[LRflex] Re: Using the M6 AS A WEAPON!! :-)
- From: <tedgrant@xxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 12:14:41 -0800
Wayne Serrano offered:
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Using the M6
> No... it remained in great condition. the entire left side (viewfinder
> side) was cusioned by the side of the aggressors temple and cheek. However,
> it has met with concrete on occasion, the aluminum Rapidwinder absorbed some
> of the impact. Both still keep on working.....
Hi Wayne,
Now I feel really good as I now know I'm not alone using an M camera as an
excellent weapon of choice when one's well being is in a moment of peril! :-)
My situation occurred right after a CFL football game and some "drunks" began
pushing and shoving the rent-a-cops around who were asking them to leave the
playing field.
I shot a few frames just as one drunk saw me shoot him. So now he's in full
charge at me wanting my camera, meanwhile I had the strap around my right wrist
and trying to calm him down. Oh yeah and I had a Nikon with a 500mm mirror lens
attached hanging around my neck on my chest. In any event, I was without
question in a "NO WIN SITUATION" this guy was determined to get the camera. So
I gave it to him! :-)
As hard as I could swing it on the neck strap I let him have it base plate flat
to the left side of his head.... he dropped like a brick! :-)
I mean if you are going to whack someone in this fashion you must do it with
all your strength! As you don't want them to get up any madder at you than they
are! So WHAAM!!!!
His buddies weren't too happy with that, so they jumped me face down on the
ground and began punching me in the head and back, fortunately the rent-a-cops
saved me . But the impact going down to ground broke the mirror lens right out
of the body of the camera. In any event I found out they were off duty police
officers in civvies, so it was easy to track them down as I had some sharp
clear images of one or two guys brawling and a Canadian Press photog had
photographed them on top of me punching away.
One officer 16 years experience was fired, another suspended and a couple of
others were put on other type of duty. The police paid for the repairs. But I
bet the guy I clocked with the M4 had a very long headache! ;-) Yep the camera
worked just fine and required no service whatsoever. Just got to love those M
Leica's in a battle! ;-)
cheers,
ted
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