I remember in the late '60s or early '70s seeing several pros with tape
on their cameras to hide the white/chrome areas when they were doing
studio work. Black bodies also sold for more, giving at least the
allusion of a superior camera.
Gregg
"Harridge, Wayne" wrote:
>
> John A Lind wrote:
>
> > 1. The less credible onee: The black will not show up in reflections
> > (windows, etc.) as readily as chrome. This would undoubtedly be more
> > concern to commercial or special effects work. You would
> > also have to use
> > a black tripod, and do a few other things to help conceal the
> > camera in the
> > reflection, especially the lens.
>
> Yeah and "OLYMPUS", "CANON", "NIKON" in white wouldn't be much help here.
>
> Wayne Harridge
> Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia
> http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Louvre/6152/
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