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That's also alot of money, glad u took ensurance, but even with that, we never read the small letters, sucks if it is just out of there restriction or the hospital u went to aint on there list. It's the rules they make we don't understand, and it is mostly to late when we find out.

Very nice fotobook u have there, great pictures. Of course i knew how the 18-200le performed, we went to france and londen with it, a very versatile lens. This was the first vacation for our 10-18, we had it already a couple of months but we really used it alot this time. I even shoot RAW with it so we could createa HDR, just trying, i love the kind of pictures Trey Ratcliff makes.

Thx, it's very nice of u to keep an eye open for us, it probably won't make any difference, but it's a nice gesture of you.
 
I can really feel your anguish at the loss. Just this past Memorial Day, my bag with the A7s, four lenses, filters, chargers, lens adapter, monopod and much more was snatched out of the hotel room. The hotel was having the doors and locks replaced, and they had hurried the contractor out for the holiday weekend. The locks hadn't had the service combination disabled before they left. 'Nuf said.

Insurance company was very generous in our case, even waiving the deductable (most of the equipment was less than a year old). And I had almost every serial number on file, which they appreciated along with receipts.

I also lost all the pics, and that was my own fault. I also have the Sony Experia X3, and had used it to transfer/backup the sdcard before. But I was driving, and was going to get that done after dinner. Never had that chance.

So, I will slowly replace some items, upgrade others. I did indulge with an a6000 + kit lens to start. I find the size "pocketable" as well as being quick to start and fast to focus, with the recent FW update.

I will get another A7s, ordered through the local camera shop. I believe in support of the shops that probably have carried many of us to where we are in the hobby/profession today. The insurance carrier had a service to replace items I listed with them, some at a discount, others actually more than retail. I declined their offers.

The sting of the loss slowly ebbs, but is always hovering like a dark cloud. I hope you have a understanding agent to assist your claim.

And if anyone finds an A7s for sale in the SF Bay area, and it is running the "not recommended" FW v1.21 from Japan, I'd might like to hear of it.

Steve Woodall
 
So sorry for your troubles.

As to your lens question, since you get to pick the 10-18, it seems diplomatic to let your partner choose the 18-200.

Another idea would be to survey your old photos to get an idea of what focal lengths you frequently shoot at. If a lot of the 10-18 use is around 16, and a lot of the 18-200 doesn't usually go beyond 70, it might make sense to split the difference and go with the 16-70 to replace both of those lenses.

You might also consider looking at some economical ways to come up with a two camera system. The Nex7 is extremely affordable these days. Used is also a good way to shave a few hundred off of the 10-18. Similarly, a used 18-200 or Tamron version of the 18-200 would also save you a few hundred. (There's some evidence to indicate that the Sony is actually the Tamron lens with cosmetic changes.)

Hope that helps. Again, very sorry about the loss of your camera and photos.
 
Thx for your nice comment, like the new thinking on lens choises but...

I can't life with the 16-70 as a only lens solution, 10/12mm is really nice to have, it's what i need to create the look i wanted from the start i bought this Camera. Another good point will be, that my wife will always remind me when we can't get the shot because "it's only 70mm" I don't want that :)

The Tamron 18-200 is a great lens, but i prefer the Sony build and all around the sensor PDAF future. I will get the 35mm f1.8 for the perfect sharp shots unless..... Sony will come up with an 5 axis APSC camera body, my god, the 24mm zeis sounds so good...

Both the primes are future investments, for now i just want my setup back and make so many new foto's i will forget the lost onces of the lovely key west.
 
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I feel with u, a A7s is one of the nicest camera body's Sony ever made, it's beyond my budget including with the right lenses.

I find it so sad, about all the nice pictures u made which are all gone, it looks like u where well covered with a nice backup system.. Unlike me..
 
On my last trip, I copied a handful of my favorite photos to my iPad (manually), just to have a backup. I also took a 2nd memory card, but didn't bother to swap it out, as it turned out. However, if you swapped a card before it was stolen, at least you would have had some photos, so that's another strategy, as long as you put the memory card somewhere other than with your camera equipment

When I take equipment on a trip, theft is one of my worries. I didn't take my 18-105 partially for this reason (also, just to pack lighter). If I'm staying at a relative's house, I might take more equipment and at least I can safely leave some of it behind for the day. Many hotel rooms have safes, which is good too, but if not, I'm always nervous about leaving equipment. So far, I've had pretty good luck, but it's really easy to forget something for a short while, as described in this thread. Some places are less worrisome than others.
 
Ok, atm i'm reading diffrend revieuw about backup storage, i want a combination of a local harddrive storage wireless as small as possible and an icloud option.

I'm looking at the WD passport, which sounds very nice and haves alot of options, i am wondering if there is a smaller solution. It would be great if the size of a usb stick can be found.

If anyone haves any suggestions, pls feel free to share.
 
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AngelusHD,
you should find the serial numbers right in the exif data of pictures you still have. And also a better insurance won't give you any picture back. Just let never alone your equipment in future.
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I don't believe the serial numbers are in a6000 arw files. Just checked with exiftool. I know that Nikon cameras like the D300 embed them. Don't see anything that looks like the serial numbers when reading the .xmp files, either. If there's a setting for including them in the raw files, can you let me know?
 
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Euell said:
Rather than spending money on insurance (homeowner's or auto ins. may cover after deductible, BTW), consider just taking better care of your valuable equpment.
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Dumb advice. The place I was living was broken into a couple of years ago, and my entire DSLR outfit plus MacBook Pro stolen. I got $7200 from the insurance company. I pay ~$500 a year in premiums for business insurance including liability.
 
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Euell said:
Rather than spending money on insurance (homeowner's or auto ins. may cover after deductible, BTW), consider just taking better care of your valuable equpment.
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Dumb advice. The place I was living was broken into a couple of years ago, and my entire DSLR outfit plus MacBook Pro stolen. I got $7200 from the insurance company. I pay ~$500 a year in premiums for business insurance including liability.
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lumigraphics said:
Euell said:
Rather than spending money on insurance (homeowner's or auto ins. may cover after deductible, BTW), consider just taking better care of your valuable equpment.
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Dumb advice. The place I was living was broken into a couple of years ago, and my entire DSLR outfit plus MacBook Pro stolen. I got $7200 from the insurance company. I pay ~$500 a year in premiums for business insurance including liability.
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lumigraphics said:
Euell said:
lumigraphics said:
Euell said:
Rather than spending money on insurance (homeowner's or auto ins. may cover after deductible, BTW), consider just taking better care of your valuable equpment.
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Dumb advice. The place I was living was broken into a couple of years ago, and my entire DSLR outfit plus MacBook Pro stolen. I got $7200 from the insurance company. I pay ~$500 a year in premiums for business insurance including liability.
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Sorry to hear about your gear being stolen. And on vacation, no less. Ugh. :-x

If you can find the serial numbers to your camera and lenses, definitely contact the police agency where you filed the report and ask that they be listed in NCIC (law enforcement database) as stolen. This will hopefully keep them from being pawned for a quick buck, and generally make life difficult for the thieves if they are ever caught with the stuff.

You also might try contacting upper management for the car rental company and letting them know what happened. Again, basically making things tough for any crooks who work or pass through there.

Sadly, there is a segment of society that will literally steal the loose change out of your car's cupholder. That's a symptom of a larger problem, but I digress...
 
McQuestion said:
lumigraphics said:
Euell said:
lumigraphics said:
Euell said:
Rather than spending money on insurance (homeowner's or auto ins. may cover after deductible, BTW), consider just taking better care of your valuable equpment.
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Dumb advice. The place I was living was broken into a couple of years ago, and my entire DSLR outfit plus MacBook Pro stolen. I got $7200 from the insurance company. I pay ~$500 a year in premiums for business insurance including liability.
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lumigraphics said:
Euell said:
lumigraphics said:
Euell said:
Rather than spending money on insurance (homeowner's or auto ins. may cover after deductible, BTW), consider just taking better care of your valuable equpment.
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Dumb advice. The place I was living was broken into a couple of years ago, and my entire DSLR outfit plus MacBook Pro stolen. I got $7200 from the insurance company. I pay ~$500 a year in premiums for business insurance including liability.
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Euell said:
McQuestion said:
lumigraphics said:
Euell said:
lumigraphics said:
Euell said:
Rather than spending money on insurance (homeowner's or auto ins. may cover after deductible, BTW), consider just taking better care of your valuable equpment.
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Dumb advice. The place I was living was broken into a couple of years ago, and my entire DSLR outfit plus MacBook Pro stolen. I got $7200 from the insurance company. I pay ~$500 a year in premiums for business insurance including liability.

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David M. Converse
Lumigraphics
http://www.lumigraphics.com
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Taking care of your valuables when traveling is hardly "dumb advice." Note that I suggested to the OP that his homeowner or auto insurance may cover, although it now appears he is a foreign visitor. I've been burglarized too and recovered insurance less deductible, but that is not the same as precautions to be taken during travel. Insurance deductibles generally ensure a partial loss in any case. Also, substantiating a loss during foreign travel can often be impossible if discovered just before moving on to another location. My point, which apparently you missed, is that insurance is not a substitute for care in keeping valuables in possession or otherwise safe during travel.
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I didn't miss your point at all. You are making these things exclusive when they are not. Spending your money on insurance is a very GOOD idea.

And how do you not discover that your camera gear has been stolen?

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David M. Converse
Lumigraphics
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I think it was just poorly worded. "In addition to" would have been a better choice "Rather than".

In any case, it's not the most thoughtful suggestion to lecture who was just robbed about taking better care of their property. Most people already understand that, and it's just rubbing salt in a wound to pile on that kind of unnecessary advice. Also, sometimes things happen no matter how careful one is.

The point about not discovering gear until it's too late to do something isn't hard to understand. If it gets stolen when you're getting ready to board a flight or train, or you're on a subway, you are in a real bind, especially if international travel is involved. Thieves understand this, and it's one of the reasons transit stations are targets.

Anyway, the topic was 1670/4 vs 18200/3.5-6.3 or other suggestions for replacement gear.
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How can the OP be sure the camera was stolen? It may have been simply mislaid and forgotten. That happens quite often and the assumption almost always is theft.
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That's not the topic of this thread.
 
McQuestion said:
Euell said:
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lumigraphics said:
Euell said:
lumigraphics said:
Euell said:
Rather than spending money on insurance (homeowner's or auto ins. may cover after deductible, BTW), consider just taking better care of your valuable equpment.
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Dumb advice. The place I was living was broken into a couple of years ago, and my entire DSLR outfit plus MacBook Pro stolen. I got $7200 from the insurance company. I pay ~$500 a year in premiums for business insurance including liability.
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Euell said:
Rather than spending money on insurance (homeowner's or auto ins. may cover after deductible, BTW), consider just taking better care of your valuable equpment.
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Oh, but it is. The OP believes he may have left the camera in the rental car, but it may be just as likely it was left elsewhere and was not stolen, as he believes, from the rental car.
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Why not just write, "I really, really think these people are idiots. Truly."?

Angelus, so sorry that you've not only lost your camera equipment, but then also have to put up with rubbish like this as well.
 
Euell said:
McQuestion said:
Euell said:
McQuestion said:
lumigraphics said:
Euell said:
lumigraphics said:
Euell said:
Rather than spending money on insurance (homeowner's or auto ins. may cover after deductible, BTW), consider just taking better care of your valuable equpment.
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Dumb advice. The place I was living was broken into a couple of years ago, and my entire DSLR outfit plus MacBook Pro stolen. I got $7200 from the insurance company. I pay ~$500 a year in premiums for business insurance including liability.

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David M. Converse
Lumigraphics
http://www.lumigraphics.com
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Taking care of your valuables when traveling is hardly "dumb advice." Note that I suggested to the OP that his homeowner or auto insurance may cover, although it now appears he is a foreign visitor. I've been burglarized too and recovered insurance less deductible, but that is not the same as precautions to be taken during travel. Insurance deductibles generally ensure a partial loss in any case. Also, substantiating a loss during foreign travel can often be impossible if discovered just before moving on to another location. My point, which apparently you missed, is that insurance is not a substitute for care in keeping valuables in possession or otherwise safe during travel.
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I didn't miss your point at all. You are making these things exclusive when they are not. Spending your money on insurance is a very GOOD idea.

And how do you not discover that your camera gear has been stolen?

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David M. Converse
Lumigraphics
http://www.lumigraphics.com
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I think it was just poorly worded. "In addition to" would have been a better choice "Rather than".

In any case, it's not the most thoughtful suggestion to lecture who was just robbed about taking better care of their property. Most people already understand that, and it's just rubbing salt in a wound to pile on that kind of unnecessary advice. Also, sometimes things happen no matter how careful one is.

The point about not discovering gear until it's too late to do something isn't hard to understand. If it gets stolen when you're getting ready to board a flight or train, or you're on a subway, you are in a real bind, especially if international travel is involved. Thieves understand this, and it's one of the reasons transit stations are targets.

Anyway, the topic was 1670/4 vs 18200/3.5-6.3 or other suggestions for replacement gear.
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How can the OP be sure the camera was stolen? It may have been simply mislaid and forgotten. That happens quite often and the assumption almost always is theft.
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That's not the topic of this thread.
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Oh, but it is. The OP believes he may have left the camera in the rental car, but it may be just as likely it was left elsewhere and was not stolen, as he believes, from the rental car.
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No u miss read it somewhere, i wrote i was 100% sure the camera bag was in the rental car. Which means it was stolen. I only left it 20min out of my side, before the 20 minutes it was still in the car. I hope this is more clear to you now what happend that day, and i do blame myself for giving the thieves an opportunity.
 
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Euell said:
Rather than spending money on insurance (homeowner's or auto ins. may cover after deductible, BTW), consider just taking better care of your valuable equpment.

Then Euell wrote:

Oh, but it is. The OP believes he may have left the camera in the rental car, but it may be just as likely it was left elsewhere and was not stolen, as he believes, from the rental car.
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Why not just write, "I really, really think these people are idiots. Truly."?

Angelus, so sorry that you've not only lost your camera equipment, but then also have to put up with rubbish like this as well.
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No worries about me, he's probably not informed what exactly happend, and if he is, i respect hes opinion. Thx for your support.

This topic started with an sad story, i was angry, mostly on myself. But that doesn't change the fact i never would do such a thing to others, just be honest, when u find something, give it back to the rightful owner.

I have to move on, looking in the future, hoping i get 75% of the cost from my ensurance. There will be no next time, thats why i will get a backup solution, and when i go on vacation i will get ensurance for te whole amount.

Btw, i just arrived in my home land The Netherlands, called my ensurance and i'm going to email all the paperwork today. We had a great flight in the Arky dreamliner, it's a 10 hour journey, so having a good plane with all the comfort u need is very important.
 
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