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Anyone have any ideas on how to cleanly remove the red "Power O.I.S." lettering on the front of the camera? I want to apply a wide strip of leatherette horizontally across the front to give the camera a retro look, but the red lettering is kind of an eye sore.

Any input would be appreciated.
 
Buy Leica DLUX5 :)

You can try acetone or white spirit. But be careful about lens, sensor and black painting on metal body.

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Mine is covered with Gaffer tape. All ID marks are covered. Don't want to intimidate subjects by allowing them to think I have anything other than a generic, cheap, point-and-shoot :)
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DezM said:
I'd leave it alone.

But if you must, use black nail polish. Ask the wife ;)
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You mean you don't own your own black nail polish? :) :)
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kernow said:
trevmar said:
Mine is covered with Gaffer tape. All ID marks are covered. Don't want to intimidate subjects by allowing them to think I have anything other than a generic, cheap, point-and-shoot :)
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LOL, that's funny.
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No, it's quite practical.

I usually mask horrible brand printing that stands out with electricians black plastic tape. It's surprising how much smaller and unobtrusive the camera becomes. No distractions for the subject either, it just works better.

I once sold a Nikon film SLR that was taped as I had forgotten about the tape. It took months for the buyer to realise that the tape was there, and then they decided to leave it looking anonymous anyway.

It stops others who may have camera envy even seeing what the camera might be. It works for me to stay as unobtrusive as possible.

The only comment though that I have had with my Oly E-PL1 (unmasked as yet) was a young woman noticed the brand and said "Olympus, I didn't know that they still made cameras, my Dad had one years ago". So unmasked it could be a conversation starter or it could be a target for thieves, take your pick.

Regards............. Guy
 
The more things on my camera, the better.

I got a lens tube for my camera and generally keep a polarizer attached to it.

When I want macro, I stack 4 macro diopters together than stick them on my lens tube, adding 2 inches to the camera's dimensions ;).

I even brought a Nikon 8072 Microfiber Cleaning Cloth for its Nikon logo even though I have a Kodak camera. I keep it attached to my camera too :p.

I'm now contemplating a petal shaped lens hoods because they are sexy.

And 2 red Leica badges ;). One to show off on the front, one to admire on the LCD (I use the EVF anyways).
 
jucyfroot said:
Anyone have any ideas on how to cleanly remove the red "Power O.I.S." lettering on the front of the camera? I want to apply a wide strip of leatherette horizontally across the front to give the camera a retro look, but the red lettering is kind of an eye sore.
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Who do you think is scrutinizing you and your camera so closely?
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Guy Parsons said:
kernow said:
trevmar said:
Mine is covered with Gaffer tape. All ID marks are covered. Don't want to intimidate subjects by allowing them to think I have anything other than a generic, cheap, point-and-shoot :)
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LOL, that's funny.
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No, it's quite practical.

I usually mask horrible brand printing that stands out with electricians black plastic tape. It's surprising how much smaller and unobtrusive the camera becomes. No distractions for the subject either, it just works better.

I once sold a Nikon film SLR that was taped as I had forgotten about the tape. It took months for the buyer to realise that the tape was there, and then they decided to leave it looking anonymous anyway.

It stops others who may have camera envy even seeing what the camera might be. It works for me to stay as unobtrusive as possible.

The only comment though that I have had with my Oly E-PL1 (unmasked as yet) was a young woman noticed the brand and said "Olympus, I didn't know that they still made cameras, my Dad had one years ago". So unmasked it could be a conversation starter or it could be a target for thieves, take your pick.

Regards............. Guy
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He is shooting with a P&S though, how many people would be intimidated? I'm sure he was just joking. Now if you want to mask a Leica or the shiny bits if in a war zone I might think it reason enough.
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kernow said:
He is shooting with a P&S though, how many people would be intimidated? I'm sure he was just joking. Now if you want to mask a Leica or the shiny bits if in a war zone I might think it reason enough.
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Not joking, I never make jokes!

Usually I tape out glaringly obvious brand names to make the cameras more anonymous. It seems to stop the subject from being busy reading the brand name at times. Mostly with SLR/DSLR of course but also with obtrusive names on P&S. Next to do is my E-PL1 because that's got an annoyingly large name on it, stands out too much for my senstive tastes, I prefer to keep advertising to a minimum.

Still not joking....

By the way, ever notice in TV shows or movies where they need to use a camera and the makers would obviously not pay up the usual product placement fee? They end up taped out.

Regards............... Guy
 
morepix said:
jucyfroot said:
Anyone have any ideas on how to cleanly remove the red "Power O.I.S." lettering on the front of the camera? I want to apply a wide strip of leatherette horizontally across the front to give the camera a retro look, but the red lettering is kind of an eye sore.
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It's just for looks.

I just want it to look clean. Since I'm not covering the entire front, the red lettering will be still be partially visible.

Thanks to everyone for their input so far.
 
I wasn't talking about you joking.

I really can't imagine a scenario where people are distracted by reading the logo on a camera, especially a P&S. I don't care for all the mega this and things either but I don't think Lumix goes as crazy as some other makers. Unless you leave the stickers on of course.

I wish they hadn't plastered the zoom range etc. but I don't think it is going to distract folks enough that I won't be able to get their photo. Generally the gaffer tape was used to stop reflections or make a camera look less desirable if in a bad part of town. Oh and of course your point about movies.

The LX1 below isn't too bad. The OIS stuff in red isn't that bad, but if trying for a retro look it might not look so old school.



L1, why would anyone want gaffer tape on this beauty.



Now my Olympus is covered with stuff that I don't really want there, but I don't think covering them will help me be less noticeable. Perhaps I can pretend I have a Can or Nikon if I cover them???



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Well, what an interesting discussion you've started. LOL all the way.

I can understand why you might want to blank/black out lettering. I wouldn't contemplate doing anything of a permanent nature, so avoid anything solvent based - you don't know what side effects it might have, and would use black electrical tape or similar - something that can be cleaned off in the future.
 
Guy Parsons said:
By the way, ever notice in TV shows or movies where they need to use a camera and the makers would obviously not pay up the usual product placement fee? They end up taped out.
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in which case, the "n" in "ncis" -- don't know if it's broadcast there -- should stand for "nikon." they even use the ghastly in-box neck straps with the garish yellow lettering.

as to the original point, i actually painted over the "lumix" and the little gold "L" thing on my lx3 with black epoxy paint, also the shiny bit around the rubber handgrip. it greatly increased the seeming invisibility of the thing.
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+1 on non permanent solutions. Next year you might want to sell this and buy the super duper LX6. The next owner may want it in perfect out of the box condition.
 
Barretlight said:
+1 on non permanent solutions. Next year you might want to sell this and buy the super duper LX6. The next owner may want it in perfect out of the box condition.
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Interesting thread, indeed.

When I was on a Navy ship, 50 years ago (1), I carried an old, very "brassed" (black paint worn off, showing underlying tarnished brass) Leica IIIƒ with a "Leica" metal lenscap I deliberately bashed with a hammer (just the face) and scoured on concrete, then chemically tarnished it.

It may have been the most expensive camera aboard, but never got stolen, while many shiny "el Cheapo" cameras were stolen.

Unobtrusive has it's good points ;)

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