8mm Forum: Stolen 35mm equipment

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Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on May 10, 2005, 05:59 PM:

I just browsed through the latest digest of one of my Yahoo group subscriptions, a "small gauge" forum for filmmakers etc... and someone just had all their expensive equipment stolen and is asking for people to watch out for it in case it shows up on eBay and contact him. I thought I would quote his message here and hopefully increase his chances of getting the stuff back. (I feel sorry for the man!)

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> Hello Everyone.
> PLEASE keep an eye out for anyone trying to sell any
> professional 35mm
> motion picture equipment!
> This morning [Monday, the 9th of May] I found my
> camera truck's window
> smashed and my enitre ARRIFLEX 35-3 camera package,
> my MOVIECAM 35mm camera
> package, my set of Cooke prime lenses, my zooms, my
> gear head and fluid O'connor
> head, all my Panavision size glass filters [+80!],
> my video taps & monitors,
> etc..were all stolen.
> Over 22 cases weighing in at over 1,000lbs!!
> Over $300K in value!
> Someone with a large vehicle and strong arms did
> this early this morning.
> Many of you have worked with me on shoots and know
> how my stuff is packed:
> in big plastic yellow & orange cases!
> Please be on the lookout for anyone trying to sell
> any motion picture &
> video equipment!
> Please call me: Jeff Barklage at 513 325-3506 if you
> have any leads.
> Thanks for your time!
>
> Cheers,
> Jeff Barklage, s.o.c.
> US based DP
> _www.barklage.com_ (http://www.barklage.com/)
> _www.reelsondemand.com_
> (http://www.reelsondemand.com/) [view reel online]
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Posted by Dan Lail (Member # 18) on May 10, 2005, 08:09 PM:

Without purchase receipts, serial numbers or photos, it would be difficult to identify the equipment. I've been ripped off before [Mad]

and it is frustrating and almost impossibly to retrieve your stuff. [Frown]

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on May 10, 2005, 10:34 PM:

Well, yeah, but that's the thing - if any of us sees pictures of stuff on eBay that matches his descriptions in a suspicious way... we are to inform him [Smile]

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