How many cameras have you had stolen over the years?

<p>I would <em>never</em> <em>ever</em> do that for <em>any</em> boss, Steve. No way.</p>

Henry's thief got some smelly laundry, while your thief, Steve, got $500 worth.<br><br>I never had any photo gear stolen.<br>I thought i lost a Polaroid magazine on location once (forgotten, not taken), but found it years later in a cupboard behind some 'archived' stuff.

<p>I missed the "had" and was trying to figure out the response.</p>

Besides not having had any cameras stolen from me, i also never had any cameras stolen for me.

<p><strong>None</strong>. I'm careful. Looks like there are tons of "left my bag in plain sight in NYC" posts. I've been to NYC a ton of times and because I'm cheap I almost always park on the street. I have never had a problem. The reason is I never leave anything in plain sight. I put everything in the trunk BEFORE I drive into NYC. And if I can't put it in the truck before I get to NYC I pull over and put it in the trunk at one location and park in another so thieves don't see me putting the stuff up. It's not fool proof but with everyone else leaving a camera bag buffet out it makes my car look far less tasty. Frankly I don't leave ANYTHING lying around. My problem with a lot of stuff like my Canon film camera is the financial hit if it were stolen wouldn't be bad (<$100) but the broken window could be a pain in the @$$.</p>

 

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<p>Have stopped two robberies (not burglary) with a handgun.</p>

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<p>Do you work in a camera store?! If not sell the gun and put the proceeds towards moving to a different neighborhood. That sucks.</p>

<p>During my early Air Force days (1984), I was driving from west Texas to central California on my way to a new assignment with the back seat piled high with stuff. I spent a night at a Motel 6 on the outskirts of Phoenix and must have left a door unlocked; unfortunately I didn't discover my Yashica TL-Electro (with one of those so-called "hippie" camera straps) and a case with all my pilot logbooks missing until 2 days later when I unpacked my car in California. I finally got another TL-Electro 2 years ago. Too bad I can't get my logbook back... it had all my original solo endorsements!</p>

Someone broke in to my car and stole a.slow Nikon zoom along.with various cassette tapes of rare stuff. The lens was

found two days later nearby lying in the grass in the yard. It almost got mowed. A year later the theif was charged with the

crime after admitting to a bunch of similar breakins. The tapes were never recovered whuch was the worst part.

<p>I have been taking pictures since 1956 and have never had any of my cameras or photo equipment stolen. My wife, however, had her Canon Sure Shot Telemax camera stolen during a trip to her native Brazil. She was eating with a friend at the airport restaurant in Belo Horizonte and placed her camera on the tabletop. Someone was able to grab it without attracting her attention. When she got back to the U.S. she bought the exact same Canon model as a replacement.</p>

<p>Well... 4 exactly. About a month ago when someone entered our house in the middle of the day and left with quite a load of cameras, lenses, a bag of gadgets, 6 long guns, a couple of watches, a computer and a few other things. Not a very pleasant experience. Items included a 7D, 5DmkII and 5DmKIII, 10-22, 100 2.8 IS and a 300 2.8 IS. <br>

Richard</p>

 

<p>Wow, Richard, that's a shame. Sorry to hear of your huge loss. Makes me feel sad that we have so many lowlifes on planet Earth.</p>