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Camera theft prevention
On Apr 17, 5:36 am, steve wrote:
My wife and I just returned from a mostly enjoyable trip to Spain, Morocco and Portugal. Unfortunately, our camera along with all our pictures of Spain was stolen on our first day in Portugal. I was getting onto a crowded subway train and had the camera in my backpack. We had thought it was safer in the backpack than carrying it loose. Anyway there was lots of pushing to get into the subway which made it impossible to tell that someone had their hand in my backpack. After removing the camera I was shoved into the car. I just thought it was the usual crowd push. I guess I'd have the camera somewhere at the bottom of the pack. Also, some packs have inside pockets, can be locked and so on. We have already decided to use smaller memory cars in the camera so that at most one week of pictures can be lost. It would be nice to have some way to simply move all the days pictures to a separate memory card or other safe place but I'm not going to carry a laptop or visit an internet café every day there are iPod sized devices that can store your pictures like Nikon Coolwalker or some device from digimagic. I'm sure there are others. Lots of Greetings! Volker |
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Camera theft prevention
Remember that having your valuables behind you is very vulnerable to
thieves. I have a beat-up day pack I've lined with 1/2" closed-cell foam ruber for more impact resistance. On vacation, I only sling it on my back if away from crowds or walking on the street. In the latter case my wife walks right behind me to keep an eye on it. In crowded spaces I'll sling it over one shoulder with the top zipper beneath my arm. I minimize the time the camera is out of the bag as well. My 2˘. Tom Nelson Tom Nelson Photography In article . com, steve wrote: My wife and I just returned from a mostly enjoyable trip to Spain, Morocco and Portugal. Unfortunately, our camera along with all our pictures of Spain was stolen on our first day in Portugal. I was getting onto a crowded subway train and had the camera in my backpack. We had thought it was safer in the backpack than carrying it loose. Anyway there was lots of pushing to get into the subway which made it impossible to tell that someone had their hand in my backpack. After removing the camera I was shoved into the car. I just thought it was the usual crowd push. Does anyone have any thoughts on the safest way to carry a camera? I don't want to spend all my time being paranoid. I think of myself as reasonable careful but there will always be momentary lapses when you are distracted, perhaps intentionally. We have already decided to use smaller memory cars in the camera so that at most one week of pictures can be lost. It would be nice to have some way to simply move all the days pictures to a separate memory card or other safe place but I'm not going to carry a laptop or visit an internet café every day Thanks Steve Gerdemann |
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Camera theft prevention
Make credence recognised that on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:09:39 -0400,
Viking has scripted: On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:22:22 +0200, Deeply Filled Mortician wrote: Simple: lockable backpack. Uh... but then you have to spend time locking and unlocking it. Surely it's easier to carry it in front of you. I wouldn't count on that--got pickpocketed in a front pocket (yes, that was part of the infamous Rome incident...) and ever since then keep my wallet in back pockets with buttons on the pockets. Have heard of thieves ripping backpacks off the front of people (presumably easier than ripping it off their backs), not to mention thieves getting access to the "front"pack in thick crowds (friend of mine found his backpack, carried in front, opened in the London tube--nothing seemed to be missing). The problem there was that he wasn't alert. Be alert and you will damn well know when your bag is opened, no matter where it's sitting! Frankly, I think the thing about having the material cut to get access is nothing more than an urban myth. I've never known of anyone (directly or indirectly) that it's happened to. Think about how hard it would actually be to slice open and remove something. Plus, I would find it irritating to carry a backpack in front, actually. And I don't particularly want to look like a dweeb. Yeah, I have never done that either. It looks really sad. Your mileage may vary, but I'd certainly be willing to put in the time to lock and unlock a backpack. Seems like this is a matter of choice. I'd rather stay attentive. No one ever got pick pocketed whilst staying alert. Thieves look for the oblivious ones instead, of which there's always one. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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Camera theft prevention
Make credence recognised that on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:13:48 +0200,
Magda magda@eu has scripted: On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:11:58 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "singlemalt" arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: ... Real simple. If you really,really do not want your camera stolen then tie it ... to you , perhaps around your belt or around your waist with a small sized ... length of nylon cord.It cannot be stolen unless they want to go to the ... trouble to cut the cord, which they probably won't since it is usually a ... case of grab and go. Also if they see that the camera is tethered to your ... body someway they will be discoraged from trying to steal it anyway because ... it is too much trouble. I wear my camera across my chest, with a light jacket over it. Never had anyone trying to steal it. Putting it between your tits means it's hard to take without you noticing! -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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Camera theft prevention
Make credence recognised that on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:36:43 +0200,
Magda magda@eu has scripted: On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:34:53 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Deeply Filled Mortician arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: ... Make credence recognised that on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:13:48 +0200, ... Magda magda@eu has scripted: ... ... On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:11:58 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "singlemalt" ... arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: ... ... ... Real simple. If you really,really do not want your camera stolen then tie it ... ... to you , perhaps around your belt or around your waist with a small sized ... ... length of nylon cord.It cannot be stolen unless they want to go to the ... ... trouble to cut the cord, which they probably won't since it is usually a ... ... case of grab and go. Also if they see that the camera is tethered to your ... ... body someway they will be discoraged from trying to steal it anyway because ... ... it is too much trouble. ... ... I wear my camera across my chest, with a light jacket over it. Never had anyone trying to ... steal it. ... ... Putting it between your tits means it's hard to take without you ... noticing! No, really...? Mmmm... tiiiiiiits.... -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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Camera theft prevention
Make credence recognised that on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:17:43 +0200,
Martin has scripted: On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:05:12 +0200, Magda magda@eu wrote: On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:55:57 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: ... On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:36:43 +0200, Magda magda@eu wrote: ... ... On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:34:53 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Deeply Filled Mortician ... arranged some electrons, so they looked like ... this: ... ... ... Make credence recognised that on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:13:48 +0200, ... ... Magda magda@eu has scripted: ... ... ... ... On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:11:58 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "singlemalt" ... ... arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: ... ... ... ... ... Real simple. If you really,really do not want your camera stolen then tie it ... ... ... to you , perhaps around your belt or around your waist with a small sized ... ... ... length of nylon cord.It cannot be stolen unless they want to go to the ... ... ... trouble to cut the cord, which they probably won't since it is usually a ... ... ... case of grab and go. Also if they see that the camera is tethered to your ... ... ... body someway they will be discoraged from trying to steal it anyway because ... ... ... it is too much trouble. ... ... ... ... I wear my camera across my chest, with a light jacket over it. Never had anyone trying to ... ... steal it. ... ... ... ... Putting it between your tits means it's hard to take without you ... ... noticing! ... ... No, really...? ... ... Put it where the sun don't shine? Learn better English? It's a colloquial expression, dear. It's international, I think you'll find. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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Camera theft prevention
On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:33:41 +0200, Deeply Filled Mortician
wrote: I'd rather stay attentive. No one ever got pick pocketed whilst staying alert. Thieves look for the oblivious ones instead, of which there's always one. the police told my wife that thieves go for the weak one, same as a lion eyeing up deer. They said alertness helps a lot, mad look is also good. If you are small and female and inattentive you will be a preferred target. This agrees very strongly with the person I know who has been repeatly mugged and bag snatched. Small, female, inattentive. -- Mike Reid UK walking, food, photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Spain walking, food, tourism "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" Beginners UK flight sim addons "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk" |
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Camera theft prevention
On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:33:41 +0200, Deeply Filled Mortician
wrote: Frankly, I think the thing about having the material cut to get access is nothing more than an urban myth. I've never known of anyone (directly or indirectly) that it's happened to. Think about how hard it would actually be to slice open and remove something. I was once mugged in the US. Two young men ran past me on opposite sides. The one on the left grabbed my purse. The one on the right sliced the pocket off my coat. He was so fast that I didn't notice until hours later that the pocket was missing. There was nothing in the pocket, but if there had been, he would have got it. -- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup |
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Camera theft prevention
Make credence recognised that on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:02:06 +0200, B
has scripted: On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:33:41 +0200, Deeply Filled Mortician wrote: Frankly, I think the thing about having the material cut to get access is nothing more than an urban myth. I've never known of anyone (directly or indirectly) that it's happened to. Think about how hard it would actually be to slice open and remove something. I was once mugged in the US. Two young men ran past me on opposite sides. The one on the left grabbed my purse. The one on the right sliced the pocket off my coat. He was so fast that I didn't notice until hours later that the pocket was missing. There was nothing in the pocket, but if there had been, he would have got it. He actually did it with a knife? -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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Camera theft prevention
On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:47:21 +0200, Deeply Filled Mortician
wrote: Make credence recognised that on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:02:06 +0200, B has scripted: On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:33:41 +0200, Deeply Filled Mortician wrote: Frankly, I think the thing about having the material cut to get access is nothing more than an urban myth. I've never known of anyone (directly or indirectly) that it's happened to. Think about how hard it would actually be to slice open and remove something. I was once mugged in the US. Two young men ran past me on opposite sides. The one on the left grabbed my purse. The one on the right sliced the pocket off my coat. He was so fast that I didn't notice until hours later that the pocket was missing. There was nothing in the pocket, but if there had been, he would have got it. He actually did it with a knife? I really don't know, as I was totally unaware of what he was doing. I supposed that he had used a razor blade. However, it was cleanly sliced away, leaving only thread ends hanging, and the cloth underneath the pocket was not damaged at all. -- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup |
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