Sony Blacked out 'Sony' logo on my RX1 - what does this say about me...or Sony?

What did you black it out with? On a $2,500 camera I would have used gaffer's tape so its removable if I ever wanted to resell. Too bad you can't black out the anodized orange ring though - I'll never understand that decision by Sony.
 
Most commendable. I think it says you are a craftsman interested only in using an instrument and not a consumer showing off a status symbol. I have had the same wish to cover 'Sigma' on my instrument. Now, if only someone, somewhere, would make and sell a stencil of adhesive backed tape in the exact size and shape of the letters.

It puts me in mind of another form of expressing a craftsman's pride in one's instrument & which I saw - at Arles in 1984 - to possess a black body (any make) with paint worn down to show the brass beneath.

As to what it says for Sony? This must be the subject of deep reflection.
 
I am used to professional photographers blacking out the logos on their big DSLR cameras to make them less obvious and intimidating.

But I was very surprised when I blacked out the two white logos on my little Canon G1X, using electrician's tape, a couple of days ago. The camera was so much less obvious that it seemed to have shrunk, almost disappeared. I prefer the camera this way.

Krugman
 
I do like the look of the RX 1. It's already so small compared to my other camera that I can't imagine most people giving it any more attention than most point and shoots.
I may be wrong but don't most of the non-photographing public, or casual photographers, associate the Sony name with consumer goods?

Like I said, I do like the looks but not as much as the feel! Reminds me of my Ricoh XRP, very much in fact.

This weekend I was shooting at a concert with my RX 1, put it away and took out my D4. Within two minutes some guy, who worked for the promoter, approached me and asked who I was shooting for.
With the RX1 I already feel invisible.
 
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