TOPEC
01-24-2011, 10:52 AM
This story came from another photog forum, pretty cool
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=839212
For the lazy people who dont want to go through the whole thing, basically the highlights are:
- User Bucketman bought a used copy of a Canon 70-200mm 2.8L IS off some legit looking guy from CL for $950 back in sept 09
- Fast forward half year down the road, police calls bucketman about the lens because lens is stolen property from a photo studio out of state
- Bucketman decides to send the lens back in the first place, but forum members urge him not to because insurance most likely paid the photo studio for the loss already
- Bucketman realizes he needs to send the lens back as that is the only option, or else he can face charges
- Forum members come together and pitch in money here to there to get Bucketman a brand new legit 70-200 f2.8 IS
- Enough money has been raised to get a 70-200 f2.8 IS MKII
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=839212
For the lazy people who dont want to go through the whole thing, basically the highlights are:
- User Bucketman bought a used copy of a Canon 70-200mm 2.8L IS off some legit looking guy from CL for $950 back in sept 09
- Fast forward half year down the road, police calls bucketman about the lens because lens is stolen property from a photo studio out of state
- Bucketman decides to send the lens back in the first place, but forum members urge him not to because insurance most likely paid the photo studio for the loss already
- Bucketman realizes he needs to send the lens back as that is the only option, or else he can face charges
- Forum members come together and pitch in money here to there to get Bucketman a brand new legit 70-200 f2.8 IS
- Enough money has been raised to get a 70-200 f2.8 IS MKII