Annie_Girl wrote:
or they realized that a canon owners would have registered the camera and equipment's serial numbers with the manufacturers
Canon people tend to be on the ball and know the value of their equipment, thus they take steps to foil would be thieves before they make a play for their belongings. Nikon owners tend to wait for thieves so they can use the insurance money to purchase replacement CANON equipment. :)
If it's not a Nikon it's just a camera.