Ah, Paul, But what if a guy who ~was~ a terrorist wanted to look like he ~wasn't~ one? What would he do? He'd buy expensive gear, take sandpaper to nicely brass the edges of the body and put a few dings in it and on the lens hood so as to give himself that "pro" look, and then nonchalently take pictures, acting like a stock photog. All the better to bring along an "assistant" to complete the illusion.
People taking photos from car windows with p&s digital cameras could only be terrorists - or real estate agents. <g> Reverse psychology, my friend... regards, frank "Paul F. Stregevsky" wrote: > People don't draw rational conclusions when they see a serious camera. Five > examples of irrational inferences: > > 1. "That guy photographing my city may be up to something." If the Brit > were a bad guy, he would have been careful not to call attention to > himself. Ergo, he would have forgone the big, conspicuous gear and taken a > quick shot or two from his car window. > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
