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What is iwantmycameraback?

Iwantmycameraback.com is a photographic equipment serial number collective base for items which have been declared stolen or lost. The website through a specifically formulated process allows photographers to declare all details about their lost equipment, such as the brand, the model, the serial number and also information which concerns the place, the time of loss and finally an email address for further contact.

Photographic supply shops, service centers, prospective buyers and whoever else wishes to, can, by using the search engine provided by this website, search through equipment serial numbers to find out if it has been declared lost or stolen.

How can I add my lost equipment to database?

To add your lost equipment to our database, you should have the serial number. Follow the add to database link and fill in the fields properly. Only the fields marked with bold are required, but filling as many as you can is better. Remember to use a valid email address so we can contact you in case anyone finds our equipment. Your email will not be public and will not be used for any other propose except to contact you for your equipment.

Where can I find my equipment's serial number?

The serial number is written on your warranty cards. If you can't find it, contact either the store you bought your equipment or your local service center.

How can I search the database?

Follow the search database link and fill in the serial number you are looking for. A list of all matching equipment will be displayed to you.

How will I benefit from this site?

If you have lost photographic equipment, you can add the serial number in our database. By adding your equipment to our database you inform everybody that this equipment belongs to you and you get more chances to find it!

If you are a potential buyer or if you work in a service center, or camera store you will know that the equipment you are holding was lost or stolen and has no warranty. You will stay out of trouble and you won't support thieves.

How will I be contacted if my equipment is found?

If someone find your equipment will contact you through our forms. We will email you his email address, name and message so you can contact him. When you collect your equipment don't forget to update your entry, to report it found!

Why was this site created?

One Monday someone stole my camera bag. A terrible day. I posted my camera's serial number to forums, I called the service center to inform them, I visited a couple of stores to inform them too. But I wasn't able to visit every photographer's store in the country! I believed that a stolen equipment database should exist online, but I found nothing! So we decided to create iwantmycameraback.com. To get our equipment back and help everybody get theirs too!

Who is behind this site?

A team of photographers with some django knowledge and team spirit.

How can I support the site?

There are lots you can do! Please visit the support section of this site.

How can I be informed of new entries?

You can use our rss feed. If you don't know what rss feeds are, read wikipedia's article.

How can I contact you?

Use our email address: info@iwantmycameraback.com. No spam please!

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All the icons, except the camera flash, are part of the great Tango Icon Library.