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"Frederick" wrote in message news:1117417999.971545@ftpsrv1... teflon wrote: On 30/5/05 1:22 am, in article O0tme.1514492$6l.1064226@pd7tw2no, "Dirty Harry" wrote: Ok I have no where near the gear this guy has, but do most of you pros insure your gear? I picked up a 20D and a few lenses so far and there is no way I could afford to replace them if this happened. I'm thinking I need some insurance or something, I get paranoid every time I leave the house without my gear, just walking around with 3 grand on your neck seems like it could get you in some trouble (I'm only about 160 lbs but they would have to pry it from my cold, dead hands). You really should insure them. If you are not shooting commercially, then household and personal belongings insurance should do it. If you are commercial then you need commercial insurance, but it covers a lot more. You have to be bit careful with household insurance. Although the maximum total cover may seem okay, they may have a limit on individual items, and they may call a camera kit one item. Check their policy, and get additional cover if needed. Yes i know someone who got screwed on a £2000 limit per item. His broker argued that a lense was seperate but the company argued "shoot pictures with just the body do ya?" Anything of real value to you should be specified in your insurance. As we used to say at jessops "buy the new for old policy then when a better model comes out just drop the thing and then pop along to us with you insurance vouchers and get a brand spanking new up to date model" |
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"Alan Wonsowski" wrote in message ... Sorry to hear about the theft. Frederick is correct - most household insurance policies limit the amount of coverage and subject you to a deductible. A better option would be to purchase a "Floater" to your policy for valuable articles (jewelry, Cameras, golf clubs etc.). Camera equipment is usually very reasonable to insure this way and , there is no deductible. What ****es me off is that the thief will probably get £500 for the lot if he's lucky and then he'll probably stick that in his arm. I would alert the police and then start scouting all the pawn brokers, cash converters, 2nd hand stockists etc. Jessops regularly got circulars saying "if someone matching this description..... sells you a product X please call this number.. he stole it." |
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"Dirty Harry" wrote in message news:O0tme.1514492$6l.1064226@pd7tw2no... "Tashi" wrote in message ... Below the list of stolen equipment: Ok I have no where near the gear this guy has, but do most of you pros insure your gear? I picked up a 20D and a few lenses so far and there is no way I could afford to replace them if this happened. I'm thinking I need some insurance or something, I get paranoid every time I leave the house without my gear, just walking around with 3 grand on your neck seems like it could get you in some trouble (I'm only about 160 lbs but they would have to pry it from my cold, dead hands). I bought a rucksack to stash my entire stock in. Only i never leave the house with it. There is also a beautifully lit bmw showroom not far from me but i'll be damned if i'll go anywhere near it at night with my equipment unless i have someone extremely large and unpleasant looking go with me. |
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Some people might think that the forces of natural justice were at work
here. A rich Westerner, who slum-tours one of the poorest countries on earth carrying equipment equivalent to many years wages for a wretched indigenous labourer, gets relieved of his treasured possessions. India is no where near the poorest counties on earth and you are showing typical western thinking with that statement. Nor is theft any form of natural justice. A more correct form of natural justice is the death of thieves. More to the point, death to politicians! Jean |
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John A. Stovall wrote:
On Mon, 30 May 2005 13:24:09 +0100, "Trapezium" wrote: "Tashi" wrote in message ... Below the list of stolen equipment: 1. Canon EOS 1 Ds mark 2 body (313466) 2. Canon lens EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM (255194) 3. Canon lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM (92004285) 4. Canon lens EF16-35mm f/2.8L USM (233245) All was in the Lowe Pro bag Specialist 85 AW. Two Sandisk Extreme III 2 GB and one Sandisk Ultra II 2 GB was included. Also one polarizer by Rodenstock (77mm). It was stolen in the train. Ghorakpur Railway Station, Northern India. I have one witness. Also I have got the bill from the shop for any case. My contact: Marek Arcimowicz tel. +48 601 782411 Some people might think that the forces of natural justice were at work here. A rich Westerner, who slum-tours one of the poorest countries on earth carrying equipment equivalent to many years wages for a wretched indigenous labourer, gets relieved of his treasured possessions. India is no where near the poorest counties on earth and you are showing typical western thinking with that statement. Nor is theft any form of natural justice. A more correct form of natural justice is the death of thieves. Yes, Darwin works in mysterious ways - and sometimes he can use a little help. -- jer email reply - I am not a 'ten' |
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"Trapezium" wrote in message ... "Tashi" wrote in message ... Below the list of stolen equipment: 1. Canon EOS 1 Ds mark 2 body (313466) 2. Canon lens EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM (255194) 3. Canon lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM (92004285) 4. Canon lens EF16-35mm f/2.8L USM (233245) All was in the Lowe Pro bag Specialist 85 AW. Two Sandisk Extreme III 2 GB and one Sandisk Ultra II 2 GB was included. Also one polarizer by Rodenstock (77mm). It was stolen in the train. Ghorakpur Railway Station, Northern India. I have one witness. Also I have got the bill from the shop for any case. My contact: Marek Arcimowicz tel. +48 601 782411 Some people might think that the forces of natural justice were at work here. A rich Westerner, who slum-tours one of the poorest countries on earth carrying equipment equivalent to many years wages for a wretched indigenous labourer, gets relieved of his treasured possessions. Do the Indians have a version of Robin Hood? So if it turns out you ern more than me its ok for me to rob you blind? See my earlier posts on this subject. They are not duplicates. |
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"Jer" wrote in message ... John A. Stovall wrote: On Mon, 30 May 2005 13:24:09 +0100, "Trapezium" wrote: "Tashi" wrote in message ... Below the list of stolen equipment: 1. Canon EOS 1 Ds mark 2 body (313466) 2. Canon lens EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM (255194) 3. Canon lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM (92004285) 4. Canon lens EF16-35mm f/2.8L USM (233245) All was in the Lowe Pro bag Specialist 85 AW. Two Sandisk Extreme III 2 GB and one Sandisk Ultra II 2 GB was included. Also one polarizer by Rodenstock (77mm). It was stolen in the train. Ghorakpur Railway Station, Northern India. I have one witness. Also I have got the bill from the shop for any case. My contact: Marek Arcimowicz tel. +48 601 782411 Some people might think that the forces of natural justice were at work here. A rich Westerner, who slum-tours one of the poorest countries on earth carrying equipment equivalent to many years wages for a wretched indigenous labourer, gets relieved of his treasured possessions. India is no where near the poorest counties on earth and you are showing typical western thinking with that statement. Nor is theft any form of natural justice. A more correct form of natural justice is the death of thieves. Yes, Darwin works in mysterious ways - and sometimes he can use a little help. -- jer email reply - I am not a 'ten' lots of people are losing their jobs to india based call centres. Personally a more balanced world economy would stop this. Mind you there wouldn't be so many cheap holidays. ;P |
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Some people might think that the forces of natural justice were at work here. A rich Westerner, who slum-tours one of the poorest countries on earth carrying equipment equivalent to many years wages for a wretched indigenous labourer, gets relieved of his treasured possessions. Do the Indians have a version of Robin Hood? So if it turns out you ern more than me its ok for me to rob you blind? See my earlier posts on this subject. They are not duplicates. Look, In Poland where I live this it is a earnings of medicine doctor, teacher or normal worker for around 3 years. Please don't tell me about Robin Hood, because for me it seems to be poorer than most of Indian tourists I met. It was allmost all I have had, in my country no company wanted to insurance it. Now I am a bankrupt. Maybe you know where to insurance that kind of equipment in England for example? M. |
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"ian lincoln" writes:
lots of people are losing their jobs to india based call centres. Personally a more balanced world economy would stop this. More balanced in the sense of "Rich countries get richer, poor countries get poorer"? Mind you there wouldn't be so many cheap holidays. ;P Not to mention other items we like to buy without spending a fortune. Matthias |
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"Tashi" wrote in message ... Look, In Poland where I live this it is a earnings of medicine doctor, teacher or normal worker for around 3 years. Please don't tell me about Robin Hood, because for me it seems to be poorer than most of Indian tourists I met. It was allmost all I have had, in my country no company wanted to insurance it. Now I am a bankrupt. Maybe you know where to insurance that kind of equipment in England for example? M. Tashi, please accept my sincere apology for the comments of one fool. He does not represent the group. The loss would be devastating to any of us. If you reside in the UK, France, Spain, or Germany at least part time, then there are companies that will insure your equipment. If you are able to replace what you lost, see any insurance agent that sells business insurance. Are you a commercial photographer? Were you on assignment when the theft occurred? If you do work for any major international publisher or news agency, they might be able to help you obtain financing to replace the lost equipment and/or insurance to protect the new equipment in the future. I would also encourage you to look on eBay for replacement equipment. Everything you lost can be purchased used on eBay, except for the body. It is too new to find used bodies yet. Good luck. Walt Hanks |
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