Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alan Hull is simply wrong. I will not dispute the possible existence of a street hoodlum SOMEWHERE in the world who would recognize a Leica. I will argue, most vehemently, that, at least in the US, such fellows are simply too ill-educated and "culturally deprived" to know squat about camera gear. Hoods will rarely steal cameras, as they are simply too hard to hock, and most fences won't touch them. Hoods would much rather steal something readily saleable, such as a car stereo or a TV set or a VCR. Hell, they'd rather steal a bag of dirty laundry than a camera. I KNOW these doofusses. A large part of my life is spent in representing them. They are dumb, dumb, dumb, and know only that they want to take things which can be RAPIDLY turned into cash, not something which is all-but-impossible to pawn. And I will NOT discuss the infamous Red Dot in this post, guys. No, sir! Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!