Camera Lost at Sea for a Year Returns to Owner via…Social Networking!
- Posted on November 29, 2011 at 12:44pm by
Liz Klimas
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Most people who lose their camera assume it’s gone for good — probably picked up, trashed or just plain lost. But when you lose it in the ocean, there are a number of reasons why its a total goner and the pictures lost forever.
But for a firefighter from British Columbia who lost his camera at sea, this was not the case. Not only was the Canon EOS 1000D found but its memory card with a slew of family vacation photos was preserved and helped identify the owner along with social networking sleuths, according to Tecca.
(Photo: Markus Thompson)
Markus Thompson, a self-proclaimed naturalist and aspiring photographer, was scuba diving in Deep Bay in Vancouver when he found the camera. Amazingly, it had been under water for more than a year but about 50 photos were recovered from the DSLR memory card. That’s when Thompson took to the vast social network. Tecca has more:
“Approximately 50 pictures on the card from a family vacation. If you know a fire fighter from British Columbia whose team won the Pacific Regional Firefit competition, has a lovely wife and (now) 2 year old daughter — let me know. I would love to get them their vacation photos,” he posted.
Guess how long it took before Thompson had found a match:
The social network’s hive mind went to work and in less than 24 hours Thompson received a message stating “I know exactly who the camera belongs to!” The owner, a firefighter from British Columbia, was identified through photos on the card that showed him at the Pacific Regional Firefit competition.
(Photo: Markus Thompson)
As you might expect, even though the memory card was functional, the camera itself, which can cost about $500 new, was a complete goner. As Tecca states, social media is often a medium for spreading news and other major events, but here’s an example of how it works on a “smaller and more personal scale.”
[H/T Yahoo]
This story has been updated for clarity.
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4-The-Truth
Posted on December 2, 2011 at 6:55pmInteresting how jealous all these Nikon users seem to be of a Canon 1000D. Lets throw all those Nikon cameras in the sea for a year and see if they preserve 50 pictures as well as this Canon did. Let me know a year from now if the Nikons still works, I want to know.
Report Post »stotlaat
Posted on December 4, 2011 at 4:43pmthe camera didn’t preserve the pictures. The chip did. It’ll work the same for nikons. maybe even for whatever camera you use. Cam overboard!
Report Post »schroeder123
Posted on December 1, 2011 at 2:47pmI’d send it back to Cannon, your camera doesn’t work. How about a new one ! Ha !
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on December 1, 2011 at 8:51pm.
Report Post »Underwater for a year.
Why would you want it back?
It’s not like it was the Hope diamond.
SageInWaiting
Posted on December 1, 2011 at 12:11pmI miss good ol’ film, even though it would not survive the ocean. When I take a pic, I like to have control over either shutter speed or f-stop. Taking a picture of a bat swing or my son throwing a discus just can’t be anticipated well with current digitals… they’re getting better but color range and saturation… guess I’m a purist.
Report Post »blackburry
Posted on December 1, 2011 at 2:59pmmy digital slr (nikon ftw!) allows full control. shutter speed, aperture, everything. i’ve had no problem shooting sporting events, auto racing, etc.. the color saturation might not be as good as slide film but it’s good enough that the 99% (ha!) can’t tell the difference :)
Report Post »stotlaat
Posted on December 4, 2011 at 4:46pmpoint and shoots suffer that way. A DSLR like the one in the story have excellent control over those and the only thing a film camera has on them is resolution. Near as I can tell.
Report Post »gonetotheright
Posted on December 1, 2011 at 8:34amDown deep is were the Canon’s belong!. Please return it back to the water! Buy a Nikon!
Report Post »BenInNY
Posted on December 1, 2011 at 9:52amLove my Canon, not a big Nikon fan(or detractor for that matter) but my favorite is my ‘78 Minolta X570.
Report Post »BenInNY
Posted on December 1, 2011 at 9:53amWhoops, ‘83.
Report Post »TROONORTH
Posted on December 1, 2011 at 12:58pmCannons are just too heavy, which may account for it’s sinking so quickly!! Nicon is a better camera all around, but they don’t float worth a damn either.
Report Post »stotlaat
Posted on December 4, 2011 at 4:48pmPlease! they both have their strengths. They’re excellent.
Report Post »Do The Right Thing
Posted on December 1, 2011 at 2:59amAnyone finds the Minolta SLR that went overboard in the Chena river outside of Fairbanks when my canoe hit a sweeper in 1980, Boy would I like to have that back… Just the film, the camera is a little obsolete… The water was simply too cold to dive for it at the time!!!
Report Post »francesp44
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:29pmA friend of mine , while fishing from shore in South Boston, Ma., caught a set of false teeth. This was back in the late fifties. We thought nothing of it, someone must have heaved overboard. We did not know that Whitey Bulger was burying bodies on a beach less than a mile from where he caught them. He also cough a wallet and a dead cat in other locations. Quite the trophy fisherman..
Report Post »chips1
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 3:46pmI found a flashlight on the Silver Strand beach where military used to train during WW2. It was 18 inches down in the muddy sand. Rusted and it still had tiny glow in the bulb after all these years. I stikk have it. Never opened it up to see if the batteries were Ever Ready.
Report Post »TheSitRep
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 2:29pmI found a watch while diving and it had haed coral growing on the back and sht chalky coral growing on the bezel and it was still running it is a Le Grand brand.
Report Post »BloodyArtist22
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 1:30pmGO MEMORY CARDS!!! I would’ve been suicidal if my Nikon died. A Canon? ….Meh. I’d commit suicide if I bought one. Heh.
Report Post »Beretta Racer
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 2:44pmYou would be in a minority. Pro‘s shooting with Canon’s, myself included, are in the majority. Both are excellent and I would be happy with either.
Report Post »The Sergeant Major
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 1:11pmSo a Canon camera is found in the Pacific Ocean and info/intelligence gathered on the owner. Found within 24 hours on the internet, but we still have not seen any grades from obuma?
Report Post »disque-0-duc
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 11:54amWhenever you find a Canon camera at the bottom of the ocean, please, just leave it there. The owner put it there on purpose. Now if it is a Nikon, get it back to the owner ASAP he’s probably distraught.
Report Post »The Sergeant Major
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 1:06pmIf your real photographer, you can use a point and shoot. It’s all about the glass and the chip now.
Report Post »disque-0-duc
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 2:48pmYou are clueless about photography sir.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 3:41pmI’ll bet Cannon sends him all new equipment just for the exposure.
Report Post »OniKaze
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 10:22am*Side Note: I lost a ton of gold in the Caribbean, if anyone finds it, please do let me know… :-)
Report Post »old guy in SC
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 3:19pm… and I was with him.
Report Post »Sgtjim
Posted on December 1, 2011 at 7:10pmOnly if your picture is on it.
Report Post »goptwo
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:56amLost my camera off of the Santa Cruz Wharf, would somebody please return it!
Report Post »skurk
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 3:14pmI dropped a clip of $100 bills somewhere in the US, please return it if you find it.
Report Post »PPMStudios
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:22amOkay, heartwarming. Although not as much as a lost and found puppy story would’ve been.
It however begs the question; Does The Blaze use 4th graders to write these columns or do they use a 4th grader to do the proof reading? Either way, unless they’re all volunteers, they’re being paid much too much!!
Report Post »PlowMan
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:44amYour a moron. Why don‘t you move out of your parent’s house and get a job?
Report Post »felix
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:47ammust be a liberal – just have to piss and moan about something !
Report Post »zorro
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:51am“You’re“ as in ”you are”, not “your” as in belonging to you.
I’m just messing with you, though. I just couldn’t help myself.
Report Post »goofyfoot2001
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 10:17amIf they found my puppy after a year under water I don‘t think I’d want it back…
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 10:41amPlowMan
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:44am
*Your* a moron. Why don‘t you move out of your parent’s house and get a job?
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Lol, you have to watch it when you’re calling others ignorant. It always seems to come back and bite you in the ass…
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 11:07ampms-dios
Report Post »Yawn to your intellectual superiority. looks like you have to much time on your hands.
you clicked on the article- you went so far as to comment on it.
loser
HTuttle
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 11:09am“Your a idiot” is the proper flawed phrase meme. If you substitute “moron” you’re supposed to misspell it “moran” to maintain the proper internet meme protocol.
Report Post »aquablue
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 11:32amwell said plowman!
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 3:13pmLibertyluvnmomma
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 11:07am
pms-dios
Yawn to your intellectual superiority. looks like you have *to* much time on your hands.
you clicked on the article- you went so far as to comment on it.
loser
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See my above post; I rest my case…
Intellectual superiority or not, it shows how bad our education system has become when full grown adults do not know the difference between your and you’re, to and too, their, there, they’re etc…Then they have the nerve to call others moron, stupid, idiot, loser etc…
Like it or not you are judged by what you write. This includes the average American people posting in here, never mind the supposed, so-called “expert” journalists who write for this site. If you get paid to write then you should at least have a basic grasp of grammar. Try proofing your work before you post.
Report Post »jacovito
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:11amCould be turned into great ad for CANNON.
Report Post »zorro
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:46amI’d say a great ad for the memory card.
Report Post »disque-0-duc
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 11:51amUh, why?? The camera no longer works.
Report Post »sizzlinsexybeckster
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:25amWow! That’s really cool!
Report Post »Gorp
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:40amOK. OK. Now I get it, somewhat.
Liz typed: “Amazingly, it had been under water for more than a year but about 50 photos were recovered from the DSLR memory card.”
I now see what all the fuss is about! She forgot the ” ‘s ” after DSLR.
She should have typed: “Amazingly, it had been under water for more than a year but about 50 photos were recovered from the DSLR’s memory card.”
How could she be so stoopid? And yes, I typed stoopid like that on purpose!
Dear God. Please forgive her for making such a tremendous mistake and proving that she is also human like the rest of us! Please, bestow her with the wisdom to be as perfect as You, and some of the rest of the readers of this site, so she will NEVER, NEVER make the same mistake again.
Report Post »KingCanon
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 5:59amCanon. Love ‘em! Nuff said!
Report Post »grayling646
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 2:38amSheesh, the grammar is all cattywhompas. What’s up wi dat?
Report Post »auntmoxie.com
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:24amYes, it is. This is my only criticism of this publication, but it really affects the journalistic credibility in my mind.
By the way, who or what is Tecca?
Report Post »NOT A CRAZY
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 1:55amWho freaking cares? What a waste of space and time.
Report Post »Flex-it
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:03amThen why did you read it……???
Report Post »Gorp
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:26amI read somewhere that the whole Internet only weighs about as much as a Strawberry. So, it’s not taking up much space after all. Time yes. It does take time to read the article and then comment on it. But what else do we have to do? As the saying goes: “Life is a B1tch and then you die.”
So, now we are all one B1tch closer to dying. No big deal. Gotta go sometime.
Report Post »killertofu
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:43amI wonder if it took more time to read the article or to log in and type up a comment…
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 11:21amGorp- (isn’t that a fart in the bathtub?)
Report Post »That strawberry takes a lot of coal to generate the energy to sustain it.
Gorp
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:09pm@Libertyluvinmomma:
A Gorp is a person who farts in the bathtub and snaps at the bubbles. But using the handle “Gorp” is better than using the one I was given long before Gorp. It is NDTBF and I’m not going to explain it. Although I will say it has to do with needles and bugs.
Report Post »Beetle1971
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 1:49amYeesh technical technical. I own the same camera good brand actually. It’s a flash card not necessarily SD which are smaller. I think the point here is HOLY CRAP Social Media. 24 hours!!! That’s insane. ok I’m done.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 1:48amThe article did not mention if they had to do a “recovery” on the memory card or if it just worked when someone plugged it into a card reader. I do recoveries like this and I’m very curious about the details. Anyone know? TIA.
Report Post »thedarkknightreturns
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 1:47amThis is for those who cant stand bad grammar etc…..
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grayling646
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 2:37amtoo bad it didn’t work that way. great clip
Report Post »burnteye86
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 4:45amloved it..er I mean,, I loved it.
Report Post »Hyena
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 11:48pmpreserved NOT persevered
I apologize…….this is the first time ever to point out incorrect terminology. It’s just that the “authors” or “journalists” could exhibit some sense of the English language if they are to make their living in this manner, and it’s noted more times in these columns than it should.
Report Post »ZaphodsPlanet
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 12:06amLOL….. it’s like live TV on The Blaze. I think Liz can get a little dyslexic when she’s tired. Shoot her an email with the boo boo…. sure she’d like to know. She’s very nice and would greatly appreciate it. Try typing a couple paragraphs late a night before you go to bed….. don’t proof it until morning and tell me how many boo boos you find. A couple I’m sure. Scott Baker… who I thought was the editor of this site should be proofing these before posting. Maybe not. It’s amazing how many other typos you can find. See them all over Fox some days… (editor off for the day?) and have seen them on other sites like CBS, CNN, NBC, etc…. when I felt like making myself ill for a couple minutes.
Report Post »itjmiller
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 12:35amSince we’re correcting terminology, I’ll jump in too. It was a SD (Secure Digital) memory card, not a DSLR memory card. DSLR refers to the type of camera it is, not memory card. That’s like going to the gas station and saying that you need Ford gas, instead of unleaded or diesel. Wow, that was a horrible example… Is this what it feels like to be patronizing? hmmm….
Report Post »Gorp
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:21amOK. My turn. As long as we’re going off the deep end I might as well jump too.
@ ITJMILLER: You stated, “It was a SD (Secure Digital) memory card, not a DSLR memory card.”
Shouldn’t you have said, “It was ”an” SD (Secure Digital) memory card, not a DSLR memory card.” instead?
This is fun after all! Thank you all for an early morning chuckle.
Now back to my humdrum life and my coffee…
Or should it be: Now, back to my humdrum life and my coffee?
This gets confusing after a while.
Gorp
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:02amThis is getting funner and funner all the time.
Or should it be, more fun all the time?
@Hyena: You stated: “I apologize…….this is the first time ever to point out incorrect terminology.”
I believe that you should have stated: “I apologize…….this is the first time “I” ever “had” to point out incorrect terminology.”
OR: “I apologize…….this is the first time ever “I” pointed out incorrect terminology.”
The way you stated it, you are apologizing for this being the very first time there has ever been incorrect terminology. Or, this is the first time YOU have EVER pointed out incorrect terminology.
Now I’m really getting confused! And yes, I do have too much time on my hands.
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