Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, that was fast. It was just a month ago that I got a Leica for the first time in my hands in years, after losing everything and more in a divorce. I was visiting Sk?gafoss waterfalls in Iceland today. After returning to the car, putting the camera in the bag in the back seat, we were approached by a young woman perhaps 25-30 years old, with long wavy brown hair, with light brown skin, who spoke with a thick non-Slavic Eastern European accent, from the passenger side. She appeared to be pointing out to something about our rental car. I got out of the car to look at what she was trying to say, sounding like she was saying that there was something wrong with the car and it was dangerous. The one minute interaction with her created an opportunity for her accomplice to take the bag from the back seat, even with my girlfriend in the car. I did not notice the loss until our next stop a half an hour later, but lost in the black Billingham Hadley Pro bag were: SL 4964347 Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-90 4527732 Summilux-SL 50 4642333 Of course, the worst loss was the images I had taken today. The waterfalls were tremendous, and the images are lost. Compared to the losses I suffered to my ex and her attorney, the financial value is nothing. However, this was quite a shock to experience this in Iceland of all places. Clearly, the woman was not local, and probably works the tourist spots in the area. When I went to the police station to report the crime, I was told that there had been a series of car break-ins and thefts during this Christmas holiday season. Beware, all. -- Ken Iisaka first name at last name dot org or com