A Harsh Warning to ALL Camera Owners

ShaolinTiger posted this at 7:41 pm on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 —

Sorry for the lack of updates, I’ve just been a bit depressed about the whole photography thing since my camera got stolen from the back of my car.

A momentary lapse in concentration and I left the camera in the car for a few minutes and it was gone.

Smashed - Camera GONE

I’ve NEVER left it in the car before…this was the first time, just plainly forgot for a couple of minutes, by the time I went back to the car it was gone, too late.

Better not to leave anything in the backseat at all, I’ve seen cars broken into for just a jumper or plastic bag even!

So if you own any kind of camera, laptop or valuable electronics do carry it all times.

Worst I’ve heard so far after having my camera stolen, some poor fella was at petrol station, filled up his car, just went to the window to pay, by the time he returned to his car all his kit was gone!

Another similar with laptop, just stopped at ATM to check his balance, came back and laptop was gone..

I’m not sure exactly how they ripped the window out but if you see the pic there is a small dent at the back of the window frame it seems they forced something up there very hard through the seal and behind the window so it shattered then ripped it out. The window couldn’t be smashed normally as it was tinted, they must be quite experienced at this.

Smashed

You can see the ripped out window under the car.

The police said there is a gang in SS2 that run this operation.

Even a national photographer from Philippines lost his full kit in SS2 on a trip to Malaysia recently (1D with all lenses).

Crime rate is getting bad, careful where you park folks wherever you may live.

Ah well from a photography point of view perhaps it’s a sign to upgrade, D200 here I come?

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

857 views - Filed under: DigiSniper News, Equipment

Related Posts:
- Grey or ‘Water’ Camera Goods vs Original - From Nikon Themselves
- Canon Issues Warning for Overheating Batteries for PowerShot A530 and A540
- Zigview S2 Digital Angle Finder for DSLRs - Live LCD for your SLR
- D80 leaked shots - and some thoughts
- New Canon Budget Lenses Announced - EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS and EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Interesting Links

7 Comments »

839

Comment by flanegan

September 27, 2006 @ 4:44 pm


ouch!!!
that’s the main reason why sometimes i hate to go to KL.

Yeah… get a D200!! :)

859

Comment by sbanboy

September 28, 2006 @ 12:02 pm


Wah sorry to hear about what happened ….

Hmmm maybe time to get a D200 :D

860

Comment by Albert Ng

September 28, 2006 @ 12:53 pm


SHIIIT. Ouch, sorry to hear of your loss.

The SS2 gang hit Shaz’s car too, taking his gym bag (fortunately his camera was with him) but he was at the Kayu Nasi Kandar side of SS2.

863

Comment by ShaolinTiger

September 28, 2006 @ 6:40 pm


Thanks Guys..

Flanegan: Yah it’s getting bad here sadly :(

Sbanboy: I agree!

Albert: Yeah I saw Shaz today actually, glad they didn’t manage to get his cam..It’s really not safe to leave any bag in sight any more, losing the window is expensive even if they don’t take anything valuable. I think SS2 gang is quite organised, have to be really careful there.

883

Comment by Jack

September 30, 2006 @ 1:00 am


i am so sorry to hear about it.
i have a friend who put a bag at the back of his car. The bag is not beautiful and only the books inside the bag. just half an hour he leave the car and his car glass broken.

969

Comment by kristin

October 7, 2006 @ 7:35 pm


Oh dear…

I’m so sorry to hear about this. The only time I ever keep the camera in the car is in the boot and that too, I’d check to see if anyone’s looking. So far nothing has happened. But after reading this, I’m wondering which is riskier - snatch thieves or car break-ins? Sigh… what a sad sad world this is coming to.

Dude, it’s time to upgrade to the D200 :D

Comment by earl-ku

March 6, 2007 @ 3:53 am


how they do this is that they force a flat screwdriver into the tiny space between the glass and the body of the car, then just pry …

the glass shatters like nothing …

Leave a comment

XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>