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(True story)

A man walks into a supermarket, with a Leica MD 262 hanging round his neck.

After several minutes and whilst happily minding his own business, yet being wary at all times to keep a 'specific' distance from those around, he notices that a fellow shopper is paying particular attention to the camera.

Suddenly the stranger approaches (within one foot). Naturally the photographer anticipates that he's about to lose the next 15 minutes of his life, to the inevitable barrage of questions and discussions about the camera and so on.

Imagine his surprise then when he's simply asked, "Are you filming me?"

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Well I thought it was funny. :)

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Well the OP could have said 'no, it's an old film camera' and the angry guy wouldn't have known any better. But equally don't put yourself into that position in the first place. If you are photographing other people just do it, if not put your camera away. It's a case of being charged and ready for possibly a minor confrontation or just wanting to do your supermarket shopping, how difficult can you make life?

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On 6/3/2020 at 8:56 PM, 250swb said:

But equally don't put yourself into that position in the first place. If you are photographing other people just do it, if not put your camera away. It's a case of being charged and ready for possibly a minor confrontation or just wanting to do your supermarket shopping, how difficult can you make life?

I wholly disagree with that. If one has to hide the camera if not using it to avoid confrontation (no idea in what part of the world that is the case apart from in dictatorial regimens) we are living in an absurd world. 
 

By the way, I do think the OP’s anecdote was funny!

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On 7/21/2020 at 3:08 PM, wparsonsgisnet said:

Yup, funny.  I'm gonna spend a few days thinking of funny things to say to the guy worried about being filmed.

 

Put one of these on your jacket or shirt pocket.  Questions should drop to near zero:

https://www.amazon.com/NEO-Tactical-Gear-Rubber-Morale/dp/B01IRPHVQ0/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=If+I+Tell+You+I+Have+To+Kill+You+PVC+Morale+Patch&qid=1596510319&sr=8-1

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I knew a guy that welded a big pipe wrench onto the back bumper of his pickup truck.  He positioned it so that almost 3/4 of the wrench was hanging off the bumper.  I asked him why he did that and he said it completely stopped people from tailgating him.  

 

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