I just put in a claim with BA for emergency replacement gear worth €2650 which sounds excessive, but it was really the bare minimum to get me back on track and replace what I had in my luggage for the team - not to mention the cameraman and the support driver/mechanic who all had additional expenses to re-stock what they were responsible for.
The Amex Plat. card claim is in process for the fixed $$ amount that they offer. But really, our documentary will be more like a Blairwitch Project with bad sound. I guess we will narrate the documentary instead. Maybe it will work better, who knows! We did buy a new tripod, reflectors and other stuff, but it is all specialised equipment you cannot easily find - especially in foreign countries when cycling 100km each day!! We were filming in 1080i on SD chips...
Walter----