I guess if you're going to keep valuable equipment in the vehicle, it makes
sense to "insure it".
Matt
At 11:10 PM 5/11/2003 -0400, NSURIT@xxxxxxx wrote:
>In a message dated 5/11/2003 6:08:54 PM Central Standard Time,
>gmcgrath@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>>Anyone on the list actually keep a "car camera?"
>
>
>There are probably many who would say I am crazy, however I usually have a kit
>with me in my SUV in Houston. Keep it in a Tamrac bag, between the rear
>bucket seats, covered with a towel. If it is going to be real hot, I'll leave
>the windows open a bit or carry it inside with me. Camera will usually be an
>OM 2S (usually two) and whatever lenses I plan to be using in the next few
>days. Usually a 35-105 Zuiko and maybe a wider lens. Often the Tamron 90mm
>f2.5 and also the Tamron 180mm f2.5 and a 2X teleconverter. Friday it
>included the Tamron 400mm as I was planning on going to the park in the
>afternoon to do some birding and alligatoring. Did both. There is almost
>always a tripod behind the seat. So there you go . . . I carry a kit with me,
>try to keep it from baking and have it insured for what it would cost to
>replace it in the event it gets stolen. Do I use it? You betcha. Although
>the past week has been a bit unusual for me I've made somewhere around 400 to
>450 exposures of flowers, snakes, birds, all sorts of zoo animals, alligators,
>alligators and more alligators, buildings and abandoned buildings, night shots
>of traffic, wrecking yards, trash on the side of the road and more. These were
>done in both B&W and color slides. I've done everything from macro and wide
>angle to extreme telephoto. I've used $1,000 telephoto lenses and a $20 Sima
>soft focus lens. Two observations, I would make. If I didn't plan to shoot I
>wouldn't have made most of these exposures and if I didn't have a camera with
>me I wouldn't have made any of them. One of my shoots was for the TOPE and 2
>others were for competitions at a local club. Next Saturday I am going to a
>rookery for the day to photograph young birds and plan to shoot at least 5 or
>6 rolls of film. I find that my activity increases as my intentionality
>increases. So I vote to carry a kit and one that gives you some options.
>Bill Barber
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