Smudgey wrote:
I traveled more than 15000 miles, out of the country to a third world country for nearly a month Thailand, with out a hitch in the trip. The photography was great. There was never a problem with the people, they were wonderful, the hotels I stayed in were great, the transportation while a bit crazy was just fine , and I never had a health issue while there. My son and his wife had planned a really great trip. My son lives in LV Nev. and I live in Mesa AZ, so I flew to LV so that we could travel together. Everything went off perfectly until we got back to the good ole USA. Once back, my flight back to Mesa didnt leave for a couple of days, when the day arrived to go back to Mesa we loaded up the car with my luggage, including the Canon bag that had my 6D and a Tokina Super wide in it as well as a Canon G12, and left for the airport. We stopped at the SantaFe Casino in LV to have dinner on the way to McCarran international airport. After dinner we proceeded to the airport. pulled over to the curb at the airport, opened the trunk of their Toyota Prius to unload my luggage and everything was gone. Luggage - Camera bag with camera - Extra bag with items from Thailand to give to everyone and my briefcase, everything. The worst loss was the 5600 photos that I took on the trip, that were on the 256gb memory card that was still in the camera. Apparently we were hit while having dinner. Needless to say I am sick. My daughter in law took a few with her phone, thats all i have. The reason this story is here is simply to caution all of my fellow Hogs that you cant be to carful with your equipment. Watch it close. Many newer cars have electronic locks and apparently there are now devices available that neutralize the locking system. Its all electronic, no marks on the car at all. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/16/style/keeping-your-car-safe-from-electronic-thieves.html?_r=0
Just in case you see a super buy on a Canon 6D with a 24-105 f4L (sn on body 04692252 and lens Tokina 16-28mm sn 8628715) so just beware the bad guys are out there for sure, and they want your gear. - Photographer with out a Camera.
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Sorry to hear about your loss. For what it's worth you may want to register your loss with Canon with the serial numbers so that in case the equipment tries to get registered again there may be some trail to follow. Though that may not bring your precious memories back, getting a separate Personal Articles Policy with your P&C insurance company is advisable as they'll reimburse you for your financial loss atleast.