Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/02

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Subject: [Leica] Camera as weapon
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:10:15 -0500
 
> 
> Yael Joel, LIFE magazine photographer, told me that he preferred the Kodak
> Medalist as a weapon of choice when facing unruly mobs. The two pound
> Medalist, when swung around on it's neck strap, struck with the impact of a
> medieval mace.
> 
> Larry Z


They is the advantage of modern DSLR's.
They are most the time too heavy and too old.
And make a heavy blunt object better then they make a picture taking tool.
But the bad guys no better than to mess with us.
And they're after laptops and IPods. Not cameras anymore.



Mark William Rabiner
In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at gmail.com (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Camera as weapon)