Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Stolen Leicas--how do you prevent that from happening?
From: Tarek Charara <tarek.charara@wanadoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 00:59:51 +0200

Compared to the price of the gear that is in it, the bag is rather cheap.
Besides I didn't buy the Billingham because it looked good, but because it's
practical and sturdy. Mine are all over 15 years of age!

T.

le 01.09.2001 23:19, Dan Cardish à dcardish@sympatico.ca a écrit :

> But they ARE expensive, so why not just start off with a cheap bag?  I'd be
> pissed off if my expensive Billingham looked all ratty after awhile.
> 
> dan c.
> 
> At 10:40 PM 01-09-01 +0200, Tarek Charara wrote:
>> The Billingham looks "expensive" when it's new, then, after a while it
>> starts to look "used" and "cheap"... 2 of my Billinghams look so "cheap"
>> they even have holes at the edges and the leather straps ripped off. Nobody
>> wants to steal my Billinghams.... Anyway in third world countries hardly
>> anyone knows about Leica or Billingham.
>> 
>> I've travelled a lot, but had my gear stolen only once, here in Paris. And
>> only because I was so tired, I doze off in the metro...
>> 
>>