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 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information