Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill Satterfield <cwsat@cyberhighway.net> asked: >I am going to take a M6 and a M5 along with a p&s. Any caveats about thieves? I suspect that the level of street crime in London and Paris is lower than in US cities of comparable size. During two recent vacations in Paris, the only specific precautions I took in the street was to keep my the catches on my camera bag fastened, and if not shooting or about to shoot, to wear the bag or camera with the strap running diagonally across my body. Perhaps I'm being cynical, but I tend to assume that a thief will be more interested in my money than my camera, while the sheer number of tourists carrying new and near-new cameras will be a more obvious target for a snatch-and-run thief than someone with what looks like older equipment. In more than 35 years of business and vacation travel, I've only once had my hotel room burgled (in Newcastle). Perhaps other Lugnuts resident in both cities could offer more detailed advice. Regards, Doug Richardson