Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ----- Original Message ----- From: dan states <dstate1@hotmail.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 1999 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] how to be distreet? > Hi Eric, I have found that the only people who notice the M6 are real > camera nuts...Most people think it is some old snapshot camera. I > usually wear a light jacket, and the camera under that with the lens > poking out. > > Have fun. > Dan Many years ago I saw something on a similar theme at the definitely "photo on pain of being shot" border between Macau and China. The owner of a Pentax had an attachment, like the tube from inside the roll of toilet tissue, screwed onto the front of his lens. Inside the hollow tube was a mirror set at a 45 degree angle. The enterprising fellow was able to take photos at a 90 degree angle to the subjects..... namely the PLA border guards. jh > > >hi all LUGers > > > >thanks for all the responses. After much discussions and reading all > >your valuable replies... I decide to bite the bullet and get a used > >chrome M6 with Summicron Dual range 50/2 first. Later..I'll get the > >hand-grip and hand strap. Perhaps a soft release later too. Now.. I'm > >getting worried about the flashiness of M6. How can I hide it > properly > >and protect M6 when travelling? How do u all keep ur M gear with u > >while u travel around and managed to pull out M* out to shoot? > > > >ericssan > > > > > >=== > >Chong Yen Yong, Eric > >Educator/Photographer/Mac User/PowerBook User > >Department of Mathematics > >Yishun Junior College > >shutterbug@pacific.net.sg > >ericssan@yahoo.com ICQ:1280 5335 Pg:9 412 2263 > > > >_________________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.co > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >