The frustration and despair of losing your相机(或者,上帝保佑,having one stolen)is legendary, even in era ofthe smartphone camera. Just think: losingboth a piece ofexpensive gearandthepriceless digital mementos of your trip to Yonkers. But after you’ve shakenyour fist at the heavens andretraced your steps,is there anything else you can do? Maybe.This website
provides an avenue for investigation,and offers a sliver of hope. It’s a tiny sliver of hope to be sure, but it’s better than no hope at all.
It works like this: You upload a picture taken with the missing camera tostolencamerafinder.com, which then usesthe camera’s serial number (saved in the photo’s EXIF data) tocrawls the internet in search ofother photos taken with that same camera. If it finds a match, you mayhave a lead on where your camera ended up.
From there, you can try to track down andcontact the “new owner”viaemail to requestyour camera’s return, file a report with the authorities, or devote your life to huntingthe thief yourself, John Wick style.
None of these options is likely to result in the return of your Nikon, butit has worked in the past, and maybe it will help you find closure. Maybe just knowing what the hell happened to your camera is the best you can hope for? And the site also provides adatabase of lost camerasall over the world,so you’ll at least know you’re not alone.
Sadly, cameraphones don’t normally save serial numbers, and not every dedicated camera does either, so you may find this path inaccessible to you even before you’ve started down it. However, it’s certainly worth a shot if your missing camera is supported.Here’s a list of those that are.