Cameras with Wedding Pictures Stolen in Hawaii at DVinfo.net

Taky Cheung · February 10th, 2013, 06:18 PM

A photographer friend of mine who had all his equipment stolen after a wedding in Hawaii the past weekend. Wedding was shot in Maui, but equipment was stolen in Anahola Kauai. His equipment and his friends equipment that was stolen totals about $20,000.

We have some of the serial numbers to the equipment which is listed in the attached photo. Most importantly, they hope to recover photos from the couple's wedding. They would greatly appreciate it!

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/10318178/stolen-list.jpg

News reported on KHNL Hawaii News NOW
Wedding memories are stolen during Kauai vacation - Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL

Kelly Huffaker · February 11th, 2013, 12:33 PM

This story makes me sick to my stomach :(

James Manford · February 12th, 2013, 04:15 AM

Sick sick people ... Feel gutted for the photog!

Allan Black · February 12th, 2013, 05:14 AM

Terrible Taky, and in paradise too. Hope they either get it all returned, had good coverage and get the pix back.

But some of the congregation may have suitable shots, at least. Scout all the guests to find out, see if they can make an album of the best.

------.

Rickey Brillantes · February 12th, 2013, 07:18 AM

Taky, since your friend have all records of the serial number of his camera's, refer him to this site
CameraTrace: Results From Your Free Trace. I got a hit when I type the second serial number.

You can read more stories from this site http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/08...online-photos/

Steven Digges · February 12th, 2013, 11:47 AM

Taky,

That sucks so bad! I think everyone on this board worries about that. And the media from the wedding too. I'm glad I read this because I did not know about that tracing site. Does anyone know if serial numbers from video cameras are embedded in the metadata or EXIF? I have a brand new EA50 from Sony. Thanks for the tip.

Six months ago I found a very large roller bag in a resort parking lot. It was obvious someone forgot to load it into a car, drove off, and it was sitting there all by its self. I opened it and knew instantly who it belonged to. It was an entire pro camera kit with two Nikons and an entire assortment of lenses and gear, it was loaded up big time. I had seen the photographer working in the ballroom just before that. She works for the biggest photo agency here in Phoenix and I know them. I took it to security then called their office myself to make sure they got the word right away. She never even called me to say thank you. I was shocked because she even knows me. I saw her again a few month later. She laughed about it and said that is exactly what she did. Rolled it out, walked around her car to talk to someone and forgot to load it. Still did not say thank you. Oh well, my karma is clean.

Maybe someone honest will find the stolen stuff and report the bad guys. I hope it turns out well.

Steve

Rob Cantwell · February 12th, 2013, 01:52 PM

Every operator's nightmare.
its one of the things i used to worry about when i did solo weddings!! very difficult to keep track of all the equipment, now that i have a partner it's much easier thankfully.

Taky Cheung · February 12th, 2013, 04:20 PM

Someone else suggested Stolen Camera Finder - find your photos, find your camera. Thus a friend of mine used this site to find out DigitalRev was selling him a used 5D Mark 3 as new.

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/totem-po...my-camera.html

February 10th, 2013, 06:18 PM	#1
Taky Cheung Inner Circle Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 2,114	Cameras with Wedding Pictures Stolen in Hawaii A photographer friend of mine who had all his equipment stolen after a wedding in Hawaii the past weekend. Wedding was shot in Maui, but equipment was stolen in Anahola Kauai. His equipment and his friends equipment that was stolen totals about $20,000. We have some of the serial numbers to the equipment which is listed in the attached photo. Most importantly, they hope to recover photos from the couple's wedding. They would greatly appreciate it! https://dl.dropbox.com/u/10318178/stolen-list.jpg News reported on KHNL Hawaii News NOW Wedding memories are stolen during Kauai vacation - Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL __________________ LA Color Pros Blog RODE Authorized Reseller . Comer LED Camera Lights . TakyBox HTML5 Menu Generator

February 11th, 2013, 12:33 PM	#2
Kelly Huffaker Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Pasco Washington Posts: 128	Re: Cameras with Wedding Pictures Stolen in Hawaii This story makes me sick to my stomach :(

February 12th, 2013, 04:15 AM	#3
James Manford Trustee Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,393	Re: Cameras with Wedding Pictures Stolen in Hawaii Sick sick people ... Feel gutted for the photog!

February 12th, 2013, 05:14 AM	#4
Allan Black Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney. Posts: 2,928	Re: Cameras with Wedding Pictures Stolen in Hawaii Terrible Taky, and in paradise too. Hope they either get it all returned, had good coverage and get the pix back. But some of the congregation may have suitable shots, at least. Scout all the guests to find out, see if they can make an album of the best. ------. __________________ Drink more tap water. On admission at Sydney hospitals more than 5% of day patients are de-hydrated.

February 12th, 2013, 07:18 AM	#5
Rickey Brillantes Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario, California Posts: 309	Re: Cameras with Wedding Pictures Stolen in Hawaii Taky, since your friend have all records of the serial number of his camera's, refer him to this site CameraTrace: Results From Your Free Trace. I got a hit when I type the second serial number. You can read more stories from this site http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/08...online-photos/

February 12th, 2013, 11:47 AM	#6
Steven Digges Trustee Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,828	Re: Cameras with Wedding Pictures Stolen in Hawaii Taky, That sucks so bad! I think everyone on this board worries about that. And the media from the wedding too. I'm glad I read this because I did not know about that tracing site. Does anyone know if serial numbers from video cameras are embedded in the metadata or EXIF? I have a brand new EA50 from Sony. Thanks for the tip. Six months ago I found a very large roller bag in a resort parking lot. It was obvious someone forgot to load it into a car, drove off, and it was sitting there all by its self. I opened it and knew instantly who it belonged to. It was an entire pro camera kit with two Nikons and an entire assortment of lenses and gear, it was loaded up big time. I had seen the photographer working in the ballroom just before that. She works for the biggest photo agency here in Phoenix and I know them. I took it to security then called their office myself to make sure they got the word right away. She never even called me to say thank you. I was shocked because she even knows me. I saw her again a few month later. She laughed about it and said that is exactly what she did. Rolled it out, walked around her car to talk to someone and forgot to load it. Still did not say thank you. Oh well, my karma is clean. Maybe someone honest will find the stolen stuff and report the bad guys. I hope it turns out well. Steve __________________ www.CorporateShow.com Been at this so long I'm rounding my years of experience down...not up!

February 12th, 2013, 01:52 PM	#7
Rob Cantwell Major Player Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tipperary, Ireland Posts: 624	Re: Cameras with Wedding Pictures Stolen in Hawaii Every operator's nightmare. its one of the things i used to worry about when i did solo weddings!! very difficult to keep track of all the equipment, now that i have a partner it's much easier thankfully. __________________ http://www.robertcantwell.com

February 12th, 2013, 04:20 PM	#8
Taky Cheung Inner Circle Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 2,114	Re: Cameras with Wedding Pictures Stolen in Hawaii Someone else suggested Stolen Camera Finder - find your photos, find your camera. Thus a friend of mine used this site to find out DigitalRev was selling him a used 5D Mark 3 as new. http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/totem-po...my-camera.html __________________ LA Color Pros Blog RODE Authorized Reseller . Comer LED Camera Lights . TakyBox HTML5 Menu Generator