Good ways to mask your camera

[exe163]

I see a lot of people use tape of conceal the logo of their cameras, particularly the Leica. I was thinking about the same thing to my Nikon dSLR. What kind of tape should I use? I want to cover up the logos without making it look too "beat-up". Also, it has to be easily revertible. The last time I checked electrical tapes leave a lot of residue to the surface.

I was thinking about doing the similar procedure to my chrome M4. Is there a more elegant way to do it?

 

[benmacphoto]

Gaffers tape works the best.

 

[Particular]

I can understand covering up the Nikon logo, but I am not embarrassed to have a Leica.

 

[Neare]

I don't think most people who cover up their logos do so because they are embarrassed. It's more so the feeling of anonymity. And/or protection from thieves.

 

[ruby.monkey]

... because people notice the tiny logo rather than the hulking great body and lens on which it sits?

 

[Roger Hicks]

I can understand covering up the Nikon logo, but I am not embarrassed to have a Leica.

Elegantly phrased.

I am always intrigued by those who think that opportunist thieves stop to look at what brand of camera they are stealing.

Cheers,

R.

 

[dave lackey]

Elegantly phrased.

I am always intrigued by those who think that opportunist thieves stop to look at what brand of camera they are stealing.

Cheers,

R.

It must be that thieves have their own specialty...Leica thieves/Nikon thieves/Canon thieves...😛 Who said there is no honor among thieves?🙄

 

[cambolt]

If I was travelling in thief prone areas I would cover parts of the camera, just to make it look beat up and undesirable, if anything else

 

[S.H.]

I do not think anyone (except us, camera nerds or should I say lovers 😛) can really identify a Leica. In three years having lugged my chrome M8 or M3 around Paris, just one person have made one (friendly) remark. Interestingly enough, my contax II has been spotted three times (!) in some months, but the turret finder does help 😛.

For a Nikon, I would not ever bother to cover it. It looks like a DSLR anyway, gaffer or not, and it is worth stealing and easy to resell for any common thief.

On a side note, in Paris for some months now, iPhones are being stolen on a regular basis in the subway. But hipsters still do not cover the apple logo with tape 😀.

 

[coelacanth]

On a side note, in Paris for some months now, iPhones are being stolen on a regular basis in the subway. But hipsters still do not cover the apple logo with tape 😀.

Oh why didn't I think of that before!? I should put some gaffer tape on that shiny Apple logo on the back of my iPhone 4 for the extra street cred.

Oh wait, I had this case on it. And there is no Leica dot to cover! 😛

 

[Thomas-Paris]

Elegantly phrased.

I am always intrigued by those who think that opportunist thieves stop to look at what brand of camera they are stealing.

If the great big "Zorkii" written on the front of my camera didn't dissuade the guy who tried to grab it from my hands, I can't imagine that covering the red dot on a Leica will dissuade anyone!

 

[Frontman]

There really is no point in covering logos or somehow trying to hide the value of your camera, people unintelligent enough to have to become thieves are certainly not going to be camera conniseurs. A big DSLR will attract more thieves than a film camera, regardless of the brand.

Rather than try to disguise the camera, make sure that you are using a strong strap, and keep an eye out for what's going on around you. Be especially careful in high-crime areas, if you go lookng for trouble, don't be surprised if you find it.

 

[Rob-F]

There really is no point in covering logos or somehow trying to hide the value of your camera, people unintelligent enough to have to become thieves are certainly not going to be camera conniseurs.

Antisocial behavior such as theft is not about intelligence or the lack of it; it's about personality (character) disorder; and/or about poverty.

 

[ruby.monkey]

But the ignorant thief isn't going to care about the logo; while the knowledgeable thief will recognise a valuable camera despite the logo being hidden.

I'm going to have my M3 given a shocking pink Hello Kitty makeover. No thief will take that.

 

[cambolt]

But covering shiny bits and making it look like a wreck should deter any but the most knowledgeable thief.
I wonder if any thieves hang out on here 😱

 

[taskoni]

I can understand covering up the Nikon logo, but I am not embarrassed to have a Leica.

+1 😀

In general I think it's stupid to cover the logo as I believe doesn't make a difference. I have being in dangerous places but my thoughts were more how to save my a*s rather my camera.
However.

 

[exe163]

hehe you guys are hilarious. I guess I will just leave it as it is.

 

[Elektrojänis]

Hiding the logo isn't always because being afraid of theft or trying to be more stealthy/discreet. Some people just dont like logos on their stuff.

For example I don't like logos of companies that made my clothes to show on them. I already paid for the shirt/jacket/whatever so I don't want to be a walking billboard for them. For this reason I also removed the logo stickers from my bicycle.

I haven't really trid this to any cameras except my Canon DSLR... I used a black marker pen to cover the letter C and left the rest of the logo as is... anon. 😀

 

[isorgb]

Hiding the logo isn't always because being afraid of theft or trying to be more stealthy/discreet. Some people just dont like logos on their stuff.

For example I don't like logos of companies that made my clothes to show on them. I already paid for the shirt/jacket/whatever so I don't want to be a walking billboard for them. For this reason I also removed the logo stickers from my bicycle.

I haven't really trid this to any cameras except my Canon DSLR... I used a black marker pen to cover the letter C and left the rest of the logo as is... anon. 😀

NO LOGO - http://www.naomiklein.org/no-logo

 

[Bill58]

I'd use a black Sharpie pen. As I recall you can remove the ink w/ Methanol w/o removing the paint underneath.