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1. Shane Lavalette Jan 07 2008 / 9pm

   I hope these things make their way back to you - what an awful start to the New Year. I’m speechless. So sorry, Michael.
2. tad Jan 07 2008 / 9pm

   wow sorry to hear that ,im in gwinnett and visit thrift shops often, ill be on the look
3. Liz Jan 07 2008 / 9pm

   Michael, I’m so sorry. What a nightmare. Fingers crossed you get at least some of it back.
4. pete g Jan 07 2008 / 9pm

   Man, what a nightmare. Best of luck. Insurance?
5. JM Colberg Jan 07 2008 / 9pm

   I’m very sorry to hear that! I hope you’ll be able to get some of your stuff back!
6. Chap Lovejoy Jan 07 2008 / 9pm

   Michael,

   I sorry about your apartment and gear. I hope you’re able to recover it. In addition to pawn shops and the like, you may want to send you list to KEH, Showcase and any other shops around town that deal in used gear.
7. Nida Jan 07 2008 / 9pm

   Michael - how awful…I hope your equipment turns up and will check here for updates on what you need.
8. Jen Bekman Jan 07 2008 / 9pm

   Oh man, I am so sorry to hear this.

   It’s not just stuff - they’re the tools of both your livelihood and your passion, and it’s a huge loss. Not to mention the inherent creepiness of having your private space violated… it’s a lot to deal with.

   Again, I am so sorry… I hope you’re able to recover some of the items and/or that the insurance comes through for you.
9. Waxy Jan 07 2008 / 9pm

   I’m so sorry to hear of this. As “stuff” goes, camera gear is pretty much a part of the family. It goes beyond ipods and stereos — those things don’t capture stills of life….. or memories. I’m glad to hear you have insurance and hope it allows you to get back on your feet quickly with work and life. Not a fun way to begin 2008. My best wishes…. with hopes that the worst is now behind you.
10. Otto K. Jan 07 2008 / 10pm

    Ah, hell, that is horrible. Someone else I know who lives in the VaHi area was robbed about a week ago.
11. Mackigator Jan 07 2008 / 10pm

    My sympathies.
12. On Deciding . . . Better 3.0 :: Camera Theft Jan 07 2008 / 10pm

    [...] Michael David Murphy has had his camera and lenses stolen. One only hopes that his blogging at 2point8 didn’t make him a target for camera theft. [...]
13. Rob Schneider Jan 07 2008 / 10pm

    Man, that sucks. I hope some of it turns up. If you could get everything back but the Oly XA, it would serve them right.
14. Amani Olu Jan 07 2008 / 10pm

    Sorry to hear this, Michael. This is just terrible. Terrible. Terrible.
15. Robert McPeak Jan 07 2008 / 10pm

    Makes me want to vomit. Hang in there. You’ll get through it. Your photographs come from you, not the gear.
16. raul Jan 07 2008 / 11pm

    That’s rough. I’ve been there a couple of times and each time it hurts just as bad. Make sure to scan ebay, your local camera stores, pawn shops, etc. Thieves usually try to fence everything ASAP. You might get lucky-I once recovered a Mamiya 7, and at a local pawn shop. If you find your cameras make sure to come armed with a police report.

    Good luck.
17. Katriesa and Oluwa Jan 07 2008 / 11pm

    Micheal:
    Being in the photo world, I hear about stolen gear alot…
    it sucks when it’s really a good friend of mine.
    Scenerios like this, I believe, sometimes opens up something bigger. I hope it’s sooner than later.
    Peace
18. Keith Loh Jan 07 2008 / 11pm

    That really sucks dude. Insurance doesn’t pay for all that opportunity either. Yea I would hit the pawn shops right away. Chances are they are crackheads who don’t know what they got.
19. Walker Jan 08 2008 / 12am

    Michael, you might also try stopping by PPR… I’ve seen a fair amount of used gear in their store. Who knows? Really awful news. I’ll spread the word among the PhotoAwesome crew to keep an eye out around town.
20. Derek Powazek - New in Fray: Busted in Jena Jan 08 2008 / 1am

    [...] today David came home to find that he’d been robbed, and all of his camera gear is [...]
21. Greg Jan 08 2008 / 1am

    Sorry to hear about this. We live in a crap world sometimes. I’m in the burbs but after a couple of neighbors got robbed I wound up taking most of my gear to work to keep in the safe. What little I still have at home is in a locked cabinet. Hopefully if anyone broke in they wouldn’t have time to get in the cabinet by the time the alarm (or nosey neighbors) alert the cops that are close by.

    You had mentioned “some insurance”. Once you get cleared on that, make sure and get yourself a large safe or locking cabinet to put your new stuff in, and if you don’t have one, a monitored alarm. Sucks that we have to do this just to keep the things we’ve earned, but it’s a nutjob world.
22. emdot Jan 08 2008 / 1am

    Oh man. I’m so sorry! That sucks. I’m crossing my fingers for you, MDM.
23. peterbaker Jan 08 2008 / 1am

    Damn, Michael, that’s fucking horrible. I really hope you manage to get that gear back. You’ve got karma to spare, so I’d like to think you will.
24. malik Jan 08 2008 / 3am

    that is just f*cked up. glad to hear you’ve got some insurance. had a camera stolen from my apartment once. i know it’s not just about the stuff.

    bigger and better things coming…
25. Joost Burger Jan 08 2008 / 3am

    Hi Michael,
    I’m sorry to hear this. I hope it doesn’t suck away too much energy, or keeps you out of the flow. Don’t let the thieves let that do to you. Good luck!
26. Cameron Jan 08 2008 / 4am

    Sorry to hear about this. I hope all your camera equipment finds it way back to you soon and that your New Year gets better.
27. eamon Jan 08 2008 / 4am

    really sorry to hear
28. Hates_ Jan 08 2008 / 4am

    I’m really sorry to hear about what’s happened. I wish I wasn’t in another country as I’d gladly lend you any of my cameras.
29. petr antonov Jan 08 2008 / 5am

    Sorry to hear.. There might be a point in posting an alert on Lightstalkers?

    cheers

    petr
30. Fabien Penso Jan 08 2008 / 5am

    Aaah man that sucks
31. jeroen Jan 08 2008 / 6am

    Crap, that’s bad. Don’t let it get you down - try and get over the bump and keep shooting and writing.
32. Brian Ulrich Jan 08 2008 / 9am

    So sorry to hear M. Let me know if we can organize a fund raiser to replace.
33. Todd W. Jan 08 2008 / 10am

    Oh, man. So sorry to hear this. What a terrible way to start the year.
34. Cary Jan 08 2008 / 10am

    So sorry to hear. I hope you still find a way to cover the campaign in South Carolina.
35. Atlanta Celebrates Photography » Blog Archive » ACP Staffer, Robbed Jan 08 2008 / 10am

    [...] posted a full list of what’s missing on my blog, 2point8. Leica & Mamiya film cameras, plus lots of Canon digital equipment. While I’m a [...]
36. mark Jan 08 2008 / 11am

    Really bad news man. Our thoughts are with you.
37. Scott Symes Jan 08 2008 / 11am

    So sorry to hear this Michael. Good luck with the recovery. I’d send you a spare camera to use if I hadn’t just sold it. Crap timing.
38. Alan George Jan 08 2008 / 12pm

    If you could make a list of things you need to get back on your feet, perhaps people would be willing to help out. I know I would. I know those things can never be replace, but perhaps you can get functional again.
39. Kate Kirkwood Jan 08 2008 / 12pm

    Devastating for you. (I hope it has nothing to do with the more sensitive stories you explored/pursued recently.) Do find a cheap point-and-shoot and get to the campaign trail. We all want to see what you see.
40. Liz Jan 08 2008 / 1pm

    Oh man, I’m so sorry to hear that. Here’s hoping your precious gear makes it’s way back to you ASAP.
41. amy stein Jan 08 2008 / 2pm

    This is terrible! I’m so sorry that people are such a**holes. I have a Canon 20D that you are welcome to. Also maybe try KEH to see if you can borrow some equipment and to alert them of your stolen gear. Let us know if there is anything we can do to help.
42. Jayson Jan 08 2008 / 4pm

    I have some equipment from years ago my brother in law passed away from cancer and I kept his old equiptment they include a canon camera, which I’m not sure works too well, but Have 2 lenses these are zoon lenses which might suit you, if you need to borrow any of this I don’t know you but I was informed about it from one of my twitter friends. I live in Gwinnett County.

    Let me know I would be more than happy to let you borrow till “some insurance” helps you out.
43. david naugle Jan 08 2008 / 4pm

    Check the local pawnshops. Are you in the little five points area? Go down Moreland and check all of those. Also Bford Highway shops. Check in with KEH and Showcase too and alert them.
    Good Luck man.

    -David
44. Zero Style Jan 08 2008 / 9pm

    Real sorry man!
45. Marie Carnes Jan 09 2008 / 1am

    This is devastating. I hope your gear will be recovered and soon. I, too, wonder if you were a specific target. (Also, I may be wrong, but I have a faint recollection of your car having been broken into. Sorry if I’m wrong about that. I don’t mean to be sensationalistic.)

    A Google search of the first serial number you list for your Canon 20D and Canon S50 Digicamera finds the same serial number as the camera that took this 2006 photo (see exif data):

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdncommunity/164909304/

    Assuming every piece of equipment has a different serial number, that’s odd.

    Anyway, I bookmarked and tagged this post to delicious. Again, good luck.
46. Christine Jan 09 2008 / 1am

    Oh goodness. My cameras are my life - I can’t imagine how you must feel right now. Ugh. I hope the insurance covers it all.
47. Marie Carnes Jan 09 2008 / 1am

    I just realized that photo I linked above was yours.
48. Olaf Bathke Jan 09 2008 / 6am

    What a desaster and nightmare, hold on
49. Kevin Bjorke Jan 09 2008 / 8am

    

    Watch local Craigslist, that’s how I managed to track the likely suspect who stole my gear last year. Didn’t actually get it back though

    CONTACT THE POLICE — especially if you find a Craigslist link, they are savvy to it and can try creating a “sting” buyer
50. George B Jan 09 2008 / 7pm

    Sorry to hear of your lose. You may want to monitor eBay for a while. I have first hand experience with the following story. A stolen team ring showed up on eBay after being dropped off at one of those “we sell your stuff on eBay” stores. It was eventually recovered by police and returned to it’s owner. The person who dropped it off was arrested as other stolen items were found at his place.

    Good luck!
51. Michael David Murphy Jan 10 2008 / 11am

    Thanks for all your comments here and emails and everything. I should be okay in the short-term with loaned equipment. You all have been extremely generous with your gear offers.

    I’ve posted an update (the thieves came back) here:
    http://2point8.whileseated.org/2008/01/09/robbed-ransacked-part-2/

    The good news is that I was able to get some equipment together and shoot an Obama event on Tuesday.

    But the real news isn’t the crime necessarily, it’s how all of you have stepped-up to help out. It’s floored me, frankly. Thanks, again.
52. jon Jan 10 2008 / 11am

    OH NO MAN. i can’t believe this. this is terrible news.

    i’m hurting right now.
53. Nils Jan 10 2008 / 2pm

    Sorry to hear about this. I see they left you Joel Sternfeld. So that’s something. Still easily the best book out there on large format.
54. cecily.info / Michael David Murphy: Barack Obama - NH Returns Party - Atlanta, GA Jan 10 2008 / 9pm

    [...] recently had his gear stolen, but thanks to the power of the Internet, folks loaned him enough gear to shoot the Obama party, [...]
55. Nick Turpin Jan 11 2008 / 7am

    Michael, I have been through this a couple of times myself over the years, its a blow but you will bounce back from it.
    I can give you a Mamiya 7..let me know.
56. Watch, While Seated » Blog Archive » Help Michael Murphy! Jan 11 2008 / 11am

    [...] Some assholes broke into Michael and Allison’s apartment and ripped off a bunch of his photography equipment. Full story here. [...]
57. Nida Jan 12 2008 / 10pm

    Hello everyone, MDM’s friends are putting together a fundraiser to help out. We’ve created a donation page here: http://www.nzada.com/mdm.html
58. Resophonic Jan 13 2008 / 1am

    Time to whip out that charge card and rent gear, to keep your clients happy, for one. Keep rolling, you’ll recover, dude. As Russell Peters would advise, “Do the right thing, Be a man”
    Think of replacement insurance next time. I’m experienced in this now, learned my lesson…
    Did I tell you about a family heirloom of a tripod I left behind in a cab, once¿ Too many Caesar’s I blame. Partner in crime was also affected by same Caesars./ Dang./
    There are many things we don’t get back, including some possessions.

    Change your environment’s [community] vibe.

    Drop off some sandwiches, coffee and deserts to your neighbouring [not in your jurisdiction] Police station.
    Then discuss calling a meeting [as a community group, mind you] between the station in your jurisdiction and the neighbouring station, not in your jurisdiction.
    Point to make at Meeting with the two Police Station’s Representatives:
    — the amount of brazen burglaries in your hood. Surely, a ‘must watch’ neighbourhood for Police to catch felons. in short.

    Win-Win. Your neighbourhood gets Police presence, Police, get their man.
    No more shit.
    Also, a baseball bat or shotgun, helps with any troubles occurring in your home.
    Protecting your property and family are A priori #1. Period.

    Bless.
59. Jason Campbell Jan 13 2008 / 4pm

    Bummer……… I know how you feel. I had a ton of equipment stolen from a Hotel room in Australia…..
    Good luck with the insurance.
60. tony marciante Jan 14 2008 / 9pm

    I just read of your loss…So sorry. Good luck with finding your equipment.
61. john dugan Jan 17 2008 / 5pm

    ugh and argh, that’s just heartbreaking Michael. You’re handling it gracefully–and I’m sure you’ll be back in action soon enough.
62. Fundraiser for Burglarized Blogger at Gallery Hopper Jan 18 2008 / 5pm

    [...] home of Michael David Murphy, writer of photography blog 2point8, was recently broken into and all of his photography equipment was stolen. Insurance is not being helpful, so if you’re interested, there’s an online fundraiser [...]
63. david Jan 19 2008 / 3am

    be sure to contact KEH.com about it.
64. William Greiner Jan 19 2008 / 12pm

    I have just forwarded this link to a friend who is a rep. with Canon. I hope that they may have some way to help! I was just broken into as well, fortunately or unfortunately, they only stole checks and financial information. Its a violation in any event! Good luck.
65. edthened Jan 19 2008 / 12pm

    Heard about your misfortune and I feel for you

    Good luck,

    edthened
66. mark Jan 20 2008 / 8am

    sorry to hear that, twats both sides of the pond ………………
67. Mark Kohlman Jan 20 2008 / 5pm

    Michael, this is simply heartbreaking. Best of luck sorting it out, stay strong.
68. One White Guy Jan 21 2008 / 8pm

    Now do you understand what those white kids in Jena were pissed off about?
69. A Fundraiser for 2point8 « ChromaticSoul Jan 30 2008 / 1am

    [...] January 2008 in News I just learned of this. Sorry to be late. You might have heard about Michael Murphy’s apartment being broken into, Michael being the mastermind behind the blog 2point8. There now is a fundraiser to help him [...]

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