Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken Obviously sorry to hear about your loss. I will keep an eye out with some of the dealers here. Gerry Gerry Walden 023 8046 3076 0797 287 7932 > On 27 Dec 2018, at 20:25, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > > Sorry to hear about your loss, it really sucks. I hope you have another > camera with you for the remainder of the trip to Iceland. > It does sound like she was Romanian from your description, or maybe from > one of the Balkan countries?unfortunately one unintended consequence of > the free movement of people among EU member countries is that it has > become much easier for thieves from places like Romania to go north and > ply their trade in much richer countries than their own. Iceland is not in > the EU, but free movement still applies because of their membership of > EFTA. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 27 Dec 2018, at 18:09, Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.com> wrote: >> >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information