M6 red dots

[smile]

Get a chisel and a hefty hammer. Stick the tip of the chisel just under the red dot and give it a couple of solid, swift whacks with the hammer.

The red dot will come out and there will be an empty hole plus a little collateral damage. No-one will attempt to steal your camera and you can live without fear.

this forum is a fount of useful ideas. i need to get a notebook and start making notes

 

[sanmich]

I have a chrome M6, and I wonder if I could get a regular dot and remove all the paint, having a metal only dot. Anyone ever tried that?

In my attempt to paint mine black, I have partially removed the red paint. I think all you need is to remove your dot and use some paint stripper on it. I'm not sure how it will look though, because the dot is aluminum.

Michael, I have some red dots, they cost less than $2 from Leica. How many do you want?

Very kind of you Robert, as usual. I'm sending you a PM.

 

[Neare]

I'm actually looking for a bright yellow smiley face sticker to perfectly fit right over the lovely red logo. Stealth... who cares. 😀

 

[sanmich]

I'm actually looking for a bright yellow smiley face sticker to perfectly fit right over the lovely red logo. Stealth... who cares. 😀

Sounds good 🙂
If you really want to go that way, you could install there a small turning disco ball mounted on a motor, and hit the streets shouting "saturday night fever" 😀

 

[johnnygulliver]

Frankly, I'm a "no-dot" guy.

One of the things I like about the MP. I prefer anonymity when I shoot, and I don't need a bright red dot attracting the eye. Nor do I want anything that shouts "I've got a really expensive camera!" I'm not out to make a status display--prefer to have people think I have a humdrum point-and-shoot, and ignore me.

I agree with you Paul, I've had the same experience: the occasional pained face and innocent sympathetic remark questioning my financial status (once in Mumbai 'thiefs market', of all places), and why I couldn't afford a better camera to that 'old' thing I was using - it was a black MP. That is how I like it.