The Orange shutter button is a great design item, but it's a disaster to X2D owners.
It advertises that this is very expensive camera which is worth stealing by thieves in any country. Nice design Hasselblad but a really bad idea for foreign travellers.
I have asked Hasselblad if they make a Black? cover to hide this Orange button from potential thieves but alas, they do not supply any form of disguise for this highly visible Orange button.
Perhaps one of the list members could suggest colouring this button with a liquid? that one can use which would be easy removed at a future date without damaging this beautiful camera.

Hasselblad could easily solve this problem by making an alternative replacement cover for the shutter button - are you listening Hasselblad?

In fact I think the orange looks cheap, I prefer the H silver ones

But surely the large "HASSELBLAD" name on the front is more of a give away then a orange "button" LOL

I solved that problem by spray painting 3M micropore adhesive surgical tape with satin finish black paint and using that to cover the orange button. I cut a large disc that overlapped onto the camera body. The tape is flexible enough to allow you to operate the release. You could cover the white body engravings the same way. Tape adhesive will dissolve in alcohol, ethyl or isopropyl.

I taped mine a few times for this exact reason sadly the tape never lasts. but its also cool to learn I wasn't the only one with this thought process. i hope you and we all can find a good solution.

Quote from: Gravastar on March 19, 2025, 02:19:26 AMI solved that problem by spray painting 3M micropore adhesive surgical tape with satin finish black paint and using that to cover the orange button. I cut a large disc that overlapped onto the camera body. The tape is flexible enough to allow you to operate the release. You could cover the white body engravings the same way. Tape adhesive will dissolve in alcohol, ethyl or isopropyl.

can you show me a photo of yours, I will show you mine. lol

I just returned from a project in Spain and in preparation I carefully applied half inch electrical tape with a matte finish over the big HASSELBLAD nameplate on the front of the camera. I think the name plate (or even just its bold appearance) suggests 'valuable' or translates in English to "Steal me."  One person said to me "nice Hasselblad" and I was surprised so I asked how he identified the camera by asking if he had one or was a pro photographer and he just pointed to the white "Hasselblad" engraving on the top of the lens shade. A police lady told us that in Spain the thieves don't shoot you or stab you - they just take your property and move along. That was in Barcelona which is a dangerous place for tourists in terms of losing your property to thieves.

I've travelled all over the world with a pair or three X2D's. Even when taped people ask me how I like the Hasselblad. To think a theif is only aware because of the orange shutter is preposterous.

It's a camera. They'll take anything that's saleable. Do you think theat a Hasselblad is more a target than a Sony? Of course not. Having said that I've had Leicas and Hasselblads in over 40 countries with no issues. I'm hyper aware of my surroundings at all times.

Gordon

always one of the first things i do is tape my cameras, I've tried to tape the button several times it just sadly never really works so yes. please show me your solutions and cameras.

Put a red dot on it as camouflage .

What is the point of having a camera and sticking tape all over it, the solution is called "insurance"!

If the orange button looks bad black tape looks terrible

the black tape looks awesome ;-)

Thieves are trained to look out for easy prey & they will avoid anyone who sling their cameras plus if you bring along tripod, they think you are a working professional & respect you that you are working & very cautious of the surroundings 😀

Quote from: Faithwell on March 19, 2025, 02:41:29 PMThieves are trained to look out for easy prey & they will avoid anyone who sling their cameras plus if you bring along tripod, they think you are a working professional & respect you that you are working & very cautious of the surroundings 😀

OK - how often is a professional robbed or has the equipment stolen?

Need to minimize transparency by camouflaging as much as possible. Thanks for Sir_ian for the tips. Am using Daiso Soft Fastener Tape.

Sorry guys, but this whole discussion is pretty silly... To begin with, we are talking about an orange spot instead of the big Hasselblad across the body. The orange dot has not been a Hasselblad icon like the red dot has been for Leica; it is a fairly new design.

What's more, thieves come in two variants: those who know their cameras and those who don't. The first group will not be fooled by a button that has been taped or tampered with - they know it is a Hasselblad anyway. The second group is out there to steal cameras and they wouldn't know a Hasselblad from an XYZ brand if it kicked them in the face. So, it looks like we are offering solutions instead of a problem. And a first world problem at that...

I have travelled extensively and I have never had an issue when I had a Leica or now that I have a Hasselblad. I am 100% convinced that if someone is out to steal my camera, they will try to do it anyway.

It sound a bit smug to me, sorry...