Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:57 PM 7/30/97 -0400, Steve Brauner wrote: >I can understand Leica's desire to use the red dot for brand name >recognition, but it certainly makes it easy for would/be thieves to spot the >Leica quickly. You folks really must live in areas with some high-quality thugs. Hell, I DEFEND these guys in Court, and I've yet to have a criminal client who knew what in blazes a Leica was. A 'camera', sure, they'll steal a 'camera' -- but they'd take a tinny P&S over a Leica any day of the week, as it looks more expensive. These guys are DUMB, or they wouldn't be street thieves. They simply don't know the market, and the fences are almost as ill-informed. A pawn shop might know the true value -- but, contrary to their image, most pawn shops are honest operations. Now, random violence against street photographers, sure, that's a possibility. But I doubt if more than 1% of our criminal element are as brand-conscious as some seem to think. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!