Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howdy all, I just bought a used M6 from a large, long-time-in-business store in the U.S.. When a friend asked me the serial number, I was forced to say that I hadn't been able to find a serial number on it. He told me to look on the hot shoe, and when I did, i found that one of the sides of the hot shoe, the one where the serial number was supposed to be, has a decided _depression_ or _groove_ in it, very finely milled, but a groove nonetheless, did someone file off the serial number? it is also a slightly lighter color, as though someone perhaps repainted it, though i would think painstakingly. when a level is placed across the hotshoe, one side is definately slightly lower than the other, which would fit in with some metal being ground away. am i being paranoid? should i call the store i bought it from and try and trace down the previous owner? Thanks for your expertise, Kyle