Broken tape on the outer box?

[ewan0304]

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Hi guys,

 

I'm new to the Leica family, and today I just received my Summicron 50mm f2 from Amazon. However when I receive it I find the round tape on the outer gray box has broken, and it looks like someone used knife to cut the tape. Same thing happens to the Leica M body ordered from B&H, the outer box was not sealed. Someone told me that dealers open the box to put the warranty in. I wonder if this is a normal case for Leica product?

 

Thank you very much!

[mirekti]

The box comes unsealed.

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[mmradman]

Hi guys,

 

I'm new to the Leica family, and today I just received my Summicron 50mm f2 from Amazon. However when I receive it I find the round tape on the outer gray box has broken, and it looks like someone used knife to cut the tape. Same thing happens to the Leica M body ordered from B&H, the outer box was not sealed. Someone told me that dealers open the box to put the warranty in. I wonder if this is a normal case for Leica product?

 

Thank you very much!

 

No big deal.

 

My last M lens I purchased online I insisted that seller open the box and examine the goods before dispatch.

[farnz]

They have to open the box to put the soul into the lens.

 

Pete.

[ewan0304]

OK, just wanna thanks all of you!

[B-A-C]

What about the plastic bag in which the lens comes. In the past this always had a sticker with the serial number on it, but my most recent lens bag did not have the S/N sticker on it. The lens appears to be new. What are your experiences?

[John McMaster]

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Things seem to have changed, I got a brand new lens last week with no sticker on inner bag but the label on the outer cardboard box has a date on it (2014/02/19) as well as product code and serial number. The outer box was still sealed when I received it ;-)

 

john

[wattsy]

Yes, times are tough. Not sure how I'm going to cope with the latest revelations.

[earleygallery]

I guess it's the horrid thought that someone else has touched ones new handmade camera first.

 

Oh hang on............

[gyoung]

When I worked for a dealer we checked every camera when it arrived, running through the shutter speeds audibly and visually. In the case of Leica bodies that included putting a lens on and trying the rangefinder at infinity

It seems that might be a good idea to return too..

 

Gerry

 

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