At 17:55 20/01/02, you wrote: Hi Dave
I have all my gear insured anywhere in Australia and New Zealand (I believe) for any loss whatsoever. This includes leaving an MZ-5n with F series 50mm macro under a tree about a year ago, completely forgetting about it until the next day. Suffice to say ity wasn't there when I returned to look for it. I was sure that the insurance company would say that they cover everything except stupidity, but they bought me a shiny new MZ-3 with Sigma 105mm macro. I still miss the 50mm macro, I probably should have taken the 50mm over the 105, but that's a different story. Cheers >Hi all, > > Last week I finally gave in to that nagging voice in the back of my head > after >about two years, and went to talk to my insurance agent regarding my photo >gear. > > It turns out that under my current house contents policy, they will only > pay >"market value" for any "camera or accessory" up to NZ$1500. But if I >upgrade the policy (at very little extra cost) it becomes _replacement_ >value up >to NZ$2000, unless specifically listed on the policy. > > So I went home, made out a list of my most valuable gear: totalling 1 > body, 7 >lenses and a spot meter, and took it to the camera shop for an "official" >valuation which I just received back today. > > I sure hope you're all well covered because some of this stuff is not > cheap. A >new SMC-A 15mm/3.5 was quoted at 5 times what I paid for it secondhand >about two years ago. At least you can still get those new. I suspect the >values >I was given for the A*85/1.4 and A*300/4 were for the FA*85/1.4 and >FA*300/4.5 respectively. > > Pretty soon I'll finally be well covered financially for any loss, but > that won't >cover the heartbreak and the inconveniece of not having the gear so I'll >have to >remain as vigilant as always (paranoid may be a more suitable word). > > I do wonder about my negs and slides though. Maybe I'll discuss that > with the >insurance people tomorrow but it will be hard to come up with any kind of >value >on them, especially as they're not being used commercially (at this time). > >Cheers, > > >- Dave > >David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec) > >"Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up, > while children are allowed to run free on the streets?" -- Garfield >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to >visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . Jon Relax! Take life as it comes, you can't chase the sun, you can't race the wind - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
