How not to lose your camera in public places

The easiest way to keep tabs on your camera is to never let it out of your sight, and to always have a physical hold on it. If you’re shopping around for camera bags, be sure to pick one that has not only the typical shoulder strap, but also a small strap that can be clipped around something, such as your belt loop, your wrist, the frame of your child’s stroller, whatever. This way, a thief can’t just grab the strap or the bag itself and run, since he’ll be stopped by that additional secured strap.

Try not to advertise what it is you’re carrying along. It’s great that you have an $800 camera body, a $200 external flash and $1000 worth of lenses, but does everyone around you really need to know that? Instead of having a signature Nikon or Canon bag, get a nondescript one, such as a Crumpler bag, and use that instead.

Finally, use common sense. Don’t take expensive electronics into dangerous areas or poorly lit one. It would suck to miss out on some great photo opps, but it would suck more to be missing all of your camera equipment!

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