So I'm having coffee with Jeff Hapeman at Starbucks.
I brought along an original Black M2 with 35 Summicron.
Jeff had a M9P with tri Elmar.
Some guy trips and falls on the table, sending the cameras flying.
Luckily we both caught our cameras mid air. No damage.
Funny, neither of us tried to help the guy falling.
Misplaced priorities I guess.
Stephen
JMQ
Well-known
No Stephen, you have your priorities right. The original black M2 and MP+TE are worth more than a few stitches to the other's guy's face. 
BTW, glad there was a happy ending.
BTW, glad there was a happy ending.swoop
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Wow. Such a close one.
back alley
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so what happened to the falling man?
sparrow6224
Well-known
Ah, but likely in this country, the cameras have better insurance than the man does.
And photo taken with iPhone?
And photo taken with iPhone?
FrankS
Registered User
What would have happened if the cameras had been damaged?
bensyverson
Well-known
A very, very awkward conversation with a clumsy man.
lone range-finder
Newbie
Did he spill his coffee?
well, I informed the guy how much the cameras were worth.
he had kind of a surprised green look on his face.
luckily, no coffee was spilled or buttery croissants damaged
in the making of this new, exciting, dangerous nail biting episode
of "Real Leica Shooters of Los Angeles."
Stephen
Rogrund
Antti Sivén
Beautiful M2!
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
I'm picturing a slow-motion Adam Sandler, as he trips, hits the table, watches the two Leicas head toward the concrete floor, trying desparately to conjure up the name of his insurance agent, while at the same time catching the double-soy latte and landing in the lap of Hollywood starlet sitting at the next table.
[Anyone want to use this as part of their draft movie script, oK with me, but make sure I'm included in the royalty negotiations.]
[Anyone want to use this as part of their draft movie script, oK with me, but make sure I'm included in the royalty negotiations.]
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Alnitak
Established
I nearly crapped my pants, and as Stephen pointed out, I never even looked at the falling guy--I was diving for the cameras. Bruises and cuts will heal--a broken lens won't.
Jeff
Jeff
bgb
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Plenty of humans on the planet and more being made every minute no more M2s being made and only a few M9s.
You did the right thing like and good mother protecting her little precious bundle.:angel:
You did the right thing like and good mother protecting her little precious bundle.:angel:
David_Manning
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That M9-Tri-Elmar looks huge beside the M2
huntjump
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WOahh... yup i do love happy endings. Beautiful cameras of course. glad all is well..
pakeha
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It`s Starbucks, maybe it was his first taste?
Paul Jenkin
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If it was Starbucks, the coffee was probably more expensive than the cameras....!! Still, I'd have saved my camera first and given the clumsy oaf a sneaky "whack" in the attempt to save it.
david.elliott
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glad everything turned out alright!