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I agree with Scott, I like the all black and not much publicity to a company.I think people are putting too much thought into this.
If OP feels a bit more secure by removing the paint, then that's what OP will do. It doesn't make anything worse.
My first reply stands, a wooden toothpick does the trick.
You can save money and don't have to go to the expense of a toothpick; a sharpened matchstick will do just as well. I don't think it will make you feel safer though [the solution to that requires a slight shift of attitude], but it will make the camera better looking when it's corporate graffiti is removed. The actual logo indent without crappy white paint filling it is rather nice and subtle.Does anyone know how to remove the M9 white paint without doing any damage? I feel very unsafe walking around with this beautiful camera.......
I gotta say, this one cracked me up.You can save money and don't have to go to the expense of a toothpick; a sharpened matchstick will do just as well. I don't think it will make you feel safer though [the solution to that requires a slight shift of attitude], but it will make the camera better looking when it's corporate graffiti is removed. The actual logo indent without crappy white paint filling it is rather nice and subtle.
Happy scraping.
.......... Chris
When I was stationed in Italy, and they knew the value of Leica's unlike here in the U.S., I used to wrap masking tape on my M-4 to make it look broken.Does anyone know how to remove the M9 white paint without doing any damage? I feel very unsafe walking around with this beautiful camera and would like to make it look a little stealthy!
Please help!
Thanks in advance
Absolutely agree with you Charles. I walked around some of the toughest neighborhoods in Mexico for seven years, shooting without a problem. Same here in San Francisco, where some of the neighborhoods cause me more pause than any of the Mexican barrios ever did, and again without any problems. We may know what the value in dollars is of what is dangling from our necks, but the chances are nobody else will.Funny thing is I picked the M logo paint out with a toothpick and then Leica filled it back in (without asking) when I sent it in for a recent CLA. Haven't bothered to do it again.
Honestly, if one is nervous about carrying around a $10k plus camera and lens then all the tape in the world will do nothing to change that. It's really a mindset that needs to be changed. Confidence and smarts are typically the best foil to thieves....