Comments on: [News] See How Easily Your Camera Bag Can Be Stolen

By: Mokhtar Beyrouth

Mokhtar Beyrouth — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:31:00 +0000

My gear got stolen during the summer in Beirut, while i was parking next to a big mall. i had 5d MarkII as well, with 24-70 , 2 prime lenses 50mm & 105mm + my 70-300 mm + my flashes… They thieves open broke the door & took everything i have!!

Guys don’t ever leave anything in your car specially your gear & don’t let them out of your sight even for a second.. from now if i can’t leave my camera bag at home or in a safe place i walk, sit , eat hugging my camera bag!

By: Rafael A. P Maduro

Rafael A. P Maduro — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:54:00 +0000

i do have it on my bed all the time with me NO KIDDING!!!

By: Shadi Eideh

Shadi Eideh — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:46:00 +0000

whenever I have to leave my camera/lens bag lying around and I feel my stuff is at risk of being walked away with (includes shoots in public places), I use one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/32sports-com-Personal-Door-Window Alarm/dp/B000B9J4H0/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hi_6I keep the siren in the outer pocket of the bag and latch the looped string to a static object (e.g. chair leg)…the siren goes off as soon as the jack attached to the string is pulled out of the socket on the siren, which seems to be short circuiting it when plugged in.in short, recommended and easy to use. Just make sure you don’t make the string loop easily viewable.So far it didn’t catch me any thieves, just a couple of guys; a janitor and a curious guy who “thought” the bag was forgotten there..

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:28:00 +0000

Nothing new. My buddy photographer is very unlucky he got bags stolen twice in the 1 year. Each bag had 10k+ worth of lenses and bodies.

ONE WORD BUY INSURANCE! They paid it all off in full.

Its not cheap but if you do weddings you NEED to have insurance like that.

By: Chris R.

Chris R. — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:56:00 +0000

My gear stays on me at all times. Even when I’m sleeping. (kidding about that last part of course)

By: Joacim Roboman Schwartz

Joacim Roboman Schwartz — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:57:00 +0000

The few times I have my gear with me at a bar, I do as Nicholas, get a chair and strap it down. Other times I just place the bag below me, without strapping my leg.

But the best way in a bar environment is to keep the amount of gear low, just a lens or such.

By: David

David — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:31:00 +0000

It’s REALLY easy to get your stuff stolen if you leave it sitting on the floor, unattended, in a bar. That doesn’t require a smart git, just a stupid (former) owner.

By: Rick Bennett

Rick Bennett — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:16:00 +0000

Wait, seriously? Who leaves that much kit unattended in a bar? The guy who stole the bag is labeled a git, but it isn’t at all clear from the footage who the owner was. Sure people shouldn’t steal stuff and the git is a git. But the former owner is a dumb-ass. This is like leaving a $100 note on the curb, walking away, then saying “See how easily your money can be stolen.” Duh!

By: j.j.

j.j. — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:56:00 +0000

Or don’t go into a bar at all, lol.

By: Nicholas Smith

Nicholas Smith — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:44:00 +0000

I carry a reasonable amount of gear daily and like the odd pint, I’ve come up with a series of ways to get around this problem:

1) if you’re on a stool, pick it up thread the strap into it, plonk your bum down and have a pint. If they can pull the bag out without moving the stool they deserve it. 2) Don’t leave it behind you, leave it directly in front of you, it should always be in your peripheral vision. Unless they’re very pretty you’re going to notice them trying it. 3) Keep the strap around your leg, the downside is after a few pints this becomes more of a danger to yourself than anything.