A Sfeir Posted March 11, 2015 Share #1 Posted March 11, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) My bag was stolen on Monday in Paris it contained an M240 serial ending with 826 + Summilux 50 mm serial xxxx213, Summilux 35 serial xxxx403 and Macro Elmar serial xxxx619. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 Hi A Sfeir, Take a look here Stolen M with 3 lenses. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted March 11, 2015 Share #2 Posted March 11, 2015 Sorry to hear it. I hope you have Insurance. I would advise to post full serial numbers, that will allow members to keep an eye open. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaburger Posted March 11, 2015 Share #3 Posted March 11, 2015 So sorry to hear that. Even with insurance it must be disturbing and stressful. If you get a chance and are willing, perhaps you could outline the circumstances of the theft. It might help others in the future. Hope things work out for you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mijo Posted March 11, 2015 Share #4 Posted March 11, 2015 If the OP has insurance, it shouldn't be an issue. This last January, I was assault by three young men who made off with my M-E and attached 18mm SEM. My renters insurance covered everything and actually paid me out more than what I paid for the kit. I received the full retail price of the lens even though I bought it used. If I would have known that, I wouldn't have put up a fight and could have saved myself a black eye and a beat down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erudolph Posted March 11, 2015 Share #5 Posted March 11, 2015 Mijo, was this in San Francisco? Sorry to hear about this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mijo Posted March 11, 2015 Share #6 Posted March 11, 2015 Mijo, was this in San Francisco? Sorry to hear about this. Yes it was. 24th and Lilac (runs parallel to Mission, directly behind Mission). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
piblondin Posted March 12, 2015 Share #7 Posted March 12, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes it was. 24th and Lilac (runs parallel to Mission, directly behind Mission). Yikes. Glad you are okay. What time of day did this happen? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted March 12, 2015 Share #8 Posted March 12, 2015 My sympathies go out to both A Sfeir and Mijo. Here's hoping A Sfeir's gear is recovered in good condition, or covered by his insurance (hoping he has insurance). I won't presume to speak for one and all, but I am getting damn tired of the all too frequent recounting of numerous stories of Leica thievery and robbery. There seems to be a bumper crop of asshole thugs these days. Let's all be careful out there. Exercise discerning judgement and situational awareness when shooting on the streets. Pay attention to your intuition if you get a vibe that something isn't quite right; if you get the feeling that you are being watched or followed by a person/s with malicious intent, run. Get away from them and get to a place of safety. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J S H Posted March 12, 2015 Share #9 Posted March 12, 2015 San Francisco is definitely a dangerous city. I was on assignment there 10 days ago and had $80K worth of equipment stolen from a parked SUV at noon on a busy street (right in front of Gary Danko's, which is an upscale restaurant). Everyone I talked to there seemed to have had their car broken into at least once and repeatedly told me how commonplace theft/robbery is in the city. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
piblondin Posted March 12, 2015 Share #10 Posted March 12, 2015 San Francisco is definitely a dangerous city. I was on assignment there 10 days ago and had $80K worth of equipment stolen from a parked SUV at noon on a busy street (right in front of Gary Danko's, which is an upscale restaurant). Everyone I talked to there seemed to have had their car broken into at least once and repeatedly told me how commonplace theft/robbery is in the city. Ugh. Very sorry to hear that. Unbelievable how many thefts there are here these days--the consequence of rising inequality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 12, 2015 Share #11 Posted March 12, 2015 Currently reading this story in my hotel on Bush Street. Have been shocked at the number of street-sleepers here, I have to say. But I'm pretty sure they're not the ones breaking into people's cars. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted March 12, 2015 Share #12 Posted March 12, 2015 Everyone I talked to there seemed to have had their car broken into at least once and repeatedly told me how commonplace theft/robbery is in the city. Most people in SF get robbed once a month. But they call it "rent" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
epand56 Posted March 12, 2015 Share #13 Posted March 12, 2015 This is not the first time i hear of camera bags stolen in Paris. Because of the usual confusion, it is a dangerous place for camera bags. This is why I usually go around Paris with the camera hanging at a Y strap under my jacket and a second lens in my pocket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel Posted March 12, 2015 Share #14 Posted March 12, 2015 Paris is a package deal with the numerous conurbations just over the Boulevard Périphérique !!!! Please publish the full serial numbers as these items will tend to end up either sold to dealers who don't know the history or on ebay or similar. I always do careful digging for any equipment being sold second hand without the box. Even more suspicious is without the charger or other basic things you would have thought the owner would keep. Although they can be sourced quite easily the criminals often don't in their haste. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mijo Posted March 12, 2015 Share #15 Posted March 12, 2015 Yikes. Glad you are okay. What time of day did this happen? 3:00 p.m. if you can believe it! I've lived in SF for 10 years now and have had my truck broken into three times. One of those times someone broke the lock off my bed cover and stole some old blankets that I used to keep the bed from getting scratched up. When I lived in Russian Hill there were a few mornings that I would leave my apartment and every car down an entire block had its passenger window broken out. Smash and grabs are just the norm these days in the city, it doesn't even matter what part of the city. If your parking in SF, never leave anything visible in your car (crack heads will break in just to steal the change in your cup holder). I wasn't too suprised that I got jumped in the Mission, I knew the risk and I just got too comfortable being in that area. One of the members of a community darkroom that I belong to almost had his MF kit stolen in the Tenderloin a few weeks ago. His son showed up at the right time and the thief ran away. I work in the Tenderloin so I wasn't suprised that it happened, that's another area of the city that can be dangerous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlinman Posted March 12, 2015 Share #16 Posted March 12, 2015 Sorry to hear this. Hope You get back the money from an insurance. I will be carefull when I visit Paris in spring. Next dangerous city is Barcelona, were I "left" my M240 with 5 lenses last year. My insurance had paid ... but the pictures of 2 wonderfull days are lost. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted March 12, 2015 Share #17 Posted March 12, 2015 If the OP has insurance, it shouldn't be an issue. This last January, I was assault by three young men who made off with my M-E and attached 18mm SEM. My renters insurance covered everything and actually paid me out more than what I paid for the kit. I received the full retail price of the lens even though I bought it used. If I would have known that, I wouldn't have put up a fight and could have saved myself a black eye and a beat down. I hope your insurance agent didn't just read this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel Posted March 12, 2015 Share #18 Posted March 12, 2015 I hope your insurance agent didn't just read this. If I am right, insurance companies in the UK recommend not putting yourself in any danger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mijo Posted March 12, 2015 Share #19 Posted March 12, 2015 I hope your insurance agent didn't just read this. I told him that I bought the lens used and provided a copy of the reciept, it was required for the claim. My insurance will cover the full retail value for any item as long as it was purchased under a year. Anything over a year gets hit with depreciation, which is what happened with my M-E. The upside is that I used the payout to purchase a MM and now my insurance will pay me out for what was deducted due to depreciation (so the full retail value of the M-E). I really lucked out in that the thieves didn't get my backpack as it had my MP and three other lenses. If they would have gotten that too, my insurance wouldn't have covered everything. I've since expanded my coverage so that it will cover all of my equipment, in case this happens again. I apologize to the OP, if I'm hijacking this thread. My intent was to make them feel a little better in that someone else has recently gone through the same thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Louis Marit Posted March 12, 2015 Share #20 Posted March 12, 2015 I read on here a year or so ago that someone was returning their rental car to the airport somewhere in Spain and an attempted car jacking was tried on them where the thieves flattened their tire then pulled up and offered to "help". The OP drove to the car rental place on the flat tire and was told it is an everyday occurrence. Once I got chased by some thug in the RLD of Frankfurt but I don't think he necessarily wanted to steal anything, I think he didn't like the fact I was walking around taking photos of te street scenes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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