Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> At 09:07 AM 6/2/99 -0700, Peter Kotsinadelis wrote: > >Carrying around a well > >labeled bag like a Billingham, Tamrac, LowePro, et al sometimes says > loud > >and clear "rob me!!" to a thief. Marc wrote: > Possibly, but, again, I represent these guys: very, very few thieves > would EVER know the difference between Nikon and Leica, as they've > never heard of either, and to expect them to know the difference > between a Billingham and a K-Mart bag simply would stretch their grey > cells way too far. Now how can you speak like that of the people who pay the bills that pay for your photo-gear. Always show some respect to the client, or seek another job with clients more worthy of respect. > Crooks Isn't that like a doctor calling his patient "crazy". Aren't there more respectful phrases in your line of work, like "socially ill-adapted", "mal-adjusted", or better perhaps "people with differing perception of the property-concept"? Besides, they had a troubled childhood, isn't that so? > don't even want to steal cameras, This is very nice, for I will often lug around $15,000-$20,000 in gear.... > as there is no market for hot cameras. They will steal $2,500 worth > of gear and net, at most, $50 for their risk and trouble, while a good > car stereo will bring them $100 and a TV $150. TV's are darn heavy to steal, so that's only fair! > If they KNOW you have a camera in the bag, they'll leave you alone: This is getting better and better: perhaps we should write it all over the bags: "no luck, old boys; just cameras, here" And silly me....... I even take along a "uncuttable" cable to tie and padlock my cases to the heating tubes of the hotels I stay in in Europe. I feel liberated of the burden of carrying the most expensive 35mm system in the world with me! Thank you, Marc. I feel reborn. Bernard. > they're hoping it has something exotic in it, like a boom box or a > gun. > > Marc > > msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 > Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!