Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> At 02:17 PM 8/24/98 -0700, you wrote: > >As Popeye used to say "I can't stands no more". > > > >The black-tape-to-guard-the-Leica treatment has to be one of the more > >asinine suggestions I have encountered on the LUG. > >If a thief wants to steal a camera he won't give a damn if it is a Leica, a > >Yashica or a Shakahachi. > >In New York City the thief does not use a loupe to ascertain that the ring > >is gold before cutting off your finger to get it. Living and working here in the heart of New York City (Times Square) for the past twenty years, I can't remember anyone getting a finger cut off. . .even in the notorious pre-Disney days! And if a Leica owners want to tape, paint or otherwise alter the camera, I think that's up to them. I have done it to make the camera less visible - not necessarily for anti-theft purposes, and not just on my Leicas. The downside is that most tape leaves some residue after time. sam alexander