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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Canon 1DX II, 35L II, 85L II, and more stolen in San Francisco | |
gdanmitchell wrote:
Not "lucky few." Lucky majority.
There are thousands of people in The City every day making photographs. There were probably 50 shooting after dark in Alamo Square when I was there.
I will not disagree with the fact that there have been some very visible camera thefts in the past couple of years, including one sad situation in which the photographer was actually murdered. It is also true that you are more likely to have your car broken into in San Francisco than in some of the suburbs.
I'm not "blindly" defending the city. That would be the case if I had no on-the-ground experience doing photography there, but the opposite is actually the case.
And it is no disservice to post what I posted: Use the same kinds of cautions you use in any big city. Don't leave gear unattended in your parked car on the street. Keep stuff out of sight, and try to not be seen putting gear into the car even if you hide it. Then get out and make photographs in San Francisco.
If anything is a disservice it is hyperbole that needlessly panics folks.
Dan,
who realizes that this subject has now gone far enough off of Canon subjects that the moderators should probably consider moving it to the locations forum....Show more →
I beg to differ. This thread is exactly on topic. A guy posts to say his equipment was stolen in San Fran. Another guy posts to say yes, San Fran is actually a hotbed for that type of crime, it happened to me, and in that case it was $100,000 worth of gear. How could it be any more on topic?? My gear was all Canon, Leica & Zeiss if that makes you feel any better...
In my particular case, $100K of stolen photo equipment is not hyperbole, and I deeply resent the implication. You clearly don't understand the facts. Take a few minutes to look at the statistics and you may just realize that San Francisco is not the safe haven you think it is. It's pretty hard to ignore the fact that San Fran has the highest per capita property crime rate of America's top 50 cities and half of that crime comes from vehicle break ins. That's a staggering statistic.
Whatever you are trying to accomplish, it's not going to work with this photographer. All it takes is one event like this to change your life. And afterwards, you WILL be singing a different tune. I sure hope it doesn't happen to you.
Edit* Clarified that the crime rate statistic mentioned pertains to property crimes, which is what we're discussing.
Edited on Dec 10, 2017 at 10:47 PM · View previous versions
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