Someone stole my 1.7x Nikon teleconverter yesterday!

5 years 6 months ago #601611 by M Moore
I was on a dock and my gear was right behind me, and someone snatched it while on a bicycle and zipped off! :evil:

WTH  jack a$$!   

Well they will be disappointed when they figure out it's not a lens!  


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5 years 6 months ago #601622 by Nikon Shooter
I was stolen too in the south of France… since then, my
gear paranoia went up quite a bit! Sorry for you, man!

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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5 years 6 months ago #601632 by Ozzie_Traveller
G'day MM

Yeah - a real bugga for you and wotta rotten b$ on the bike

fwiw - there was a fab story a year or so back from a 'tog doing Aurora photography in remote Scotland or Iceland?? whose lovely CaNikon was in mirror lockup mode and set for interval timer operation - and image transmission via wifi to base not far away. The base saw a torch light wandering towards the camera & tripod unit, then the camera was lifted and walked off in the other direction - but kept working and transmitting images ... this time of the people doing the walking. The camera was found shortly afterwards at a cafe, along with 3-4 'youths' who were wondering what-the-hell this CaNikon was doing making noises occasionally as they could not see any image when they looked thru the eyepiece

Phil from the great land Downunder
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Phil from the great land Downunder
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5 years 6 months ago #601649 by Foxy Girl
That is very crappy.  So sorry to hear.  I think I would have tried throwing something at that person.  


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5 years 6 months ago #601745 by effron
Where was that? I've learned to never turn my back, or have my gear further than arm's length from me. I hope the thief gets his karma and good.

Why so serious?
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5 years 6 months ago #601946 by JaneK
WOW so sorry to hear this


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5 years 6 months ago #602202 by Steve Zahra
I never turn my back on my gear at all.  No exceptions.  I almost had my camera stolen a couple years ago, and sense, never turn my back.  Sorry to hear about your luck! 


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