Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you're sporting a couple of R8's and lots of other stuff over the shoulder, it also helps if you're 6'2", weighing 205 lbs and in good physical shape. Jim Nelon Jim Brick wrote: > Let's explore this for a moment... > > I thought part of the complaint was that no one knows what a Leica is and > most people think that they are P&S cameras. Hardly mugger material. Pretty > easy to fence N*, C*, M*, and P* equipment. Well known value. But that old > looking P&S... nah! > > I've been wearing a RED DOT on my left lapel for over ten years (see it at > http://www.photoaccess.com/photoaccess/phototeam.htm ) and I get asked all > the time "what's that pin?" and I respond "it's a Leica pin" and 100% of > the time, the return was "what's Leica?" . I absolutely believe that given > a choice, thieves will take known marketable goods over unknown goods. > Street fencing is not a sophisticated activity. If the fence can't unload > it through the normal non sophisticated channels, they either don't want it > or won't pay much for it. > > The top 15 stolen cars in the US are: > > 1. 1994 Honda Accord EX > 2. 1988 Honda Accord LX > 3. 1992 Honda Accord LX > 4. 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme > 5. 1995 Ford Mustang > 6. 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme > 7. 1995 Honda Accord EX > 8. 1990 Honda Accord EX > 9. 1989 Toyota Camry > 10. 1992 Honda Accord EX > 11. 1989 Honda Accord LX > 12. 1991 Honda Accord EX > 13. 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme > 14. 1995 Toyota Corolla > 15. 1987 Chevrolet Caprice > > I don't see BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Saab, Lexus, Infinity, or anything other > than a well known, mundane, run of the mill, easy to sell, N*, C*, M*, and > P* kind of cars. > > Basically, I do not believe that the RED DOT, or the word Leica, has > anything at all to do with getting equipment stolen. An F5 or EOS in your > hand is "far more" tempting to a thief than that hard to fence, I don't > know what it is, camera. > > IMHO > > Jim > > * - Nikon, Canon, Minolta, and Pentax > > At 04:56 PM 1/25/99 -0800, you wrote: > > >I think It's cool that some people don't mind keeping a higher profile > >and have a black belt or mugging insurance. The shooters out there who > >like to keep a low profile deserve better than to be accused of > >betraying or otherwise their beloved Leicas. (being ashamed) > >Smiley face with one eyebrow raised and corner of left lower lip turned > >slightly down. - -- James R. Nelon Hong Kong, China http://home.netvigator.com/~jnelon