Stolen -Manfrotto 055CXPRO3 & 488RC2 Head

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Hi everyone,

Just a heads up really, I had my new 2 day old Manfrotto 055CXPRO3 Carbon Fibre tripod taken 10 days ago from a late night location in London - Langham Street, central London. Also attached was my trusty old Manfrotto 488RC2 head :(

Unfortunately they're not covered by my photographer's insurance as they were not specifically declared (only had it 2 days!) and my credit card offered no protection against theft - Boooo Mint card (last time I use that card for anything).

If anyone comes across a mint Manfrotto 055CXPRO3 Carbon fibre tripod (unboxed - I have that at least!) with or without a battered 488RC2 head being offered for sale here, can they PM me please? (I'm still locked out of classifieds section until 25 posts, I think).

It's a long shot, but worth a punt :shrug: I'm keeping one eye on ebay also! Thank you.
 
towershot said:
Very very doubtful it will appear here.
Good bunch on TP
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Absolutely, I wasn't suggesting anyone on here would carry out such a heinous act! :eek: And in lieu of the strict classifieds rules it's almost impossible to list it quickly!

Just wanted to get the word out precisely because they are a good bunch on these forums (and POTN where I usually haunt). Who ever has half inched it, will have to sell it unboxed and may try various forums...maybe, after fleabay or Gumtree etc...

Just a bit miffed, my own fault for leaving it somewhere I shouldn't have. It was a very, very long days shoot and well, that's that! Lesson learned.
 
I assume you have checked that your household insurance does not cover the loss?
 
kestral said:
I assume you have checked that your household insurance does not cover the loss?
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Household insurance? Safe to say, that's a negative :)

I really wouldn't want to risk putting up any premiums for the sake of a £300 bit of kit. Just wish I'd bought it on the other credit card which offered theft protection for 100 days from purchase.

I can however, even though my time with this tripod was brief, heartedly recommend it. I didn't think it would make much of a difference as far as lugging weight around.

I was wrong. It was so much lighter than i'm used to that I forgot to pick it up and take it back to the hotel with me! :bang:
 
gazedd said:
Do they have Serial Numbers?
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No, I don't believe that they do, neither of them. But I do have close-up photos of the head, with very easily distinguishable marks. I'll check to see if the tripods come with a s/n, but i don't remember seeing anything other than the normal product numbers.
 
good point about insurance, I only quoted body and lenses on my policy, will add more kit now

sorry to hear your story.
 
Sorry about your tripod OP and I hope you find it (kinda doubt it though) but some people really don't deserve to have nice gear. I really have to hate some people, they just can't leave other peoples property alone. I was coming home last evening and saw a really beautiful sunset but didn't have my camera with me. I spotted a guy taking some photos by the side of the road a bit father up and stopped to chat for a while.
After the sun had gone down he packed his kit up while I started getting all my motorbike gear on, he waved as he set off and as I turned to check the road I noticed his tripod laying on the ground. I quickly picked it up and set off chasing him and finally caught him up at the edge of the next village to return it. He chucked it on the back seat, just said,"cheers", stuck his thumb up and drove off.
I don't know what model of Manfrotto tripod it was, or what head it had as I didn't have a good look earlier, but I'm sure it wouldn't have been cheap. I didn't expect a reward, or even want one, but a proper thankyou would of been nice as I'd gone about 6 miles, in the freezing cold, out of my way to catch him. I guess some people seem to respect their gear more than some.
 
modchild said:
I guess some people seem to respect their gear more than some.
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Cheers, I doubt it too! That chap really should have been a lot more grateful to you, I certainly would have offered you some beer money! :) Good on you.

Though I'm not sure where the term 'respect' comes in to it, I get your gist. Some have more money that sense (i'm guessing that's a good place to be!). As a photographer I have occasionally forgotten to pick up small items, easily done when you're working your backside off running here and there for days on end sometimes.

In my case, I'm usually thinking about getting the next shot or how much time I'll have until the client needs something, and something slips my mind. Easily done when you're loaded up like a packhorse! This is the 1st time i've ever had anything stolen in 10 years travelling around the world with my camera equipment & it was my own fault. I'm normally Mr. Vigilant with eyes in the back of my head and a heavy dose of an untrustworthy nature to anyone who takes an interest in my activities or equipment! Travelling alone with expensive kit can do this to you.

However, I have managed to forget my laptop at airport customs more times than I care to remember! You know when you turn up to the airport with a hand luggage camera bag that's packed in a way that only 3 hours of meticulous planning and experimental packing has made possible? Bursting at the seams, weighing 20KG's, whilst you try and make it look light & 'casual'! :lol:

And a laptop bag with more cables and adapters than NASA used in the Space Shuttle program and (in my case) a groovy photographer's waist coat which, when properly loaded up, can weight over 10KG's too...then the customs official ask you to open all your bags?! Aghhhh...:help:

Well, after a few of these occasions of deep trauma, I have managed to walk off with my laptop bag sans laptop (because they took it out of the bag and scanned it separately). Nightmare ensues! Somehow, I have always managed to get it back, even after boarding a plane once before realising.

I'm willing to swallow this loss as a good lesson...if it had been one of my L lenses that had been stolen and not insured, i'd be a little bit less accepting :)
 
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lifethroughalens said:
Household insurance? Safe to say, that's a negative :)

I really wouldn't want to risk putting up any premiums for the sake of a £300 bit of kit. Just wish I'd bought it on the other credit card which offered theft protection for 100 days from purchase.

I can however, even though my time with this tripod was brief, heartedly recommend it. I didn't think it would make much of a difference as far as lugging weight around.

I was wrong. It was so much lighter than i'm used to that I forgot to pick it up and take it back to the hotel with me! :bang:
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Yes I think you are probably right you seem to know what you are doing.:)
 
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