Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I walked the streets of London, mostly Westminster, Soho, Mayfair, Hyde Park,and more with an F4s and didn't experience a problem. London is a wealth of photo opportunities. I did have good insurance and the F4s makes for a good weapon. Most muggers likely wouldn't think the looks of the M6 to be a worthwhile prize from the distance. Its beauty lies in its very small footprint. Steve At 01:01 PM 12/28/97 GMT, you wrote: >Hello Everyone, > >I'm new to the LUG and Leica cameras. > >Live in West London, freelance programmer by trade, amateur snapper in my >spare time. > >I've been using Pentax for some time (P30N and more recently MX) and have >just got through the financial shock of an M6 + 2/35, which I intend to use >for a few months before getting the 2.8/90. > >Most of my photographs are scenic or still lifes. With the M6 I want to get >out and about in the streets. How do other people go about this while >minimizing the risks of getting mugged for the camera but without burying >the M6 so far beneath a jacket that the shot would be gone by the time the >camera was out. Black tape over the Leica logos? Any hints by email on >street photography would be welcome. > >Simon > > > >