Wildlife Photography across the Water: Prices Part 2

Thursday 30 September 2010

Prices Part 2 - a quick follow on

Following my post of two days ago, it was good to see the comment responses we had,

Of course, the points that Peter raised about the Yen to USD are spot on and just salt to the wounds for those of us in the UK, It was one area that I wasn't specifically going to comment on at the time, as I didn't want to add as a complication to the points I was making, but thanks for throwing that in.

The point Graham raises about replacement costs are also quite valid, and one that you need to be careful of when you are insuring your kit. Dave and I have both blogged on insurance previously - links here to the three previous posts.

But one thing you do need to be careful is that you have got the replacement value insured. Now given prices go down as well as up, make sure you are not over insured. If you bought a 1Dmk4 at the full price of £4500, it can now be replaced for less that £3500, so you are over insuring by a grand. Certainly, Glover & Howe that I use will refund you any reduced risks. So check your policy and check the prices on camerapricebuster

Keep the comments coming folks - we appreciate the engagement with you

Martin

1 comment:

mark wood2 October 2010 at 09:30
Thats a good comment Martin as most people wouldnt think about the prices going down so its worth checking prices and talking to the insurers.

Mark W
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David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.