70-200mm was just stolen!

7 years 7 months ago #494727 by Uplander
@#$@#%^!

I had parked at a national park today and was hiking no more than 90 minutes or so.  I get back to my car and the back window was knocked out.  My iPhone, checkbook, monopod and my 70-200mm were stolen!  

@#$^&&*!!

Police report was filed.  What a crappy turn for my weekend! 


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7 years 7 months ago - 7 years 7 months ago #494737 by effron
Break ins, smash & grabs, etc are not rare these days. Even if you hid the lens, you probably got cased.
Sorry to hear....
I hope you have your gear insured....

Why so serious?
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7 years 7 months ago #494753 by Joe Peterson
Sorry for your lose.  Hope they find the crooks!  


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7 years 7 months ago #494831 by Harper Coswell
That is just horrible, I hope they catch the dirt bag!  


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7 years 7 months ago #494848 by Jessa Layton
I'd say that would have ruined my weekend too!  Sorry to hear about this.  I really hope you manage to get that worked out.  


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7 years 7 months ago #494890 by Roger Lang
Very unfortunately!  


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7 years 7 months ago #494894 by Glenn Gee
I'd imagine national parks are a treasure trove for thieves. I definitely hope your gear was insured.


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7 years 7 months ago #494919 by CaptNemo
Terrible just terrible.  I remember back in the 90's when stealing car stereo's was the big thing.  


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7 years 7 months ago - 7 years 7 months ago #494948 by Screamin Scott
Hope you had insurance on your lens. I never leave anything of value in my car, it always travels with me. That said, was the lens sitting loose ? In plain sight ? Recovery is not likely these days. If you have the serial number notated, you can inform the manufacturer, who will put the fact that it was stolen in their system & if it ever gets submitted for repairs, they will return it to you. Long shot though. My Nephew had a Canon Mark 5D (?) stolen along with his bag while working a job about a year ago in California & has yet to recover it. Thankfully, his gear was insured.

Scott Ditzel Photography

www.flickr.com/photos/screaminscott/

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7 years 7 months ago #494967 by Tyler Otis
That's the worst. Sorry to hear. Hope you get your stuff back.


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7 years 7 months ago #495045 by Amy Porter
I never leave anything of value in my car.  Sorry about your lose.  


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7 years 7 months ago #495113 by Miss Polly
Is your insurance going to cover full value of the lens?  


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7 years 7 months ago #495152 by msmith55
Sorry for your loss. Fingers crossed the police find your things, though I'm sure you know the chances of getting them back are slim to none.


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7 years 7 months ago #495276 by lemcclair
:(  It's a shame that there are people willing to do these sort of things out there...hope you were are least able to hold onto your camera


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7 years 7 months ago #496714 by tobythephotoguy
Ugh, that's awful. Definitely a hard lesson to learn, but I think a lot hope there's a stroke of luck and you manage to recover your stuff one way or another (even though it's been a few weeks).


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