Pini Vollach wrote:
Hi Bob,
Till now no insurance take liability.
I thought my home policy with the "All Risk" addition for the photo
equipment which I pay fortune every year will be liable for this
but they say that theft from a car is not included.
My agent sent them a letter and we are waiting to their decision.
Now I have to make more decisions about what new gear to purchase.
Some of the considerations:
1. 80-200/2.8 was very heavy to carry so I want to lower the load.
2. 200 is not enough. ( I had also X2 TC ).
3.I liked my EF16-35/2.8 L but with the pain of the theft I don't know
if to invest in expensive gear again ? ( It can happen again in my
travels. ).
4. Before the theft I was thinking about the EOS 5D, (although I don't
like the fact that it lack a built in flash . I do like the X1 factor
that retain the wide angle lenses focal distance. )
Now, again, I have fears as described before. Should I go with 30D ?
What do you guys think about a good combo for a traveler ?
Pini
Pini,
How about the 70-300 f/4L, it is light but sort of slow when used with
the 2X TC. Then there is the 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS. The 100-400
f/4.5-5.6L IS USM is equal to the 200 with the 2X TC...... Quite a few
of us seem to like the 17-40 f/4L.
The lack of built in flash was never a problem with my EOS-3 and now
that I have it on my 20D I hardly use it. I really can't remember the
last time I used the 20D built in flash. I have a 550.....
If I was starting over I would have a hard time not getting the 5D with
the full frame.
Good luck with the insurance and deciding on what you will buy to
replace the lost items......
Bob
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