[Leica] Stolen SL system, in Iceland

[Nathan Wajsman]

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

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> 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 Skógafoss 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
> 
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