Photography Shirts

I'm digging the 18% shirt. lol

All of my camera gear is taped over, for protection against scratches but also for hiding the brands. It's not going to magically keep away thieves but it's allot harder to tell I'm shooting a $2,000 body vs a $200 body. I'm sure some thieves might tell which camera I'm shooting but I had many photographers have to ask me, what camera is that, even when it's in my hand inches away. Not to mention a crudely taped over camera looks pretty crappy, less of an eye magnet.

I also had my first 70-200 taped over, all blacked out. This was done more to fit in crowds than stand out, since a white lens just attracts too much attention. Shooting at events seems to get more security asking questions than people moving out of your way.

Thieves don't care whether it's a $2,000 body or a $200 body--both are fencible for enough money to buy the next hit. Crackhead sees "camera" and if the camera is accessible, crackhead steals it.

If you cover it in enough duct tape to make it look like a real piece of junk, a thief might overlook it, but if all you do is cover the name, it's still clearly worth stealing.

Markk9 wrote in post #9689921
Yes...............Ther​e are smart thieves out there that do target high end stuff. having Canon or Nikon on a camera is a target. For the everyday thief, no it doesn't matter. Me, I would still rather not advertise I have a name brand camera.

Mark

There are generic SLRs??

Here's mine. Hand made by a friend that does fabric painting. A little too low, but don't really care :P

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cdifoto wrote in post #9860128
There are generic SLRs??

Sigma made or makes an SLR, I would put that in generic category.

Mark

Markk9 wrote in post #9860372
Sigma made or makes an SLR, I would put that in generic category.

Mark

I wouldn't.

If you like webster:

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary​/generic wrote:
=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary​/generic]
1 a : relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general b : being or having a nonproprietary name <generic drugs> c : having no particularly distinctive quality or application <generic restaurants>
2 : relating to or having the rank of a biological genus

RDKirk wrote in post #9860116
Thieves don't care whether it's a $2,000 body or a $200 body--both are fencible for enough money to buy the next hit. Crackhead sees "camera" and if the camera is accessible, crackhead steals it.

If you cover it in enough duct tape to make it look like a real piece of junk, a thief might overlook it, but if all you do is cover the name, it's still clearly worth stealing.

Most of the pros that work for National Geographic tape up there cameras when out of the country. To me, they would know best practice about lowering equipment theft.

Mark

cdifoto wrote in post #9860381
I wouldn't.

If you like webster:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary​/generic
1 a : relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general b : being or having a nonproprietary name <generic drugs> c : having no particularly distinctive quality or application <generic restaurants>
2 : relating to or having the rank of a biological genus

For the Sigma DSLR its the next one over.

mbellot wrote in post #9860581
For the Sigma DSLR its the next one over.

I knew someone would say that.

cdifoto wrote in post #9860634
I knew someone would say that.

Glad to oblige.

nicksan wrote in post #9689627
I've asked my wife to just shoot me if she ever found me wearing a shirt with anything related to photography on it.

Exactly...