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Originally Posted by robski
I think you should be cool, Maybe be tone down to fit in with the crowd. You bought the camera to use not have it locked up is a safe wrapped in cotton wool. In ten years time it will be a museum piece anyway.
It is a bit like owning a Rolls Royce and never taking it out of the garage in fear of crashing it. What is it they say ? If you have to ask the price of a Rolls you can't afford it.
The value of the object is not always related to if it will be stolen. In London as with many big cities it is more about being Street Wise. You can get beaten up in a village if your face does not fit in. It is a case of blending in with your environment.
The only time I have had a car broken into was when I was working late at the Liverpool Post and Echo newspaper. The car ended being locked in as I did not realise how late it was. As my hotel was nearby I did not worry and would pickup the next day. When I went to pickup the car I found out that the car park was broken into with an angle grinder. My car along with five others had broken windows and had stuff stolen. In my case they stole an old broken car radio, 50 pence in change from the ash tray and a tax disc with only 3 weeks remaining on it.
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A friend of mine had over £8000 worth of Nikon cameras and lenses nicked from the boot of his locked car, he was only away from it for about 15 minutes, at no time had the equipment been on view. The insurance company he was with covered him for theft from his car, they eventually paid him replacement value, (took 6 weeks). They pointed out to him, had the car been unlocked he wouldn't have been paid out in full!! Who in their right mind leaves their car unlocked these days. His biggest problem was he was on a wildlife photographing trip, which of course he missed out on, not having any equipment left. The insurance of course didn't cover him for the trip.
nirofo.