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Subject: [Leica] Leica m9 sighting at Union Square tonight
From: chs2018 at med.cornell.edu (Chris Saganich)
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:17:04 -0500
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I've only been yelled out for putting a reflex housing on my 
rangefinder,  how stupid of me.  Most trouble arises from the act of 
photographing rather then the equipment.  I get the same annoyed 
looks if I'm shooting with my Leica or iPhone.  The DR'cron with 
goggles gets some quizzical looks.



At 01:57 PM 3/3/2010, you wrote:
>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
> > >
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