Why hide travel cam logos?
Nov 19, 2017 10:13:41 #
Nov 19, 2017 10:16:38 #
Cletus
Loc: Mongolia
I asked one of my neighborhood dope freak/petty thief types about this. What he said: "Oh, people put black tape over camera logos because they figure we won't know it's an expensive brand. We always grab the taped ones first." Me, I tape my point 'n' shoot so people will figure I have a Leica. I also wear a fake Rolex.
Nov 19, 2017 10:36:56 #
Thruxton wrote:
In a recent link provided by another UHH member the Nat Geo writer recommended several times that travelers cover the camera logos. I'm not sure why he felt this was so important. Do you follow this practice?
NO. Use a camera backpack and waist pack. No gear stolen while traveling several countries over the years. Have zero deductible insurance and travel with two cameras.
Nov 19, 2017 11:02:03 #
I don’t worry about it because the thieves don’t bother me: they are focused on the tourists with the big camera bags and FF DSLRs with the honking huge zooms. I fly under the radar.
Nov 19, 2017 11:19:24 #
geoffmalter wrote:
I cover the logo of certain smaller cameras of mine, using black electricians tape. Why? Because I do a lot of street photography, and it helps keep the camera stealthy, for those candid street shots.
How does covering the label make a big piece of glass in one's face stealthy? If you are farther away again the logo is imperceptible anyway.
Nov 19, 2017 11:19:35 #
Nov 19, 2017 11:32:17 #
Nov 19, 2017 11:37:37 #
OddJobber wrote:
I tape over the Nikon logos and add a Canon strap. Never had a theft. 
I put a Sony strap on my Canon and got condolences.
Nov 19, 2017 11:45:55 #
geoffmalter
Loc: NorCal
Architect1776 wrote:
How does covering the label make a big piece of glass in one's face stealthy? If you are farther away again the logo is imperceptible anyway.
The key word in my post is "smaller". Street shooting is all about the "up close" candid shot, unless you're shooting architecture and other static targets. Anything that will help "hide" the fact that you're on the street to photograph visually interesting "moments in time" people & situations, the better. I use the Canon crop-sensor mirrorless EOS-M 1st generation with the native M 22mm f2 lens, that's a little larger and thicker than a deck of cards, and the Panasonic LX7 with a built-in Leica branded zoom f1.4-2.3, which is not much bigger. I find that when covering the bold white face logos CANON & LUMIX, people seem not to notice why I'm there. Has nothing to do with the threat of theft.
Nov 19, 2017 11:48:01 #
There is no contest between an amateur photographer and a professional thief. You may outsmart the junky looking for a fix, but not someone who makes a living at it.
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Nov 19, 2017 11:55:22 #
Bill_de wrote:
There is no contest between an amateur photographer and a professional thief. You may outsmart the junky looking for a fix, but not someone who makes a living at it.
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Nov 19, 2017 11:58:48 #
geoffmalter wrote:
The key word in my post is "smaller". St... (show quote)
No matter how "Small", a camera in one's face is pretty obtrusive regardless if logo is hidden. And as I said, once you back up it cannot be read anyway so who cares. And as a thief it won't matter, steal it, if you made a score great, if not, a couple of bucks is better than nothing.
Nov 19, 2017 12:00:10 #
Nov 19, 2017 12:02:03 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
How old are you?
How old are you?
What does age have to do with the price of rice in China?
Or are you just bitter with life?
Nov 19, 2017 12:05:35 #
Architect1776 wrote:
How old are you?
What does age have to do with the price of rice in China?
Or are you just bitter with life?
What does age have to do with the price of rice in China?
Or are you just bitter with life?
No, neither, I just hate when people are mean, immature and insulting. Did you know “duh” was originally a way to mock the speech of people with developmental delays (you would probably call them retards)?
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