disguising my camera

[martinG]

When I started out in photography many [ 30 + ] year,s I alway,s LUSTED after a Nikon;Since converting to digital recently and purchasing a D90 & D200 + Various lenses I have chosen to disguise my camera body,s by covering over the NIKON / D200; BADGE using a BLACK felt pen .Likewise with my D90.I have also replaced the NIKON straps with plain less significant straps.
To some of you this may seem a bit pointless but it makes me feel safer when out and about
Your,s martinG

[ianpinion]

Do you do a lot of street photography in some seedy, urban areas prone to gangland activity, Martin? Otherwise, I cannot honestly see why you would need to do this...

[JonnyM]

To be honest I thought this was a Viz 'Top Tip' , but I did replace my camera strap with an older 3rd party strap so it didn't look new and attractive to magpies.

[wavemachine]

Well if it makes you feel safer then that's great but personally I don't think anyone that will want to nick a camera will go shopping for a particular model or brand, they will see a camera and that would be enough.

Then again I suppose it is embarrasing owning a Nikon Maybe you can get some Canon stickers to hide your embarrasment

Seriously though just a bit of good old Nikon/Canon banta which is traditional in these parts.

I do think you have hit on a very serious point and have to say I do feel a little wary when I go out at night with my DSLR and people can sometimes get funny as they assume you are trying to take shots of them especially when the have a bit of booze on board.

[Jediboy]

Originally Posted by wavemachine

Well if it makes you feel safer then that's great but personally I don't think anyone that will want to nick a camera will go shopping for a particular model or brand, they will see a camera and that would be enough.

Then again I suppose it is embarrasing owning a Nikon Maybe you can get some Canon stickers to hide your embarrasment

Seriously though just a bit of good old Nikon/Canon banta which is traditional in these parts.

I do think you have hit on a very serious point and have to say I do feel a little wary when I go out at night with my DSLR and people can sometimes get funny as they assume you are trying to take shots of them especially when the have a bit of booze on board.

A canon is good for one thing and one thing only - sinking pirate ships!!

(sorry to digress from the original point of the post).

[beatnik69]

It is international Speak like a Pirate day today arrrrrr...

[wil59]

Originally Posted by Jediboy

A canon is good for one thing and one thing only - sinking pirate ships!!

(sorry to digress from the original point of the post).

Oh my belly hurts!

[Jediboy]

Originally Posted by beatnik69

It is international Speak like a Pirate day today arrrrrr...

Yes i think it is, you scurvey sea dog!!

[jet_kit]

Originally Posted by martinG

When I started out in photography many [ 30 + ] year,s I alway,s LUSTED after a Nikon;Since converting to digital recently and purchasing a D90 & D200 + Various lenses I have chosen to disguise my camera body,s by covering over the NIKON / D200; BADGE using a BLACK felt pen .Likewise with my D90.I have also replaced the NIKON straps with plain less significant straps.
To some of you this may seem a bit pointless but it makes me feel safer when out and about
Your,s martinG

I agree with changing your strap. The ones that come with the camera are c***. But for the rest of it, I'm struggling to think of a situation when I'd want to go to the lengths you've gone to. Whatever you do with your felt tip pen, it's still going to look like a high-end DSLR and be a target (if those are the circles you're moving in). I happily wander the streets of London, New York & Las Vegas, and have just got back from a trip to India having previously 'done' Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the Carribean, Sub-Saharan Africa and South America. There's been a few covetous glances, but I have never, for one moment, felt threatened. The only time I lost gear as when my house was burgled!

[littlebro]

I happily wander the streets of London, New York & Las Vegas, and have just got back from a trip to India having previously 'done' Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the Carribean, Sub-Saharan Africa and South America.

Oh err missus, must be nice to be rich.