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Black Canon SX20 IS Camera, lost Nov. 21

Share Your Story: Camera Lost and Found

From cwlewis_usa

Did You Find a Camera? Or Did You Lose a Camera?

Lost a camera

Describe the Camera, Such as Brand/Model/Color.

Canon SX20 IS (black)

Does the Camera Have Any Identifying Marks?

Scratch on viewfinder (kind of looks like an upside-down fishhook)

Photos include pics of USA, France, Algeria, and Germany

How Should the Camera's Owner / Finder Contact You?

E-mail: cwlewis_usa@yahoo.com

When Approximately Was the Camera Found / Lost?

11:15 on Nov. 21, 2010

Where Exactly Was the Camera Found / Lost?

Frankfurt, Germany

Musterschule metro station -- I accidentally left it in the hands of a local man, who waved at me frantically indicating that he had my camera, and that I should get off at the next stop and he would bring it. When I reached the next stop, I didn't see him. I panicked and returned to Musterschule. Eventually, I had to catch my plane and never caught up with him.

Lessons Learned

  • Take a photo of your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address. If the camera gets into the hands of an honest finder, they can email everything back to you, or just pop the SD card in the mail if they don't want to return the camera. I'm pretty sure my camera finder was honest -- he even bought a train ticket from me when I accidentally purchased the wrong one.

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