Over $100,000 worth of camera gear stolen from an L.A. studio
Oct 16, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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This past weekend, two thieves broke into an L.A. studio. They were filmed by the security camera, and it shows that they only spent six minutes inside. Still, they managed to steal over $100,000 worth of camera gear.
The theft occurred in the night between Saturday and Sunday, shortly after midnight. Director and cinematographer Peter Cote told PetaPixel that the studio is “a warehouse-type building in south-central LA,” with lots of different spaces in it. There are all kinds of artistic tenants in the studio, from musicians and filmmakers to furniture builders.
Peter had lots of his gear stolen – but the most valuable piece is his Phantom Flex4K (serial no. 20089) with a 2TB CineMag in it. The thieves also took a Sony a7R II and “a bunch of Canon and Sigma DSLR lenses,” both vintage and modern. Pete’s asking anyone to be on the lookout and spread the word.
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The thieves entered the warehouse using the door code, as you can see in the security camera video, and it’s unclear how they obtained the building’s code. As for Peter’s studio, he says that they used a crowbar to pry open the studio door near the deadbolt.
If you have any information that could help to identify the suspects, or if you recognize them, please contact the Newton station of the Los Angeles Police Department. And even if not, be on the lookout for the Phantom Flex4K with serial no. 20089.
[via PetaPixel]
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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4 responses to “Over $100,000 worth of camera gear stolen from an L.A. studio”
I’ll keep an eye out.
Look like amateur without any knowledge on camera.
They go first for the power generator, don’t hide their face…
Quite sure they will be in jail soon trying to sell the Phantom on Ebay for 2,000 USD.
That looked like a welder, not a generator, but agreed It’s still less than $500. With all those relatively cheap stands and extension cables, it sounds like they got “lucky” when they walked out with the Phantom.
It was Gilbert Arenas