Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ---------Included Message---------- > From owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Wed Aug 26 11:13:00 1998 > Return-Path: <owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Received: from mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [192.147.236.1]) > by mail1.ispnews.com (8.9.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id LAA06845 > for <elmar@webreach.com>; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 11:12:59 -0400 > Received: from by mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (5.65/KJV) > id AA11719 Wed, 26 Aug 98 07:19:18 -0700 > Received: from u3.farm.idt.net by mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (5.65/KJV) > id AA11713 Wed, 26 Aug 98 07:19:14 -0700 > Received: from [169.132.98.77] (ppp-5.ts-7.nyc.idt.net [169.132.98.77]) > by u3.farm.idt.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) with SMTP id KAA22804 > for <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; Wed, 26 Aug 1998 10:19:12 - -0400 (EDT) > X-Sender: salex@pop3.idt.net > Message-Id: <v01540b03b209ce6f6aa3@[169.132.98.77]> > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 10:20:16 -0500 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > From: salex@IDT.NET (sam alexander) > Subject: [Leica] Re: anti-theft measures > Sender: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Precedence: bulk > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > 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. Give me a break, NYC is very safe, ive been walking around the city since i was 15 with my M3 and they only looks/comments towards my camera were by a few ppl who were also using leicas.... - -- Michael Garmisa <elmar@webreach.com>