Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Camera Bags
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 12:45:06 -0400

At 09:07 AM 6/2/99 -0700, Peter Kotsinadelis wrote:
>Carrying around a well
>labeled bag like a Billingham, Tamrac, LowePro, et al sometimes says loud
>and clear "rob me!!" to a thief.  

Possibly, but, again, I represent these guys:  very, very few thieves would
EVER know the difference between Nikon and Leica, as they've never heard of
either, and to expect them to know the difference between a Billingham and
a K-Mart bag simply would stretch their grey cells way too far.

Crooks don't even want to steal cameras, as there is no market for hot
cameras.  They will steal $2,500 worth of gear and net, at most, $50 for
their risk and trouble, while a good car stereo will bring them $100 and a
TV $150.  If they KNOW you have a camera in the bag, they'll leave you
alone:  they're hoping it has something exotic in it, like a boom box or a
gun.

Marc

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