RE: [Leica] Disguising My M6

[Jeffrey Hausner <Buzz@marianmanor.org>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Ted Grant [SMTP:tedgrant98@hotmail.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, September 16, 1998 3:07 AM
> To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject:	RE: [Leica] Disguising My M6
> 
> Jeffrey Hausner wrote:
> 
> <<<<<<<O.K., I finally have to jump in on this.  The idea of disguising 
> cameras derives from combat photographers who used to {perhaps still do} 
> use black tape or other substance to cover parts of their camera bodies 
> and other equipment which would reflect light and draw the attention of 
> the enemy {That's also the second reason why combat photographers always 
> use lens shades}.  It can be a reasonable thg to do under certain 
> circumstances.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >	
> Gee Buzz,
> 
> I never thought of that when I was one. I was always more afraid of 
> light reflecting off the lens. (Shade or not) I never carried a camera 
> around my neck  and riding on my chest after I saw what Ben Oyserman's 
> Nikon and chest looked like when he was hit full in the lens and it went 
> right threw the lens and out his back carrying the better part of the 
> camera and shade into his body. :(
> 
> Some guys may have taped during WW 2 or wars over the past 50 years for 
> the reason you say, but I don't recall making any big thing out of it as 
> we see on the LUG over the stealing aspects. 
> 
> I still feel it's a hypothetical taping thing and really doesn't save 
> the camera one way or the other from being stolen. And given I just got 
> ripped for an R8, lens and winder 4 days ago, I don't really think if it 
> were taped I'd still have it. 
> 
> ted
> 
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	[Buzz]  
	Ted,

		I agree with everything you say, especially about taping up
cameras to hide their identity.  However, I still maintain that everyone
going into combat did-- does-- everything he could-- can-- to prevent
becoming a target.  Most soldiers and photographers didn't get shot.
Unfortunately, some did, for a variety of reasons.

	Buzz