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ALERT: Red Cameras & Access. Stolen in Boston

Has anyone figured out how to install a LOWJACK into a Red yet? I haven't really looked into, but it would be a great idea.
 
Something we do when we rent cameras is charge COD with companies we've never worked with before. This includes big companies we know by reputation. Helps avoid situations like this....
 
wholly crap!

this hits too close to home. most of my rentals come from Boston.

I had a RED 18-50 zoom lens stolen from a set in Boston back in June. What a major hassle.

at least the REDs are no longer on backorder. I hope everything gets replaced ASAP....
 
What are the most common danger signs that a renter may be a thief?

It seems there are so many ways to check references, unless the renter is using ID theft as part of the scheme; then the references would all check out and there would be two victims, the rental house and the legitimate company who's ID was stolen.

What was the method used in this case?

Best regards,

Leo
 
This sucks steve, From how little i've talked to billy, he sounds like an awesome guy, with a great company,

Hopefully this all gets figured out, its not like there are more than 6k RED cameras out, they can't hide forever
 
I believe the R1 bodies will be the easiest to find and the hardest to hide, not that any part of this bummer is easy. #4452 and ? Please post the other # ASAP. The world is so small nowadays, with this planned thievery, maybe they're already on a boat to China. Well, Red's here too, and I'm not on a lot of shoots, but I'll be peeling my eyes for you.

I don't actually condone violence, however, "Short sleeves or long sleeves?"...
 
Leo Ticheli said:
I have a few questions:

Why didn't the rental companies post this information themselves?

.....

Leo
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DTTO.
First thing which came to my mind.
 
To Mods, can we have a sticky thread for stolen RED cameras, so everyone is aware of it without having to use search engine, it will makes it easier to find it one place, makes an update if there's changes or whatever.

Just an idea, it will help everyone to keep track on this stuff...is this possible ? Of course, the information needs to be verify before putting it in the list.

PS. Jeff, i would break his fingers first and his nail and later his leg, after that send him to RED and Jim can do whatever he wants to this guy.
 
Stolen red one serial#

Stolen red one serial#

Boston Camera Rental's stolen Red One serial #1746
-including 320G Drive, EVF,LCD, 4 On Board batts and two chargers.
Cooke 18-100 serial# 789291

Thank you,
Dave Kudrowitz
Rule/BCRC
 
Thank you, Dave,

We now have the serial numbers of both cameras.

Can you please post all the information about this?

What company name was used? Is it a case of ID theft?

Can you describe the person/persons who rented the gear?

Any other information that might help protect others?

Best regards,

Leo
 
Peter Majtan said:
Just an idea. I think it would be possible to include a serial number check during firmware upgrade and disable cameras on the "RED" list. This way with the next Build they would try to load on the camera it will turn it into a piece of useless aluminum. This should be rather easy... Brent?

:) Peter
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Interesting thought. We'll put our heads together here and see if there is something meaningful that we can do.

BC
 
Brent@RED said:
Interesting thought. We'll put our heads together here and see if there is something meaningful that we can do.

BC
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While we're talking about it - both RedCine and RedAlert could be made to refuse to open RAW footage from the "RED listed" cameras. Same for any R3D plugins. This way the "smart" thieves will be stuck with old Build and old SW. The dumb ones, well... :devil:

Or better yet - The SW could silently alert RED when it encounters the RAW footage from these cameras. Send over IP and computer MAC address - this would help with locating the camera. There are similar tools for Apple HW - especially laptops. They have proven to work rather efficiently...

:) Peter
 
The new Epics and Scarlets should include periodical check via WiFi (every time it encounters "free" WiFi access) to see if their serial number has been reported stolen or "lost". This is where GPS chip would make more sense then just Geo-Tagging...
 
I am still looking for the serial numbers on my Red drives and 7 inch monitor. Anybody find theirs yet??
 
Brent@RED said:
Interesting thought. We'll put our heads together here and see if there is something meaningful that we can do.

BC
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Love the idea, but I feel sorry for the guy that buys this "used RED" off ebay
only to have it nuked because he/she didn't know it was stolen. I'd hate to see more victims of this crime. But, how cool would it be to create a camera that no one their right mind would want to steal.
 
Derek Devine said:
Love the idea, but I feel sorry for the guy that buys this "used RED" off ebay
only to have it nuked because he/she didn't know it was stolen. I'd hate to see more victims of this crime. But, how cool would it be to create a camera that no one their right mind would want to steal.
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Which stolen camera that was listed on ebay ? I'm not aware of this..will appreciate some links.
 
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