Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken - Be sure to report the loss to Leica. There are several databases for serial numbers of stolen Leicas: https://www.lenstag.com/stolen/ https://www.stolencamerafinder.com/listmodels I hope the equipment is insured!! Good luck and try to enjoy the rest of your trip! Tina On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 12:10 PM 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 -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley <http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html>