Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't want to give the impression I am suggesting Costa Rica is an unusual crime region. There are parts of San Francisco I won't walk through even without a camera, much less a Leica. Personal security is a very subjective call. Recently I traveled around the world in about 4 1/2 months. I bought an M6 and two lenses in Singapore. I was unwilling to use them on the streets in India except for a few small villages. Likewise Nepal. I walked a good deal in rural Bali with SLR and Medium Format gear over the shoulder, often alone in rural areas. No problems. It felt comfortable. In Europe, I used the Leica on the streets in small towns in Germany and France and in parks and the countryside. In Spain and Portugal I kept it in a Pelican case chained to the hotel radiator. Yet, I felt comfortable using it all over Paris. I just went with my intuition at the time. I had a MF camera, a Ricoh GR1, and a pair Minox 35s to use when the Leica was in hiding. My sense of security would probably have been enhanced by one of those insurance policies mentioned, but, I wouldn't want to try to get a police report drafted in India. I wonder, have any members of LUG been robbed while traveling? Bill Lawlor