atufte Posted October 5, 2010 Share #1 Posted October 5, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Bought a new M9 in a store in Norway yesterday, and after getting home an unwrapping it i can clearly see it's been out of the box, and after a quick test i can see it has almost thousand exposures on it...hmmmm... I sent the shop an email and said this is NOT ok after paying almost 7000$ for a camera, and that i demand a new one, i hope everyone here agree.....this stinks, is like buying a car "as new" and it has been driven for a month...?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 5, 2010 Posted October 5, 2010 Hi atufte, Take a look here New M9 not so new...?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Clandrel Posted October 5, 2010 Share #2 Posted October 5, 2010 Alex, Returner kameraet og få pengene igjen! Uprofft av fotovideo! /c Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_mcdermott Posted October 5, 2010 Share #3 Posted October 5, 2010 Yeah, I could accept the camera being out of the box and some exposures being made, especially considering that they still aren't really sitting around on shelves at dealers. But 1000 exposures seems way too high for a camera sold as new and not a shop demo unit. I'd ask for a new one or a partial refund. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonheim Posted October 5, 2010 Share #4 Posted October 5, 2010 Bought a new M9 in a store in Norway yesterday, and after getting home an unwrapping it i can clearly see it's been out of the box, and after a quick test i can see it has almost thousand exposures on it...hmmmm... How do you figure out how many exposures it has? Thanks! -Knut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Overview Posted October 5, 2010 Share #5 Posted October 5, 2010 I'd like to know how to find total exposures as well. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo_Lorentzen Posted October 6, 2010 Share #6 Posted October 6, 2010 Alexander, Woah thats a little high for a "new" camera, probably were a shop-demo, and surely should be sold as such. Bo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Thompson Posted October 6, 2010 Share #7 Posted October 6, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Alexander, I agree with Mat and Bo - it sounds like they sold you a store demo model. My M8 came with a little over a hundred shutter actuations which, from what I gather, is normal. You have my sympathies and hope this works out to your satisfaction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted October 6, 2010 Share #8 Posted October 6, 2010 How do you figure out how many exposures it has? Thanks! -Knut What computer platform are you using? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlatkob Posted October 6, 2010 Share #9 Posted October 6, 2010 How do you figure out how many exposures it has? This thread has some helpful info - http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m9-forum/144551-shutter-actuations.html You need to find the "ImageUniqueID" of your last photo using Photoshop or other software and then convert it from hexadecimal to decimal, and that is your shutter count. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WPalank Posted October 6, 2010 Share #10 Posted October 6, 2010 Sorry for your frustration Alexander. This gentleman had a similar issue: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/customer-forum/144662-disappointed-leica-m9-qc.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtZ Posted October 6, 2010 Share #11 Posted October 6, 2010 Alexander, Sorry to hear that. Just I wanted to tell you that the problem doesn´t come necessarily from your dealer. Back to 2007, my first M8 failed after 200 hundreds shots. It had also a problem with LEDs in the viewfinder. I called Leica and they asked my dealer "La Maison du Leica" to replace the camera by a new one. "La Maison du Leica" sent the defective camera to Solms... and, after repairing the camera, CS at Solms send it back to "La Maison du Leica" as a NEW camera. The problem: Leica forgot to sent a new warranty certificate... and my dealer had to wait to sell it until Leica sent a "virgin" (as Madona) warranty certificate... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonheim Posted October 6, 2010 Share #12 Posted October 6, 2010 What computer platform are you using? I use Apple OS X (10.6.4). cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_tribble Posted October 6, 2010 Share #13 Posted October 6, 2010 I sent the shop an email and said this is NOT ok after paying almost 7000$ for a camera, and that i demand a new one, i hope everyone here agree.....this stinks, is like buying a car "as new" and it has been driven for a month...?? Agreed - what a bummer. However - isn't this better in the Customer Forum - It becomes frustrating when the only thing you see in the M9 forum is either bad news regarding retailers, fluff about the Ti, or drooling over meaningless special editions. I'm happy to help newbies who are trying to work out how to use a DRF for the first time, but I'm also interested to hear from people who are pushing the M9 to its limits and who are able to report on the results they're getting. Nice if we started to get specific examples of how the M9 shapes up in real-world situations (and how it compares with other systems that many of us are using). Also to hear more on how different lenses are working out in actual use. MOD - two thoughts. 1/ I know you gentlemen are busy, but good if customer issues could be transferred quickly to the customer section? 2/ When posts that are discussing the M9's performance in specific contacts / applications, could we leave them here rather than moving them to the photo section? I go to the photos forums when I'm interested in images rather than the means of capture. I drop into the M9 forum to find out how users (pro and am) are getting on with what is still a new device. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bybrett Posted October 6, 2010 Share #14 Posted October 6, 2010 When posts that are discussing the M9's performance in specific contacts / applications, could we leave them here rather than moving them to the photo section? I go to the photos forums when I'm interested in images rather than the means of capture. I drop into the M9 forum to find out how users (pro and am) are getting on with what is still a new device. I agree eg your recent M9 wedding post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted October 6, 2010 Share #15 Posted October 6, 2010 Nice if we started to get specific examples of how the M9 shapes up in real-world situations (and how it compares with other systems that many of us are using). Also to hear more on how different lenses are working out in actual use. Speaking of real-world examples, I have just posted some photos taken in challenging circumstances in the Photo/People forum. Would love to get some constructive criticism on these. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_tribble Posted October 6, 2010 Share #16 Posted October 6, 2010 Speaking of real-world examples, I have just posted some photos taken in challenging circumstances in the Photo/People forum.Would love to get some constructive criticism on these. Ian Ian - I'll have a look. If they're M9 images there's an argument for posting to the M9 forum (if the Mods smile on my modest proposal...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted October 6, 2010 Share #17 Posted October 6, 2010 No, there isn't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atufte Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share #18 Posted October 6, 2010 Thanks for the feedback regarding this issue...there was some other minor things i forgot to mention, there was no battery, no user manual, lots of fat/finger marks, a small scratch on the lcd and lots of dust on the sensor....but this had a happy ending afterall, i will get a new camera, and i will even get a black one which is what i ordered in the first place....(i got a silver paint, because there was not possible to track down a black one, that was on monday, so i take this with a pinch of salt, haha...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atufte Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share #19 Posted October 8, 2010 After 340.000 exposures with my beloved Leica M8's I finally got a NEW black Leica M9, so without any further ado let the fun begin... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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