Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My most recent body was a "floor model," and it seems to be okay thus far, although I tend to adopt your viewpoint, anyway. You just never know where the camera has been. The dealer told me that this camera had never been outside a window display (i.e., it wasn't a show demonstrator or anything), so I figured it would be clean, and it seems to be. Had it been an actual demonstrator, though, I probably would have passed, as I know how badly people treat stuff that they haven't paid for, as you observe. I learned very young that when you share your toys, they come back to you broken. That's why I don't let anyone use my cameras, and that's why I don't like to buy anything even slightly used. People only take care of things when they've paid money for them. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Satterfield" <cwsat@istate.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 15:59 Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 TTL dial issue > > This is why I do not buy floor models. People drop them, open the door > to far etc. have no concern for the camera since it is not theirs. I > know a lot of you LUG members will not agree and have had great success > in the past but to each his own. It is the same as buying a new shirt > that has been returned and refolded- it is not the same. > > Charles Mégnin wrote: > > > I just bought a floor model M6 TTL and the dial indicating > > the number of exposures is stuck on exposure 4 (it takes > > it 6 or 7 pictures to get there, and then is stays there). The > > odd thing is this doesn't happen when there is no film in > > the camera (the indicator works fine then). > > Anyone experienced that before ? > > Thanks > > Charles >