[Leica] The story of my detention by the NYPD

[lambroving at worldnet.att.net (William G. Lamb, III)]

Scott,

I'll stay out of the politics. If you think YOU are shaky, and I'm 58! :-)

I hate carrying even a monopod so I use a "softie" on all Leicas
except for my M7. I find it gives you one to two speeds slower
without a lot of shake. I guess it helps if your M6 is black too.
Usually you can go with this combo into places where other
cameras would be banned. This applies to museums, etc.

Are you wild about the 28 ASPH yet?! :-)

William

>I just bought my first Leica lens - 28/2, yeah! - and I didn't spring for 
>some
>of the worlds finest glass to be told I can't use a tripod in lots of public
>places around Washington, DC. My hands are a little shakey, and using
>a tripod is the classic way around this. I'm not sure how tripod usage got
>on the "watch list" of security folks, but it did, and it diminishes the 
>value
>I get out of my newly, and for me dearly, acquired Leica glass.