Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have been travelling to different countries 20+ times per year for nearly 30 years now. The only places I have had problems were USA and Italy. Frank --- Nathan Wajsman <n.wajsman@chello.nl> wrote: > Thinkofcole@aol.com wrote: > > > > This is really basic, and maybe it's me, but > the days are long gone > > when you can wander around a strange city with > lots of expensive camera equipment > > around your neck and feel safe. > > Once you step outside your hotel, whether or > not you're carrying a > > camera, you're a tourist [with money in your > pocket] and fair game for all sorts > > of low lifes. Without even touching you, a sneak > thief with a knife or razor or > > a kid on a motorcycle can relieve you of your > Leica or handbag and be gone in > > seconds before you even realize the loss. > > I think this is unnecessary paranoia. I have happily > walked around > London, Amsterdam, Zurich, Madrid, New York, Tel > Aviv, Milan, Rome, > Paris etc. etc. with my Domke 803 containing 2 M > bodies, a VC R body, > and four or five lenses. You obviously have to use > common sense, but if > you are so scared of using your Leicas, then what is > the point of owning > them? Sure, you can be a victim of theft anywhere, > which I why I have a > rider covering my photo equipment as part of my > homeowners insurance > (and yes, it also covers the stuff when I am > travelling). For a > non-professional this kind of cover is pretty > inexpensive. > > Nathan > > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl > Mobile: +31 630 868 671 > > http://www.nathanfoto.com/index.html > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information