I found a sony digital camera..
 

Hi all..

Driving along a few days ago I saw on the street a Sony Mavica CD500.
It has an external mount flash and the camera seems to be in decent
condition..

It appears as if though it had been dropped from a moving vehicle, as
it has bumps and scratches, and the flash glass cover is missing..

Nevertheless, pictures are still being taken and they get recorded into
its CD..

Amazing stuff.

Anyway.. I'll be taking it in to a repair shop and see if there's
anything wrong with it.

What is this camera like?
Has a 5mp sensor and a carl-zeiss lens, and on paper it seems
respectable..

Re: I found a sony digital camera..
 

PitR wrote:
> Hi all..
>
> Driving along a few days ago I saw on the street a Sony Mavica CD500.
> It has an external mount flash and the camera seems to be in decent
> condition..
>
> It appears as if though it had been dropped from a moving vehicle, as
> it has bumps and scratches, and the flash glass cover is missing..
>
> Nevertheless, pictures are still being taken and they get recorded into
> its CD..
>
> Amazing stuff.
>
> Anyway.. I'll be taking it in to a repair shop and see if there's
> anything wrong with it.
>
> What is this camera like?
> Has a 5mp sensor and a carl-zeiss lens, and on paper it seems
> respectable..
>
Have you considered maybe trying to locate/notify the owner ?

Re: I found a sony digital camera..
 

David wrote:
> PitR wrote:
> > Hi all..
> >
> > Driving along a few days ago I saw on the street a Sony Mavica CD500.
> > It has an external mount flash and the camera seems to be in decent
> > condition..
> >
> > It appears as if though it had been dropped from a moving vehicle, as
> > it has bumps and scratches, and the flash glass cover is missing..
> >
> > Nevertheless, pictures are still being taken and they get recorded into
> > its CD..
> >
> > Amazing stuff.
> >
> > Anyway.. I'll be taking it in to a repair shop and see if there's
> > anything wrong with it.
> >
> > What is this camera like?
> > Has a 5mp sensor and a carl-zeiss lens, and on paper it seems
> > respectable..
> >
> Have you considered maybe trying to locate/notify the owner ?

Once I found the stuff on the street and returned it to the owner. He
accused that it was me who stole it, abused me and punched me. Since
then I never return the stuff which I find. I rather let it lay where I
found it and let it rot.

Re: I found a sony digital camera..
 

minnesotti wrote:
>
> David wrote:
> > PitR wrote:
> > > Hi all..
> > >
> > > Driving along a few days ago I saw on the street a Sony Mavica CD500.
> > > It has an external mount flash and the camera seems to be in decent
> > > condition..
> > >
> > > It appears as if though it had been dropped from a moving vehicle, as
> > > it has bumps and scratches, and the flash glass cover is missing..
> > >
> > > Nevertheless, pictures are still being taken and they get recorded into
> > > its CD..
> > >
> > > Amazing stuff.
> > >
> > > Anyway.. I'll be taking it in to a repair shop and see if there's
> > > anything wrong with it.
> > >
> > > What is this camera like?
> > > Has a 5mp sensor and a carl-zeiss lens, and on paper it seems
> > > respectable..
> > >
> > Have you considered maybe trying to locate/notify the owner ?
>
> Once I found the stuff on the street and returned it to the owner. He
> accused that it was me who stole it, abused me and punched me. Since
> then I never return the stuff which I find. I rather let it lay where I
> found it and let it rot.

In the UK you take it to the police station. They take your name and
address etc and if the item/s are not claimed and do not turn out to
be stolen you receive them at the end of a set time.

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Re: I found a sony digital camera..
 

"Paul Heslop" <paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:4549E30F.154D6706@blueyonder.co.uk...
> minnesotti wrote:
>>
>> David wrote:
>> > PitR wrote:
>> > > Hi all..
>> > >
>> > > Driving along a few days ago I saw on the street a Sony Mavica CD500.
>> > > It has an external mount flash and the camera seems to be in decent
>> > > condition..
>> > >
>> > > It appears as if though it had been dropped from a moving vehicle, as
>> > > it has bumps and scratches, and the flash glass cover is missing..
>> > >
>> > > Nevertheless, pictures are still being taken and they get recorded
>> > > into
>> > > its CD..
>> > >
>> > > Amazing stuff.
>> > >
>> > > Anyway.. I'll be taking it in to a repair shop and see if there's
>> > > anything wrong with it.
>> > >
>> > > What is this camera like?
>> > > Has a 5mp sensor and a carl-zeiss lens, and on paper it seems
>> > > respectable..
>> > >
>> > Have you considered maybe trying to locate/notify the owner ?
>>
>> Once I found the stuff on the street and returned it to the owner. He
>> accused that it was me who stole it, abused me and punched me. Since
>> then I never return the stuff which I find. I rather let it lay where I
>> found it and let it rot.
>
> In the UK you take it to the police station. They take your name and
> address etc and if the item/s are not claimed and do not turn out to
> be stolen you receive them at the end of a set time.
>
> --
> Paul (Need a lift she said much obliged)
> -------------------------------------------------------
> Stop and Look
> http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/

That's also how it is *supposed* to happen in the US.

MaryL

Re: I found a sony digital camera..
 

Paul Heslop wrote:
> minnesotti wrote:
> >
> > David wrote:
> > > PitR wrote:
> > > > Hi all..
> > > >
> > > > Driving along a few days ago I saw on the street a Sony Mavica CD500.
> > > > It has an external mount flash and the camera seems to be in decent
> > > > condition..
> > > >
> > > > It appears as if though it had been dropped from a moving vehicle, as
> > > > it has bumps and scratches, and the flash glass cover is missing..
> > > >
> > > > Nevertheless, pictures are still being taken and they get recorded into
> > > > its CD..
> > > >
> > > > Amazing stuff.
> > > >
> > > > Anyway.. I'll be taking it in to a repair shop and see if there's
> > > > anything wrong with it.
> > > >
> > > > What is this camera like?
> > > > Has a 5mp sensor and a carl-zeiss lens, and on paper it seems
> > > > respectable..
> > > >
> > > Have you considered maybe trying to locate/notify the owner ?
> >
> > Once I found the stuff on the street and returned it to the owner. He
> > accused that it was me who stole it, abused me and punched me. Since
> > then I never return the stuff which I find. I rather let it lay where I
> > found it and let it rot.
>
> In the UK you take it to the police station. They take your name and
> address etc and if the item/s are not claimed and do not turn out to
> be stolen you receive them at the end of a set time.

I suggest you to conduct an experiment. Take your camera to the police
station, and tell 'em you found it. Then wait and see if they
eventually give the camera to you. You know that the camera is yours,
thus nobody would be able to claim that they lost this camera, right
????

Re: I found a sony digital camera..
 

On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:23:01 +0000, Paul Heslop wrote:

>
> In the UK you take it to the police station. They take your name and
> address etc and if the item/s are not claimed and do not turn out to
> be stolen you receive them at the end of a set time.
12 months for most objects but can be as little as 1 month.
--
Neil
swap 'ra' and delete 'l' for email

Re: I found a sony digital camera..
 

MaryL wrote:
>
> "Paul Heslop" <paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:4549E30F.154D6706@blueyonder.co.uk...
> > minnesotti wrote:
> >>
> >> David wrote:
> >> > PitR wrote:
> >> > > Hi all..
> >> > >
> >> > > Driving along a few days ago I saw on the street a Sony Mavica CD500.
> >> > > It has an external mount flash and the camera seems to be in decent
> >> > > condition..
> >> > >
> >> > > It appears as if though it had been dropped from a moving vehicle, as
> >> > > it has bumps and scratches, and the flash glass cover is missing..
> >> > >
> >> > > Nevertheless, pictures are still being taken and they get recorded
> >> > > into
> >> > > its CD..
> >> > >
> >> > > Amazing stuff.
> >> > >
> >> > > Anyway.. I'll be taking it in to a repair shop and see if there's
> >> > > anything wrong with it.
> >> > >
> >> > > What is this camera like?
> >> > > Has a 5mp sensor and a carl-zeiss lens, and on paper it seems
> >> > > respectable..
> >> > >
> >> > Have you considered maybe trying to locate/notify the owner ?
> >>
> >> Once I found the stuff on the street and returned it to the owner. He
> >> accused that it was me who stole it, abused me and punched me. Since
> >> then I never return the stuff which I find. I rather let it lay where I
> >> found it and let it rot.
> >
> > In the UK you take it to the police station. They take your name and
> > address etc and if the item/s are not claimed and do not turn out to
> > be stolen you receive them at the end of a set time.
> >
> > --
> > Paul (Need a lift she said much obliged)
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > Stop and Look
> > http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/
>
> That's also how it is *supposed* to happen in the US.
>
> MaryL

ooh, I like that 'supposed' :O)
--
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-------------------------------------------------------
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Re: I found a sony digital camera..
 

minnesotti wrote:
>
> Paul Heslop wrote:
> > minnesotti wrote:
> > >
> > > David wrote:
> > > > PitR wrote:
> > > > > Hi all..
> > > > >
> > > > > Driving along a few days ago I saw on the street a Sony Mavica CD500.
> > > > > It has an external mount flash and the camera seems to be in decent
> > > > > condition..
> > > > >
> > > > > It appears as if though it had been dropped from a moving vehicle, as
> > > > > it has bumps and scratches, and the flash glass cover is missing..
> > > > >
> > > > > Nevertheless, pictures are still being taken and they get recorded into
> > > > > its CD..
> > > > >
> > > > > Amazing stuff.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway.. I'll be taking it in to a repair shop and see if there's
> > > > > anything wrong with it.
> > > > >
> > > > > What is this camera like?
> > > > > Has a 5mp sensor and a carl-zeiss lens, and on paper it seems
> > > > > respectable..
> > > > >
> > > > Have you considered maybe trying to locate/notify the owner ?
> > >
> > > Once I found the stuff on the street and returned it to the owner. He
> > > accused that it was me who stole it, abused me and punched me. Since
> > > then I never return the stuff which I find. I rather let it lay where I
> > > found it and let it rot.
> >
> > In the UK you take it to the police station. They take your name and
> > address etc and if the item/s are not claimed and do not turn out to
> > be stolen you receive them at the end of a set time.
>
> I suggest you to conduct an experiment. Take your camera to the police
> station, and tell 'em you found it. Then wait and see if they
> eventually give the camera to you. You know that the camera is yours,
> thus nobody would be able to claim that they lost this camera, right
> ????

heh, yeah right :O)
--
Paul (Need a lift she said much obliged)
-------------------------------------------------------
Stop and Look
http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/

Re: I found a sony digital camera..
 

Neil Ellwood wrote:
>
> On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:23:01 +0000, Paul Heslop wrote:
>
> >
> > In the UK you take it to the police station. They take your name and
> > address etc and if the item/s are not claimed and do not turn out to
> > be stolen you receive them at the end of a set time.
> 12 months for most objects but can be as little as 1 month.
> --
> Neil
> swap 'ra' and delete 'l' for email

depending on how valuable it is to one of the bobbies eh? :O)

It doesn't half annoy me that Treasure trove thing though... specially
Scotland's

http://www.channel4.com/history/timeteam/faqs_2.html


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