stupid quality question

[alart]

I'm really happy, I bought M7. This is very nice secondhand camera. I would say in 5+ condition.

however my perfectionism do not give me chance to sleep well 🙁

Could you share your knowledge is it ok that backdoor and battery cover is slightly come off. ( pls, see photos ) ?

Thank you
Alexander

p.s. I tried search, but without success 🙁

 

[Chris101]

It looks as if someone attempted an aftermarket recovering job, and didn't get them glued on quite right. Whether this is acceptable is something that only the owner of the camera (you) can decide, however the back door looks like it might snag and get worse over time. I can't tell about the battery cover.

 

[jack palmer]

That's not acceptable. Looks like a bad wallpaper job. I'd buy new covering and re-do it.

 

[Photog9001]

you don't sound REALLY HAPPY, but congrats on the camera anyway. if your perfectionism slides towards the appearance of your m7, it's quite understandable. i can't help with a solution to that, but i'm sure others will chime in. i can only suggest steering the perfectionism towards correctly exposing that velvia (or another unforgiving slide film of choice) or something in that ballpark. i'm sure the m7 won't mind...

 

[peterm1]

It looks as if someone attempted an aftermarket recovering job, and didn't get them glued on quite right. Whether this is acceptable is something that only the owner of the camera (you) can decide, however the back door looks like it might snag and get worse over time. I can't tell about the battery cover.

I was going to suggest the same. I believe new coverings are available cheaply for M cameras and the last owner may have decided to have a go. You may wish to buy one and have a go yourself - or try just resticking these loose edges with stickum.

Only problem is that you might have to experiment a bit to get the right kind of glue for the job given that you have to get it into delicate corners without getting it on the front of the covering. The rubbery contact cement stuff that one normally uses is stringy and gets on every thing.

 

[boilerdoc2]

Be careful sticking it on yourself!
Steve

 

[alart]

you don't sound REALLY HAPPY, but congrats on the camera anyway. if your perfectionism slides towards the appearance of your m7, it's quite understandable. i can't help with a solution to that, but i'm sure others will chime in. i can only suggest steering the perfectionism towards correctly exposing that velvia (or another unforgiving slide film of choice) or something in that ballpark. i'm sure the m7 won't mind...

I will absolutely happy after my first test roll.
If it true, I'm not SO aware about this skin cover, just to check is it normal or not.
Before buying ( unfortunately I didn't have a time to make a test shots ) I checked scratches on body and cleaning of film pass: everything is like new, except this two small things.

 

[alart]

All, thank you for you quick reply and suggestions. I thing I will survive with it without gluework.

 

[FX trading]

I have the sme poblem with the battery cover on mine- and it has the original covering. Will eventually try to get Peter at CRR Luton to recover mine in genuine (M4-type) vulcanite when I have some time.