Comments on: Stolen Equipment

By: Equipment Stolen – Lessons in Business Insurance

Equipment Stolen – Lessons in Business Insurance — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:54:47 +0000

[...] I posted the serial numbers and description of the lenses online, the out pour of support from fellow photographers was amazing. This has happened to many [...]

By: Rich Mattingly

Rich Mattingly — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:20:18 +0000

Good luck catching whatever creep grabbed your gear!!!

By: Michael Juiliano

Michael Juiliano — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:09:36 +0000

oh this makes me sick. sorry to hear about it. insured or not insured it just plain stinks. i am now bringing an assistant to every gig to stand and guard equipment if nothing else. good luck. hope it comes up. keep an eye on ebay/craigslist and the call the pawn shops in the area and report them stolen if someone comes in with them.

By: Nicole, StudioWed

Nicole, StudioWed — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:31:04 +0000

Hey Liana, so sorry to hear this! I retweeted and put on facebook for you.

By: markv

markv — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:49:58 +0000

I’m really sorry to hear this. I hope this works out in the end.

By: Tiffany Rebecca

Tiffany Rebecca — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:47:21 +0000

Ah! I am SO sorry!! This is every photographer’s worst nightmare. I hope that everything works out! I’m sure it will

By: Peter G.

Peter G. — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:34:00 +0000

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By: Mackert Photographic

Mackert Photographic — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:24:29 +0000

What a hassle there. Sorry what I’m sure was a great event get marred by this. I hope all goes well with the insurance transaction and you’re back up and running quickly. Have RTed your message to spread the word.

By: Joe Wong Photography

Joe Wong Photography — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:44:58 +0000

That’s a bummer girl !

In Canada, my insurance company just requires a police report and then I’m good. I just need to pay my deductible and they will replace everything.

The important thing is that they didn’t steal any of your cards. (gotta love my Boda Bag). Bodies and lenses are easily replaceable. Good thing for back-up gear right ? I have my ‘OH SH*T’ bag in my car at all times. Back up camera and lenses ready to rock and roll in case something horrible like this happens.

From experience, the likelihood of a guest stealing the equipment is highly unlikely. Most of these are ‘inside jobs’, which I’m sure you can conclude with the timing of the banquet staff approaching you and the time of loss.

Locking this stuff behind the stage or under a table won’t prevent a theif from finding ways to cut the bag open to snatch the goods.

I hope everything works out at the end and the perp gets what s/he deserves.

By: Christopher Pritchard

Christopher Pritchard — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:07:47 +0000

Oh boy, I feel your pain. Boy do I feel you pain. I had my entire bag stolen with $9k in lenses and a body. All happened 2 days before a wedding! I do want to tell you I bought the greatest bag ever. It’s called PacSafe Duffel. It’s bulletproof. It’s large enough for me to dump my entire Think Tank belt with lenses in, laptop or whatever. You can lock it to anything you can loop the cable around. It cost me $200 and worth every penny and piece of mind.

http://www.pacsafe.com/www/index.php?_room=3&_action=detail&id=23

Good luck going through the insurance fiasco, it took like a month before I got my stuff replaced.