The Traveller's Dilemma

The Traveller's Dilemma

  • I take my best gear. I want to make the best possible photographs, regardless of the hazzards.

    Votes: 172 62.8%

  • I leave my best gear at home. I want to know that it will be waiting for me when I get back.

    Votes: 24 8.8%

  • I only have the best. For me, there is no choice to be made.

    Votes: 44 16.1%

  • Nothing I own could ever be put in the same sentence with the word "best."

    Votes: 34 12.4%
  • Total voters
    274
My usual travel kit and street kit
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Out to Lunch said:
Can you refer us to some 'decent insurance' companies that cover theft, damage etc... of camera equipment? So far, I haven't found one and I've been going around the world without any camera insurance.
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I got a “personal articles” policy from statefarm which is very reasonable and it is basically full coverage.
 
Out to Lunch said:
Can you refer us to some 'decent insurance' companies that cover theft, damage etc... of camera equipment? So far, I haven't found one and I've been going around the world without any camera insurance.
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No, sorry, I can’t, because your needs and requirements may be different to mine; also, I have no idea which country you are based.

If it helps you, currently my gear is insured with eversure.com.
 
raid said:
Godfrey: I am thinking of taking along my Land 250 Polaroid Camera. Is it "too heavy" or is it fragile for occasional bumps during flights? What are your experiences with using Polaroid cameras on trips?
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Nothing that you're willing to carry is too heavy, and the Polaroid Land pack film cameras are reasonably robust. Treat it like you would any precision optical device or camera: it will be fine. I've only ever had one camera that had a problem on a trip, and it was my fault not the camera's.

Just be sure you're willing to carry and use it. Any Polaroid pack film camera *is* a pretty large thing and you don't want to regret the effort of carrying it if you don't use it. I didn't use my Polaroid SLR670x very much on this trip and it also is a moderately large thing to carry, but I did make 11 exposures with it and they're good, so I don't regret carrying it at all.

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The only reason that has stopped me from bringing rangefinders on a particular trip is not value. Instead, it is their sensitivity to vibration. And so, when going on an off-road motorbike trip, I leave the rangefinders at home.
 
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