Stolen 5x12 Canham ...

[GeorgesGiralt]

Hi !
A friend of mine had bought a wonderful Christmas present : a brand new 5X12 Canham.
On December 26th, the camera has been stolen in his car near Montpellier in south of France.
The camera bear the number 20590 on the baseplate.
I suspect the thief to be unaware of the exact value of the stolen camera.
But, please these are really scarce, so if you or a friend of yours are offered a "bargain" Canham, could you please advise ?
He is really shocked because he had to sell all it's gear to pay for the Canham and had to wait for Keith Canham to build it... So it was a really _new_ camera !
Thanks for your help !

[Ole]

I've "stickified" this thread so it stays near the top of the page.

Good luck to your friend.

[GeorgesGiralt]

Thanks a lot Ole !
He will be grateful !

[Eric Rose]

I hope he had insurance.

[Guillaume Zuili]

Never leave something visible in a car, especially in the south of France... You should know that.
I had my car broke down so many times in Paris and lost some cameras too. This rule is mandatory.
Desole pour lui.
Guillaume

[Ian Leake]

Hopefully there will be a, "I don't know anything about cameras but a friend's asked me to sell this for him..." ad on ebay shortly so it can be reclaimed.

[35mmDelux]

bummer.

[JLP]

A suggestion if it should show up on an auction site. Don't ask for serial numbers, this will put up the red flag emidiately, i did that when i spotted my stolen Hassy on the bay last year. The auction ended early with only one bidder who got a deal of a lifetime.
Instead put a high bid on the camera and notify the police.
Good luck to your friend, i'm sure it hurts.

jan

[rkmiec]

i just added canham to my saved searches on the bay and if i see it i will let you know.good luck with getting it returned.did you try an add in the local area paper for its return with a no questions asked return and reward..just a thought.

[Justin Silber]

Any luck in finding the camera?