This reminds me of a hardware engineer I knew years ago who bought a "Rat Shack" - Radio Shack - audio equalizer. He was so _ashamed_ of that name on the front panel that he removed it. Your scheme could be interpreted in this light. Grin.
Paul Stenquist wrote:
Okay guys, I have finally figured out a way to raise the Pentax brand to the level of N, and C, and yes, even Leica. I have to confess that I've been hanging around on the Leica Photonet forum a bit. I did buy some LTM gear, and I kind of like to hear what the Leicaphiles like and don't like. Well, in brief, I've found that most Leica owners are very impressed with the fact that they actually own a Leica. And they've gone to great lengths to construct some suitable signs of exactly how desirable Leicas are. For example, LEICA OWNERS TAPE OVER THE BRAND NAME AND THE HEINIOUS TELL-TALE RED DOT THAT IDENTIFIES THEIR CAMERA. No smile, no <vbg>. I'm not kidding. They do it. I guess they believe that an easily identified Leica will soon be ripped from their grasp by a jealous N, or C or Pentax photographer. (Well, it might be, but the tape isn't going to fool me <vbg>.) But I suspect it's just another Leicophile pretension. And my god, some Leica shooters have so many of them they must have to carry another bag just to drag them along. So there you have it. All we have to do in order to gain true prestige in the camra world is to tape over the Pentax branding on all of our cameras. If we assume that they're so good that we can't afford to let the plebe know what we're carrying, we'll be on our way home. Tape over your Pentax branding, and do it today. It's the road to salvation. By the way, I still like my 50 year old iiif. Hey, you can't judge a camera by the people who use it. Anyway, the truly pretensious Leicophiles have long ago given up on the old screw mount versions.
