Posted by Trym Espeseth on August 13, 2006 at 1:35 PM
We been for 14 days travelling in sourthern Tanzania photographing. Departing at Dar Es Salaam I was instructed that all photo equipment , portable harddisk etc had to be put into the check in luggage(which is a duffel bag). Due to terror threats at London Heathrow we only could carry passport and wallet in a transperent plastic bag. Arriving Oslo no luggage show up, and now it is three days since we arrivied. I guess I have to say goodbye to 15000 US worth of photo equipment , a lot of good pictures etc. It is very frustrating and I dont really know why I bother you with this story, But I guess that this a story about always to do backups either on CD -Rom which can be send by post or leave harddisk backups at the site where you are departing.........
Posted by Ron Niebrugge on August 13, 2006 at 1:40 PM
How unfortunate that these things have to be happening. I hope you are re-united with your gear, and if not, hope it was insured!!
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on August 13, 2006 at 7:37 PM
I hope your gear and files show up! A terrible way to end what I am sure was a fantastic trip. When I heard about the banning of all carry-on baggage, I knew there would many photographers caught in the middle of trips without many options for the safety of their gear.
Posted by Josh Anderson on August 13, 2006 at 8:22 PM
Oh, this really breaks my heart. Has the airline offered any kind of compensation?
Guy
Posted by Bill Chambers on August 13, 2006 at 8:32 PM
This is horrible news - I can only imagine the shock. Hopefully the equipment will be found and forwarded, Good luck!
Posted by Trym Espeseth on August 14, 2006 at 5:12 AM
Thanks a lot for the sympathy folks. I do have insurance so these matters will solved in due time. It is still hope that the luggage will show up. The lesson I learnt is that next time I will burn CD«s before going home, and send them by post or FedEx to make sure that I have a copy of the photos.
On behalf of your missing images, I hope the bags appear. We're so paranoid that in addition to shipping discs home, we burn yet another set and carry that with us.
Our experience/paranoia extends into the insurance arena as well. Even quick service on claims can leave you cameraless for weeks, and it's worse if there are contended points. We simply can't afford to be without, so we go one step beyond equipment backups. We maintain a separate savings account specifically for replacements. If claims come through we simply use them to restore the fund, but meanwhile the account leaves us in a position to immediately replace gear rather than wait.
Let's see.... Security precautions and strategies, backup CDs, backup gear, extra shipping costs, special savings accounts. Have we spent enough of your time and money yet?
Posted by Cliff Beittel on August 14, 2006 at 2:34 PM
"Security precautions and strategies, backup CDs, backup gear, extra shipping costs, special savings accounts. Have we spent enough of your time and money yet?"
All just collateral damage in the War on Carry-Ons.
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11 repliesI'm sorry for you
Guy
On behalf of your missing images, I hope the bags appear. We're so paranoid that in addition to shipping discs home, we burn yet another set and carry that with us.
Our experience/paranoia extends into the insurance arena as well. Even quick service on claims can leave you cameraless for weeks, and it's worse if there are contended points. We simply can't afford to be without, so we go one step beyond equipment backups. We maintain a separate savings account specifically for replacements. If claims come through we simply use them to restore the fund, but meanwhile the account leaves us in a position to immediately replace gear rather than wait.
Let's see.... Security precautions and strategies, backup CDs, backup gear, extra shipping costs, special savings accounts. Have we spent enough of your time and money yet?
All just collateral damage in the War on Carry-Ons.