I had an email from this chap a few weeks ago, asking me to forward a comment to the list. "Teach a man to fish" I thought, so I replied to him with instructions about how to subscribe.
Nobody else seems to have difficulty subscribing. It's unsubscribing that's the problem... > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > William Robb > Sent: 07 July 2010 14:35 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Fw: Large DSLRs and Phobia > > This landed in my inbox this morning. > > William Robb > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Bipin Gupta" > Subject: Large DSLRs and Phobia > > > Dear William, I was in the US & Canada last Autumn, and I noticed a > > distinct > > phobia and fear in the US, > > but not in Canada, especially if you are carrying a large bag with > your > > DSLR > > and Lenses. > > There are checks everywhere, at the Museum, Zoo, Science Centers, > Tourist > > Bureau etc - may be good > > for safety and security, but it is so stressful. DSLR owners are > specially > > petrified when asked to switch > > on their camera - what if the battery has run down and it does not > come on > > and so on. > > People and the authorities don't realize that it is the smaller > cameras - > > pen types, phones, watches, > > midgets and compacts that are a better tool for the terrorist, rather > than > > the larger DSLRs. > > I think we will all have to start wearing BADGES proclaiming "I am a > > Photographer and NOT a terrorist". > > I suppose the Press chaps are safe with their Badges. Maybe next time > I > > will > > accredit myself to some > > famous News Bureaus. > > May the Force be with you. > > Bipin B. Gupta. > > > > PS: can you please publish this on PDML - I do not know how to. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
