I have long standing habit of taking license plate frames off my new car after I buy it.
I absolutely refuse to act as a rolling advertisement for a car sales organization.
I've offered to leave them on for a flat $250/year, but I've had no takers yet!
It is out and out free publicity, and I say no...
A couple of places would reinstall them every time I took the car in for servicing.
I'd remove them when I got home and trash them.
keith whaley
frank theriault wrote:
On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 07:07:05 -0700, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well said, Frank .... and it should be pointed out that many photogs other than Leica users tape their cameras. Check out Nachtwey's Canon gear the next time you watch "War Photographer." Anyway, why should it be an issue for anyone how someone else chooses to "decorate" their camera. It seems that a particular list member's reptile-skinned LX meets with approval here, but tape over some logos is called pretentious and seems to be looked down upon. It's all such bullshit, and so irrelevant.
I've posted photos of my friend Jennifer, the singer. Her guitarist, Bill, tapes over the logos of all his guitars and amplifiers (and he has many lovely guitars on stage with him). I asked him why, and he said, "Gibson, Fender and the others don't pay me to play their guitars. Were I in a hugely successful rock band, they might give me free guitars and maybe even pay me promotional fees for using their guitars as it's great publicity for them. But, since they don't pay me to use their product, I refuse to give them free publicity."
cheers, frank
