[Leica] Touristy cameras

[Frank Dernie]

One of the reasons why there is no longer a round of the FIA World Championship in India is the level of corruption and bribes required there.
That is saying something since most of the “new” countries are far from whiter than white in that respect…
Frank D.

> On 3 Feb 2016, at 17:22, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I was detained in customs in New Delhi for a half a day once; they thought
> I was with CNN (I had video and still gear).  It was a nightmare.  They had
> books that had the value of seemingly everything on earth in it...they
> would ask me the value of a piece of equipment and then go look it up to
> see if I was telling the truth.
> 
> It eventually came down to "how much money do you have"?  And that's how I
> got out: with an empty wallet.
> 
> Leo Wesson
> Photographer/Videographer
> 817.733.9157
> www.leowesson.com
> 
> On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Larry Zeitlin via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> Ted and Nathan are right on. A friend of mine is head of security at a
>> major NYC airport and tells me that new Leicas are rarely carried by
>> tourists. Especially a couple of them. They will assume that you are either
>> a photojournalist or intend to sell the cameras on the black market. If you
>> must carry a Leica choose an old beat up one, especially with the vulcanite
>> flaking off. And leave those very expensive lenses at home. Airport
>> security personnel are not stupid and know the value of Leica and Zeiss
>> optics. If you must carry a precision camera, choose a Canon, Nikon or an
>> Olympus, preferably an older model. And whatever you do, don't carry
>> anything which uploads a picture directly to wi-fi. Sorry, but that's the
>> way it is.
>> Larry Z
>> + + + +
>> Hi Tina,
>> Nathan hit this right on the mark!
>> Do not "Assume absolutely one iota of anything."
>> 
>> One thing for sure, with a couple of cameras, certainly a couple not
>> looking
>> like tourist "selfie types you may get a little more attention than you
>> expect?" Then again? NADA!
>> Now remember my dear folks, we're not trying to spook you. Far from it,
>> just
>> hopefully assisting in a preparation thought process? Bottom line?
>> We want you to come home and tell us all "IT WAS A PIECE OF CAKE!" That's
>> it
>> perfectly.Have a good one!
>> Cheers,
>> ted
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Sent: February-02-16 2:03 PM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica MM
>> 
>> I would not assume anything. Dictatorial regimes do not like
>> photojournalists (or any kind of journalists), especially from abroad.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>> 
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