging prints and all sorts of tasks. It leaves a lot less residue than the masking tape you get from the hardware store. I think some photo store sold it. I can't remember where I got it specifically. https://www.masking-tape.jp/en/lineup/mt-foto/foto/ Amazon, for under 5 bucks. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardC Posted June 6 Share #16 Posted June 6 Any low-residue tape should work. Real gaffer tape (not duct tape!), camera tape, washi tape, real painter's masking tape. The main issue with these is that you'll often find fake equivalents that will pull paint on removal. It's best to buy them from a specialized supplier, or a craft/fabric store for washi tape. I use black electrical tape. It comes-off easily, and any residue can be removed with isopropyl alcohol. I have no idea what kind of tape electricians use in other parts of the world, so due diligence is advised. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S Maclean Posted June 9 Share #17 Posted June 9 I actually got a black shapy and filled the Leica text into black. So I guess it now screams Leica SL-S I honestly don't like the white text. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn30 Posted June 12 Share #18 Posted June 12 Is it just the Leica name that bothers you? Every camera maker puts the brand on the front don’t they? Im personally not ashamed to own a Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 12 Share #19 Posted June 12 Not that It makes the camera look cheap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted June 12 Share #20 Posted June 12 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Shawn30 said: Is it just the Leica name that bothers you? Every camera maker puts the brand on the front don’t they? Im personally not ashamed to own a Leica. Not that; rather that the huge white script and bright red logo seem garish, unlike the more elegant lettering, for instance, for Hasselblad on the X2D. Edited June 12 by Jeff S 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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