POTN Aussie Club #4: a.k.a. Angus' Buy, Sell and Spel Thread

Can do Wazza, but couldn't be bothered working with wet wood! We will see, i think only 1% of the candle entries are unlit so they might be compelled to have a "minority represetative" in the finals lol.

coalcliff wrote in post #6543688
Can do Wazza, but couldn't be bothered working with wet wood! We will see, i think only 1% of the candle entries are unlit so they might be compelled to have a "minority represetative" in the finals lol.

you can only hope

About a year ago I had all my gear stolen in a burglary. (I say all, they took lenses but left the 1ds II body - weird)

I was with allianz. They sent an assessor round and I proved ownership of the lenses etc. My policy was new for old, so I was ok. I had all my gear replaced. But they wouldn't give me a receipt for the items they had bought as replacements. Without a receipt, I argued, I had no way of proving ownership if I needed to make a claim going forward....

In the end they relented and gave me the cost of the items. (Boy to insurance companies get a decent discount)

So the lesson here is be aware of the ins and outs of your policies. My lenses were listed as SPECIFIC items - i was told if they weren't, i would have been given cash as the amount of one item ("camera gear" for instance) would have been paid out - and that was a maximum of say 2k (or whatever your policy stipulates), whereas listed seperately they were EACH covered.

Don't be afraid to bug the company, and make sure that you know what EXACTLY you will get in the case of a claim.

Oh and one other thing... when listing value, make sure you put the most expensive price you can find - ideally Canons RRP, as that will ensure you will be ok. Yes, it will bump up your premium, but by a negligible amount. I listed a watch at what i paid for it, and then found the replacement value was at least twice what I ended up being paid for it

EOS Chum wrote in post #6543837
About a year ago I had all my gear stolen in a burglary. (I say all, they took lenses but left the 1ds II body - weird)

I was with allianz. They sent an assessor round and I proved ownership of the lenses etc. My policy was new for old, so I was ok. I had all my gear replaced. But they wouldn't give me a receipt for the items they had bought as replacements. Without a receipt, I argued, I had no way of proving ownership if I needed to make a claim going forward....

In the end they relented and gave me the cost of the items. (Boy to insurance companies get a decent discount)

So the lesson here is be aware of the ins and outs of your policies. My lenses were listed as SPECIFIC items - i was told if they weren't, i would have been given cash as the amount of one item ("camera gear" for instance) would have been paid out - and that was a maximum of say 2k (or whatever your policy stipulates), whereas listed seperately they were EACH covered.

Don't be afraid to bug the company, and make sure that you know what EXACTLY you will get in the case of a claim.

Oh and one other thing... when listing value, make sure you put the most expensive price you can find - ideally Canons RRP, as that will ensure you will be ok. Yes, it will bump up your premium, but by a negligible amount. I listed a watch at what i paid for it, and then found the replacement value was at least twice what I ended up being paid for it

Depends on what you're replacing...Insurers get screwed in most to all industries...As soon as a retailer hears "Insurace" they go for full margins.

As for the replacement...Again, it depends on your company, most companies will ask for an estimate if not covered individually, and usually it's between 5-10k as a cap. You're definitely with the wrong insurer if it's under that...

All this mind you is based on experience from my g/fs place being robbed, and through my family jewellery business...So, we never really delt with "specialty" insurers...

coalcliff wrote in post #6543237
Hazey,
here are a couple featuring my partners sequins as well as the items!

Here are my entries, I managed three, but the bubble one is pretty lame.
(apologies to Brisbane thread readers who've already seen them)

1. Ribbon

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/dadegroot/29619​26119/

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/dadegroot/29619​26571/

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/dadegroot/29619​27999/

good work dave,
this is my entry, wanted to play around with lighting more with some suggestions from tangcla, but never got around it. oh wells.

This was my ribbon shot. Got the macro out and went 2.5:1. It turned out ok, but got some harsh lighting from my flash...

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alanwoo wrote in post #6544103
good work dave,
this is my entry, wanted to play around with lighting more with some suggestions from tangcla, but never got around it. oh wells.

http://www.flickr.com/​photos/akwoo/296566187​4/

I remember those things... you used to put... ummm, dead trees in them and write... ummm... letters! That's it!

DAdeGroot wrote in post #6544035
Here are my entries, I managed three, but the bubble one is pretty lame.
(apologies to Brisbane thread readers who've already seen them)

1. Ribbon

2. Umbrella


3. Bubble

alanwoo wrote in post #6544103
good work dave,
this is my entry, wanted to play around with lighting more with some suggestions from tangcla, but never got around it. oh wells.

http://www.flickr.com/​photos/akwoo/296566187​4/

S7000 wrote in post #6544216
This was my ribbon shot. Got the macro out and went 2.5:1. It turned out ok, but got some harsh lighting from my flash...

.......damn guys! That's some mighty fine ribbon shooting right there!

Jim G wrote in post #6544580
.......damn guys! That's some mighty fine ribbon shooting right there!

Thanks! It was ok, I wasn't as happy as I would've like to have been...I used a pin to get the shape of the ribbon, and I just kept getting frustrated as it never sat in the right spot... It's nothing like shooting insects. lol

I swear whoever writes these HSC exams teaches another subject. Yet another paper with a question with no answer!!!!

Jim G wrote in post #6544580
.......damn guys! That's some mighty fine ribbon shooting right there!

Thanks

'twas an 11th hour inspiration.

NSWESP wrote in post #6544695
I swear whoever writes these HSC exams teaches another subject. Yet another paper with a question with no answer!!!!

It's not the be all and end all...You'll be ok Angus.

S7000 wrote in post #6544762
It's not the be all and end all...You'll be ok Angus.

I know but it is iritating going into an exam that you have spent 2 year working towards to find questions that are so crap they dont have answers!

On a better note, Great ribbon shots guys! Phil, was that with the MPE?