graybrick Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 I recently lost most of my good camera equipment to thieves including a Mami C330, Canon A1, Seagull TLR, and a Canon 20D. I realize that ther's no way to track a film camera, but the 20D has a unique ID number embedded in every shot that it takes, which is preserved by lots of editing programs. I'm wondering if there's a way to track a camera by this ID number if, say, shots are posted to online sites from my camera. I'm ready to pummel some punk ass over this. I miss my cameras. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beauh44 Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Hi Grayson, That really sucks - I'm sorry. Of course you never can tell but I wouldn't count on finding it the way you describe. For example Photoshop's "Save For Web" strips out exif data. And even if it didn't I'm not aware of a way to track it that way - although it's a good idea. I'm afraid the best thing is insurance. If all of the gear was stolen from your car your automobile insurance *might* cover it, ditto if it was from your home and you have homeowner's insurance. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mendel_leisk Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 The Canon 20D allows you to enter an identifier. Your name *plus* phone number might help, in case someone honest comes across it. I know it's too late for this instance, but just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akajohndoe Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Even if you were to locate the equipment, the punk that stole it is long gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graybrick Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 It was stolen from my car, and I usually don't leave my cameras in the car, but... well hell... anyway, the car insurance won' t cover it but the homeowner's insurance will cover at least part of it... though how much is, at this point, unclear, as I don't have reciepts for everything. Still beyond the point, though, as I'm really mostly interested in getting my hands around the neck of the f***ers that stole my kit in the first place and getting the three rolls of film that were in my cameras back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_haykin Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Right! Hot items like cameras are usually fenced off within hours at around 25 cents on the dollar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangoldman Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 im sure the PA that stole it either threw it up on ebay or dropped it at a pawn shop. Im not sure what to tell you other than that i doubt the punk is the one that will actually use the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markci Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 The only way would be if Google or one of their search engine competitors were indexing that particular metadata and making it available for searches. That seems very unlikely, but I guess stranger things have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beauh44 Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Dan makes a good point - I'd watch Ebay pretty closely for 20D's for sale that might be within a few hundred miles of where you live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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