Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've been asked about my M8 three times on public transportation here in Philly while it still had the red dot during my first week of ownership. Only one of those people knew what a Leica was, the other two instances were of the "hey man, nice camera. Lemme see it" variety. Haven't been asked about it since the red dot has not been visible. Maybe it's coincidence, maybe I changed my behavior a bit, i don't know, but it certainly attracts less attention I think. Phil Forrest On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 10:29:25 -0800 Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > "Same here" for you please. Are you a small 5'4" guy hiking in the > desert, going into ghost towns, running around in San Francisco > alone? A Chinese face looks different enough already. I don't need to > attract more attention. > > (and to answer further questions, I grew up in New York City, > traveled in the subway systems in wee hours of morning, know how not > to act like a victim, and do martial arts, so I am not worry per se, > but speaking for myself, I don't want further attention on my gear). > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 6:30 AM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: > > > Same here, nobody cares or even knows what a Leica is, except for > > Leica Photographers, even if the red dot is covered. This is a > > worthless practice. > > > > Gene > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 3, 2010 6:28:49 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada > > Central Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica m9 sighting at Union Square > > tonight > > > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 1:25 AM, Philip Forrest > > <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote: > > > > > I'm replacing my red dot with a black dot. > > > > > > > > > Nobody in Natchitoches knows or cares what a Leica is. Sonny is > > just the guy who always has a camera. > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Sonny > > http://www.sonc.com > > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > (+31.754164,-093.099080) > > > > USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > >