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i lost a camera, a 70-200 f2.8 and a 50mm 1.4 lens this year, i got it back after the lad that found it got my name from the exif data, i was so lucky, i now make sure i have a business card in my bag...oh and a tracker
 
Another reason to never change cards in the field. :)
 
I once lost a Gitzo CF tripod with a mounted RRS BH-40 ball head on a hike in Acadia N.P. $$$ Luckily, one from our large group somehow found it on some rocks near a waterfall a couple hours later. Following that heart-stopping anxiety-filled episode I made sure all my equipment had white paint marker name, email and phone numbers written on them (on the L-brackets), and the copyright name and year programmed in all my camera bodies so they get written on the cards. I like to think most people are honest and have enough life experience to know the horror of losing expensive important possessions enough to attempt returning them to their rightful owners. I'm also a believer in lanyards to prevent losing cameras and tripods down cliffs, etc. Also be sure to have your contact info on battery chargers and batteries as they are easy to forget in hotel rooms.
 
someone on POTN "misplaced" a number of tripods on various locations. Can't recall who it was now (wasn't me!)
 
Just a month ago I lost a CF Type B card to the sewer drain. I was standing at the back of my truck getting ready to take some pics at my daughter's soccer game. Dropped the card as I was taking it from a case and it took 3 very odd bounces to make it to the sewer no less than 6ft away. It looked like the card was actively trying to jump into the drain. Luckily the card was empty, but it was still a $300 loss. I'm now very aware of what I'm holding when I'm anywhere near one of those drains.
 
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