Wednesday, September 10, 2003

STOLEN CAMERA EQUIPMENT I became the recipient of a not very nice person(s) this weekend (Sunday September 7, 2003). The items which were stolen: One Nikon N90 body, serial # 2013006, good condition. The "Nikon" and "N90" logos are covered with black gaffers tape. Value: $400.00 This was attached to a Tamron 300mm, 2.8, manual focus lens. Serial # 820679. The lens is in good shape, with some wear and tear. Light tan in color. Len shade is cut down about a 1/4" from the original size. The lever which locks the lens to the body is held in the locked position by a rubber band, which is wrapped around the tripod socket. (broken return spring). Value: $1116.31 One Nikon 80-200mm, 2.8 D-AF ED-IF serial # 0746418, good condition, some wear and tear. The lens shade is secured to the lens body by black gaffers tape. Value: $929.95 One Nikkor 18mm, 1.8, manual focus fisheye lens, glass is discolored, some scratches numerous nicks and dents especially around both sides of the metal lens shade area. Serial# N/A Value: $575.00 One Samyang 70-210mm, auto focus lens. Serial # 845971, Color: black. good condition. Value: $75.00 One SB-26 Flash unit. Serial # 2207335. Fair condition, loose contact shoe, Velcro attachments all the way around for mini lightboxes. Battery compartment holds three regular AA's and one "Energy Cell" (green), which is supplied by Quantum for use with their Turbo packs. Value: $319.95 One Lubitel box camera, basically a cheap, plastic, Russian 2 1/4. Serial# 93513090, or 93032751 Value: $30.00 They were nice enough to remove the flash cord from the flash unit, but they left the Quantum battery pack. All these items were taken from a locked filling cabinet by yanking so hard on the locked drawer that the internal hardware bent , or broke, allowing the cabinet to pop open. The filing cabinets are now also useless. This occurred in downtown Chicago in the River North area, Sunday September 7, 2003, between noon and 12:30a.m, in what was supposed to be a secure building. A Police report has been filed and I am notifing Chicago photo stores, studios, supply houses and pawnshops. Thanking you in advance for your assistance. . Bodo Stolczenberger bstolczenberger@tribune.com DOGSLIFE_9@HOTMAIL.COM 312-222-2349(w) 312-222-2634(w) 773-704-9566(c) --  posted by Frank McMahon for Bodo Stolczenberger 12:26:36 PM    comment []