Official Stolen/lost equipment serial number registrar

As shooters travelling the world, I'm sure all of us dread the day when our equipment gets stolen off airplanes etc. Here at Wetpixel, we've decided to help people list their stolen/loss goods like housings, cameras and other things that have serial numbers. This way should any of the missing equipment show up in the 2nd hand market, potential buyers will have a reference list to check if they are buying stolen equipment. This can possibly aid in arresting the thieves and perhaps even gear recovery.

Some guidelines:

1. Please post the brand name, model name and serial number
   
2. Any distinguishing marks etc. Photos would be great.
   
3. When/where/how it was stolen.
   
4. Only list photographic and dive equipment that have serial numbers(cameras, lens, housings, regulators etc)
   
5. To minimize clutter, please REFRAIN from posting comments, jokes etc in this thread. We want the serial numbers and equipment only!
   

There is obviously a very low chance of finding your equipment but at least people buying 2nd hand equipment have a chance to find out if they are buying goods appropriated illegally etc.

Lost/stolen in San Diego upon return from a trip to Indonesia (taxicab drove off before bag was removed, and, when reached, driver claimed to never have seen bag):

Suunto Vytec Dive Computer with DSS boot, Serial # 807911

Sea & Sea TTL Converter III for Nikon, Serial # 065300590

2 Sea & Sea YS-90DX strobes, Serial # 006003435 &006000122

Aquatica A200 housing, Serial # 2756 w/ port opening plug $ 60.00

Fisheye LED48DX Focus Light, Serial # AD0087162

Nikkor 60mm AF-S Micro Lens, Serial # US224966

Also in bag were 2 Sea & Sea Nikonos to YS synch cords, dome port, macro port, dome port extensions, zoom gear, etc.--all contained in black ThinkTank Airport Acceleration bag.

Professional photographer Howard Schatz had a break in at his studio this weekend and all of his Nikonos RS equipment was stolen.

http://www.divephotoguide.com/articles/hel...raphy_equipment

Please if you see it listed anywhere contact Jason@divephotoguide.com right away, thanks!

Equipment / Serial Number

Nikonos RS Camera Body 2005738

Nikonos R-UW 20-35 zoom lens 402921

Nikonos RS Camera Body 2005754

Nikon 20-35mm AF Zoom Lens 403075

for Nikonos RS

Nikonos RS Camera Body 2000168

Nikonos R-UW 20-35 zoom lens 401076

Nikonos 13MM F/2.8 R-UW 600031

Nikonos 50MM F/2.8 R-UW AF 301071

Nikonos RS Camera Body 2000397

Yesterday somebody stole my camera while I was shooting a wedding at Signature Grand at Davie, FL. I just put it down at a table for a few minutes to take pictures of the bride and groom with my other camera and when I wanted to pick it up it was no longer there. The management wasn't particularly shocked when I announced the case....

Please be very careful when you shoot weddings there!!!

I always pay attention to make sure that my equipment is secure but I never thought that somebody could take it in less than a minute during a wedding. The bride and groom's getting ready pictures were on the card... SO BE CAREFUL!

Also, please contact Broward County, FL police department if somebody tries to sell you a Canon 5D Mark II with the following Serial number: 2764B003AA or contact me via haringphotography.com

I hope this helps!!!

Afternoon chaps and chapesses.

A mate of mine has had a stack load of gear nicked from his house on Friday (12 Nov). He's not an underwater photographer, but someone may see it somewhere for sale etc and put two and two toegether. Was nicked in West Lothian, Scotland.

If anyone hears about any of the stuff below, or sees it for sale or Fleabay or equivelant, please can they let me know through my profile?

Many thanks.

Jim

Here's what got stolenized:

Sony HDR-SR11E camcorder, can't tell which of these is the serial:

P-02041960

s01-0511929-D

POS Barcode – 4 905524488456

Cameras

Canon 7D – serial number 1080700737

Canon 40D – serial number 0430102491

Lenses

Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II – serial number 35332191

Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8 L USM IS – serial number 00496194 (this lens had a hoya UV filter on it)

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM – serial number 52501194 (this lens had a hoya or jessops UV filter on it)

Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5/5.6 L USM IS – serial number unknown as of yet. Canon did a cashback scheme and I sent the barcode with serial number to them. Am in the middle of tracking this down from the receipt.

Accessories

Canon Speedlite 430EX flash

Canon BG-E2N battery grip – this was attached to the bottom of the Canon 40D camera, there were two batteries in it, one Canon and one unbranded.

Canon BG-E7 battery grip – this was attached to the bottom of the Canon 7D camera, there were two batteries in it, one Canon and one Hahnel.

Tracking the serial numbers down from the above from the receipts, no serials on boxes.

Accessories - continued

Hahnel HW 433 C80 Wireless Release (remote control for camera, I had broken the switch on the remote control and it was superglued so it couldn't move)

Cokin filter holder, and adapter rings

Cokin filters – Circular polariser, this was in a holder box, the box was broken.

Cokin sunlight, soft and a couple of other filters. These filters were in one filter holder box, the box had slots to hold multiple filters.

2 x 8gb Sankisk Extreme memory cards – these were in each of the cameras

1 x 4gb Sandisk Extreme memory card (these were in a transparent plastic blue memory card holder)

1 x 2gb Jessops memory card (these were in the transparent plastic blue memory card holder)

2 x 1gb Jessops memory card (these were in the transparent plastic blue memory card holder)

The first EPIC 5K Digital Cinema camera shipped and delivered has been stolen in France...the serial number is 00006....Please contact Mark Peterson or the folks at RED Digital Cinema if anyone knows anything about this...There is a $100,000 reward leading to the recovery and conviction of the people responsible for this....

Unfortunately, as we were packing up the van to drive back to New York after our last dive on Saturday (5/28/11), my underwater photography equipment was stolen. It happened very quickly, around 4:30 in the afternoon. We were rinsing gear and taking turns heading back to the bunkhouse in shifts to shower, but someone must have been watching us and walked off with the gear as soon as they got the chance, in a brief instant when the picnic table was not being directly observed.

The equipment was a Canon 7D DSLR (serial #0970601694) in a Nauticam housing (serial #A006001), with a Tokina 60 mm macro lens in a flat port, an Inon S2000 strobe and a Mangrove VC-4L6 video light.

SO, the reason that I am posting this here is on the off chance that anyone runs into any gear that sounds like this for sale, or if anyone has any information that might hold a clue, I would really appreciate hearing from you.

I am offering a $1500 reward for the working equipment set, and $200 for the memory card with the images intact … I only lost the last day's images, but those were some of my best!

I have been working with the police, who have contacted the regional pawn shops, etc.. I have been watching Craigslist and eBay. Also, the owner of Olympus Dive Center (Bobby Purifoy), and the charter / sales manager (Nema Triplett) have been fantastic, running down leads, keeping me posted, and circulating this information to their own local contacts, etc…

Safe diving, and thanks for reading this…!

Mike

These cameras and lens was stolen two days ago:

1. Nikon Nikkor Lens 35mm f/1.4G Serial: 602345

2. Nikon D3s Camera Serial # 2004507

3. Contax 645 Camera (Medium Format) with Film back

4. Kodak Pro DCS 645c Digital Back

5. Nikon 58mm lens

6. Powerex Battery Charger

7. 5. Contax 80mm 2.0 and Hasselblad 120mm lenses

8. 2X SB 900 Nikon Flashes Serial: 2468298

Please contact me or the Coral Gables, FL Police department ( Address: 2801 Salzedo Street, Coral Gables, FL 33134

Phone305) 442-1600) if somebody offers you these items!

THANKS so much!!!!

Hy guys,

this summer in 12th August in Playa de la Ventana, Tamarindo Costa Rica, my following gear was stolen:

Nikon D800: sn 6100236

Nikon D700: sn 2090942

Nikon AF-S 60/2.8 Micro: sn 2017718

Nikon AF-S 17-35/2.8 ED: sn 211636

Look around you, most probably this gear will be available soon in the South American used market.

Check the serial numbers before buying!!

Bye.

Stolen September 29th in Italy, close to Brescia

The following gear has been stolen from my car:

And:

Hobbyist camera gear

Be careful if buying some second hand gear! These items will soon appear on the second hand market all over the world, cause it was in pristine condition! They are stolen without chargers, cables, warranty papers, original boxes, and other additions, so they will catch your attention anyway. The Nikon D3 had a tripod fixation plate attached from Manfrotto.

Any info if you find some of the items will be helpful by PN please.

Thanks.

AL

Stolen Nikon D500 and 2 Sigma lenses

Nikon D500, its a pitty, but i didnt got the paperwork from Richmond Camera UK, so i dont have the serial number...
Sigma 105mm F2,8 EX DG Macro OS Serl Nr 14752926
Sigma 18 - 35mm F 1,8 DC Ser Nr 51083674

If anybody finds out something, please send me a PM.

Regards,
Wolfgang

Hello guys, I am Joness. I have not experienced anything like that yet also i never want to experience but yes we can't say what can happen at times. So sure i'll too come here if anything like this ever happened with me. Thanks

Good morning Wetpixel.

My husband and I had our car broken into when we arrived in Monterey after travelling from New Zealand. Right next to backscatter on Saturday. They stole all of our camera equipment and laptops, passports etc.

This is what is missing:

First set up: Aquatica AD810 serial number 20076-NK-VC-080

Nikon d810

Tokina 10-17mm

8 inch aquatica dome

Inon z240 x2

Sola 800 light with Crispin Middleton written on it

2x single wired sync cords

Bright yellow lanyard attached to it(see image 2 it's the housing on the left)

Second set up:

Nauticam D7000 housing

No camera with it

Custom vacuum sensor that is not working this is in one of the optical ports (see first picture)

Aquatica 8 inch dome port with nauticam adaptor

2x ikelite ds125 strobes the batteries axel Busch, Axel or AB on them.

Elastic rubber lanyard with stainless clip

Also stolen in a separate bag:

Nikond800 with a nikon 12-24mm lens with KE written on it (borrowed from a friend :-( )

Aquatica flat macro port with neoprene aquatica cover

Nikon 50mm f 1.8 lens

Tokina 10-17mm lens with a nauticam zoom gear on it

HP spectre X360 2017 laptop

4TB external hard drive

Extra camera batteries/cables etc.

Be careful out there.. this is our lifes passion all gone, we will be leaving USA asap but I need to get a new passport first.

Irene and Crispin

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Nauticam A7R4 housing, serial A425803

Inon Z330 strobes, serials D651491, D654623

Shearwater Perdix, serial 3729F472

Stolen from a Delta baggage cage at the Seattle airport on 2/14/2023.

13 minutes ago, djmcmath said:

Nauticam A7R4 housing, serial A425803

Inon Z330 strobes, serials D651491, D654623

Shearwater Perdix, serial 3729F472

Stolen from a Delta baggage cage at the Seattle airport on 2/14/2023.

Utter bummer. I'm really sorry. I hope they were insured.