GFW2-SCUSA Posted April 12 Share #21 Posted April 12 Advertisement (gone after registration) Once the camera is stolen; locked becasue it doesn't recognize the face or fingerprint or breath, the thief simply removes the $8,000. lens and sells it and tosses the camera in the rubbish. The preventive measues suggested would only work on a Q since the lens is not removable. The only solution I can think of it Be smart, Be insured, Be aware. Maybe have a large dog along side as well. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NZDavid Posted April 12 Share #22 Posted April 12 We received my late brother-in-law's smartphone along with other goods but we didn't have the password. There was no way to unlock it. So, sadly, it became a brick. It had no further value. We left it with the computer shop. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidrc Posted April 15 Share #23 Posted April 15 On 3/12/2025 at 10:38 AM, pippy said: Apart from the fast that I, too, have never ever heard of anyone NOT buying a Leica for the reason posited I'd say that perhaps the company might do better by taking a leaf from the pages of both 'Bond-James-Bond' and a German company called 'Armatrix' : "In the 2012 film Skyfall, James Bond (played by Daniel Craig) was given a gun coded to his palm print, so only he could fire it. This kind of security measure was also seen in the film Licence to Kill. Now a German company called Armatix has designed a gun that requires the user to wear a radio-controlled wristwatch, which uses microchips to communicate with the firearm via a PIN code. As soon as the gun loses contact with the watch it will automatically deactivate itself, preventing anyone else from shooting it." Mind you; hardly in the spirit of 'Das Wesentliche'... Philip. Good until your watch is stolen…..there is no answer other than stick tape over the red dot. All cameras which look non amateur, basic, will be a potential target. what a funny thread. Get real people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted April 15 Share #24 Posted April 15 3 hours ago, davidrc said: …..there is no answer other than stick tape over the red dot.... What about all those M cameras which don't have a red dot in the first place? Is there truly no record of any of those ever having been stolen? If only Life - and thieves - were so simple... Philip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Brown Posted April 15 Share #25 Posted April 15 Love the delusion people still have that thieves only aim for red dots lol. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einst_Stein Posted April 15 Share #26 Posted April 15 (edited) To prevent car thief selling car components, Jaguar used to have serial number for every major component. It seems working reasonably well. But this may not work for cameras. I was told by police that the Leica's serial number doesn't help much. Now adding AI technology, I am sure there are many methods to make every important product almost thief-proof. It doesn't have to be fully thief-proof. Any improvements are good. Good Idea! Thanks OP. Edited April 15 by Einst_Stein Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simone_DF Posted May 4 Share #27 Posted May 4 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 3/12/2025 at 9:43 AM, -MR- said: I doubt this. A stolen iPhone is useless. Even FBI cant access it. Phones are stolen every day. They are dismantled and sold for parts like batteries, screen etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-train Posted May 10 Share #28 Posted May 10 Ok. Then my camera gets stolen and my finger is cut off… I think I’ll settle for insurance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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