Review: Minolta Hi-Matic 9

[back alley]

oscar, got your p.m. and no problem at all. i just thought i'd offer.
i used to work there part time and know most of the people. for future reference, they offer a 3 month warranty and i have never seen a knowingly bad deal go down. with used equipment there is never a certainty that the peice will not have a problem but usually before they do a trade(where used stuff comes from) they check out the equipment pretty thoroughly (sp?)

it's too bad they don't take old rangefinders in on trade or i'd have a local place to find some vintage stuff.

joe

 

[taffer]

joe i'm taking your word 🙂 as you can probably figure, the used stuff market is not the same in all places. a similar lens here is 120 euros, so now you know why i'm almost always looking for overseas products.

the store itself, www.casanovafoto.com has some interesting offer from time to time, and if you know a bit of spanish you can take a look, going to tienda online -> ocasion (used), on the overall, and as Francisco said, they are "caros".

their services are... well, as bill said in another post, depending on the mood of the guy behind the counter and the opinion they build about you that day... but usually nice people. on the gear no problem at all. each used camera or lens is checked, cleaned and serviced if needed before going for sale, and they offer a 3 months warranty also.

on the tienda online -> colleccion (collection) department things are a bit different, you can arrive to some kind of word warranty, and they have the usual grade scale, but they sold as-is items too and there's no official warranty at all.

one of the best sites if not the only one to find classic stuff in barcelona though, i like to go there from time to time and take a look at their cabinets, the collection store is more a museum than a store itself.

well i see i'm completely off-topic now... to return to the original point, that is, hi-matics, i'm really happy with my canadian one ;-)

best !

oscar