Lifted Leica

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Todd.Hanz

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Just got my CL with 40mm summicron in 3 days ago, loaded with TRI-X, on 23rd exposure, pulled up to pick up my kids at the pool and some B@st@rd decided he would help himself to it. He jammed my doorlock with a screwdriver and got off with my camera and case :mad: :mad::bang: :bang:
Luckily the place has a parking lot cam so I'm gonna see if it caught the little $h!T:eek:

I NEED A BEER :bang:
Todd
 
that totally sucks!!

the thought that some 'little $h!T' feels he can rip off your hard earned camera makes my blood boil. people who steal are among the lowest in my book.
hope you catch the b*sta*d!

joe
 
I had a break-in in my Jeep 3 months ago. Still pissed off!
Hope you catch the little sh*t!!!
 
Do I understand right that the gear was within a camera bag? Or was it a "ready case"? What I'm after here is whether the thief saw a generic camera bag and gambled there'd be something more valuable in it than a cheap P&S. Or was he able to see the "Leica" name and deliberately go for the quality?
 
In any case, rotten luck! Hope you get it back ok and the rotter behind bars.
 
Living in NYC most of the year I am conditioned to taking security measures. I use any bag for a camera bag except a real camera bag. You can find all sorts of carry bags in dollar stores; some of them make pretty good camera bags. I have some bright orange ones that are padded and waterproof if you close them tightly; I would guess they were made to carry a sandwich and drink. I bought two smaller brown ones last week at dollar store in upstate NY where I am now and am carrying an old Exa plus a tele lens in one and it works just fine. Also, I NEVER leave them in my car even if I run into the local Rite Aid to get the daily paper.
I love my classic cameras and very much feel your loss.:(
Kurt M.
 
Just as an FYI, here is a link on thie home page of this site for leica loss reports.
 
The camera was in a small generic camera case, looked similar to a purse, it turns out that there were several break-ins that day with purses stolen.
I like the idea of using something other than a camera case, I guess next time I'll carry my camera in one of those plastic containers labled "24 hr. fecal sample"...........hmmm, wonder what I could put in the camera case instead?

I appreciate everyones emotions, sometimes it's good not to bleed alone.

Todd
 
I feel sorry for you too Todd. I haven't got my cameras stolen so far (knock on wood) but you must feel pretty bad, especially because it's a Leica.

Kris
 
Kris said:
...you must feel pretty bad, especially because it's a Leica.
Kris
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I hope you mean because it's so overpriced that the monetary loss is more significant than had it been another camera of equal performance but of a less value.

Had it been a Hasselblad then it would have been a different matter..THAT would have been a disaster ;-)

(Only half-joking...) :)
 
Richard, regarding that "...because it's a Leica" comment, I think it's more a loss because:

1. Anything made by Leica is expensive
2. A fully functional CL is not easy to get at a good price (at least not here Down Under) because collectors and Leica fondlers are driving the price up.

Actually, I saw once new 501CM + 80/2.8 C T* + A12 back offered at the same price of M7 body only! Maybe Hasselblad isn't that expensive. I don't know much about MF though so this Hassy kit might be the equivalent of Canon Rebel + 28-90/4-5.6 although I really doubt it.
 
Any loss in this way is a great one. One of my best friends had a Pentax K-1000 stolen from his car while we were enjoying a round of golf. He had taken photography classes in college and still has shots he took with that camera hanging in his house. He reacted very strangely, in that he refused to buy another camera because HIS camera was taken from him. 15 or so years later, as a wedding gift, I pitched in with my brother and parents and we bought him a Rebel 2000 with a decent Tameron basic zoom. It was one of the best things we could have done for him, now he has shots of his honeymoon trip to Europe hanging in his home.
 
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Todd,

I'd be in search of something stronger than beer... I'll bleed with you though. Just reading your initial post send a shudder down my spine! :(

Now... it's time to make the rounds. Go to all the pawn shops and used goods stores you can find in your town, because that's a very likely place to find your camera. Even if you have to buy it back! And don't give up on it. Plus, report it to the police as well... They may not do anything but at least you'll have a record of it.

I'm with you, man... Really sorry about your loss.
 
Don't give up.

I once purchased a Leica IIB at a pawn shop and rehabbed it, A few months later the police called me and asked me to check some identifying features on the body. Turned out it had been stolen in a burglary 3 years earlier and had not been identified in a routine pawn shop ticket check becaue the previous legitimate owner had transposed two digits in the serial number!

I returned the camera to the owner, who paid me for the repair work I had done, the pawn shop reimbursed me the purchase price. I was whole and had the pleasure of running a few rolls of film through a great camera. The Original owner had a valuable keepsake returned (it was a gift from along ago deceased friend). The pawnshop lost out because that's one of the risks of the kind of business they do and they price their stuff accordingly.

keep looking.

-Paul
 
Thanks for the ideas,
I started checking pawn shops today.

Todd
 
rover said:
Any loss in this way is a great one. One of my best friends had a Pentax K-1000 stolen from his car while we were enjoying a round of golf. He had taken photography classes in college and still has shots he took with that camera hanging in his house. He reacted very strangely, in that he refused to buy another camera because HIS camera was taken from him. 15 or so years later, as a wedding gift, I pitched in with my brother and parents and we bought him a Rebel 2000 with a decent Tameron basic zoom. It was one of the best things we could have done for him, now he has shots of his honeymoon trip to Europe hanging in his home.
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Curious. A little over 10 years ago, we had a house fire. Most of my cameras and gear survived. My dardroom gear including enlarger did not. Most of my negatives survived. All my 8000 or so slides were greatly damaged. I haven't been as intense about photography since. I am slowly getting my interest back. Funny how things like that can effect you.

Advise about about reporting it to the police, if you haven't, is good. Hopefully, they also run pawn shop checks, and hopefully, based on its value, they enter and run NCIC checks as well.

I know your pain. I had two cameras stolen from a car many years ago. Both were damaged but functional. Didn't make me a happy camper for sure. Fortunately, my good gear was not in the car at that time.
 
Don't forget to check eBay as well. Theives are dumb.

A counter-part of mine in a different office had his work laptop stolen while on vacation in Hawaii. He checked eBay days later and found it, for sale,... in Hawaii! :eek: It even still had the stickers on the top that he put there. So he bid on it until he won, matched the serial number, and reported the shiznit to the police who promptly arrested said shizzeler.

Look for pictures with any obivious markings that are yours. As well, watch the location of the sale. If you think you've found it, ask the buyer if they will give you the serial number (provided you have it written down somewhere). A dumb thief like this will try to offload this camera.

Good luck to you and sorry for your loss.
 
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