On 16 Jul 2004 at 12:48, John Francis wrote: > That's what insurance is for. > > If I spent my life worrying about what might happen, I'd spend > all week cooped up in the house, never setting foot outside. > > (Come to think of it, that's what I do, anyway. But it's not > because I'm afraid of the risks the big wide world contains) > > I bought my photographic equipment to use, not to leave at home. > (not that it's really any safer at home than locked in the trunk) > In any case, if you're really worried you can always get a nice > strong Pelican, and a security cable which you attach to some > nice strong point on the car. That's going to delay a potential > thief long enough that you're safe from opportunistic losses.
It might be the solution for you but given the cost of insurance here to cover theft from an unattended car only I insure a limited amount of gear in any case. So I might as well just lug it about. I had over AU$40k worth of Leica/Mamiya kit in my Mini-trekker on my last O/S trip and from recollection it cost me around AU$1200 for the premium and another AU$1200 to cover the time overseas. I don't leave my kit locked in a car even for short periods, it's just too darn easy to smash a window and grab. I never leave kit in the car park at hotels either, they are like shopping malls for crooks. It doesn't help either that I have a waggon/estate. Sometimes I'd like to have had a lens with me that's still at home but them's the breaks. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
