7i Serial #94205086...When was this camera made?

[SDwinder]

I have been having problems with my 7i I just bought last week from USCameraOne in NY supposedly new. I just saw the recall for 7i cameras that were shipped in July or later. They start with 952 and 962 serial numbers. Sooo, apparently mine is an older one from June or before, I am thinking. Which leads me to believe that it is not factory fresh, brand new. That is probably why the lenscap was missing and it will not recognize any CF cards.

Anyone have any thoughts or info on this situation?

 

[Jason Sampson]

My S/N is very close to yours and I've had no problems with my camera. I got mine when they first came out from Amazon.com. So I assume I have one of the earlier production runs.

Jason

I have been having problems with my 7i I just bought last week from
USCameraOne in NY supposedly new. I just saw the recall for 7i
cameras that were shipped in July or later. They start with 952
and 962 serial numbers. Sooo, apparently mine is an older one from
June or before, I am thinking. Which leads me to believe that it
is not factory fresh, brand new. That is probably why the lenscap
was missing and it will not recognize any CF cards.

Anyone have any thoughts or info on this situation?

--
Jason
http://pbase.com/jgsampso

 

[Larry Cunningham]

Mine has a serial number very close to yours (only the last two digits differ), and it was shipped from Amazon.com on May 18. I'm fairly sure Amazon shipped it to me the same day they received it, or soon after, since it had been backordered for weeks before then.

--Larry

I have been having problems with my 7i I just bought last week from
USCameraOne in NY supposedly new. I just saw the recall for 7i
cameras that were shipped in July or later. They start with 952
and 962 serial numbers. Sooo, apparently mine is an older one from
June or before, I am thinking. Which leads me to believe that it
is not factory fresh, brand new. That is probably why the lenscap
was missing and it will not recognize any CF cards.

Anyone have any thoughts or info on this situation?

 

[William West]

I have been having problems with my 7i I just bought last week from
USCameraOne in NY supposedly new. I just saw the recall for 7i
cameras that were shipped in July or later. They start with 952
and 962 serial numbers. Sooo, apparently mine is an older one from
June or before, I am thinking. Which leads me to believe that it
is not factory fresh, brand new. That is probably why the lenscap
was missing and it will not recognize any CF cards.

Anyone have any thoughts or info on this situation?

Did your camera include a CF card? My camera had a 16MB SanDisk
compact flash card.

How many different brands and sizes of compact flash cards have
you tried?

Does the camera have a USA warranty card or is it a "grey import"?

William

 

[SDwinder]

Yes, it did come with th SanDisk 16MB card. It wont read it, nor will it read my Ridata 512 MB card. Both of those cards work fine with other cameras. I suspect I got a "used/refurbed" camera. It was missing the lensecap too but has all the other goodies including the US Warranty and English Manuals. I just got it Friday night from UPS, poorly packed I might add. Double boxed but no cushioning material so definite movement there. This find about the serial numbers really leads me to believe I got a used camera. They would not have the 7i stock sitting around for 3-4 months I am sure, with the demand for these. I have yet to talk to Minolta since they have been closed since I received the camera.

I have been having problems with my 7i I just bought last week from
USCameraOne in NY supposedly new. I just saw the recall for 7i
cameras that were shipped in July or later. They start with 952
and 962 serial numbers. Sooo, apparently mine is an older one from
June or before, I am thinking. Which leads me to believe that it
is not factory fresh, brand new. That is probably why the lenscap
was missing and it will not recognize any CF cards.

Anyone have any thoughts or info on this situation?

Did your camera include a CF card? My camera had a 16MB SanDisk
compact flash card.

How many different brands and sizes of compact flash cards have
you tried?

Does the camera have a USA warranty card or is it a "grey import"?

William

 

[Bryan Biggers]

I have a serial # 942xxxxx camera and I got it on June 11th.

Bryan

 

[The Man]

Yes, it did come with th SanDisk 16MB card. It wont read it, nor
will it read my Ridata 512 MB card. Both of those cards work fine
with other cameras. I suspect I got a "used/refurbed" camera. It
was missing the lensecap too but has all the other goodies
including the US Warranty and English Manuals. I just got it
Friday night from UPS, poorly packed I might add. Double boxed but
no cushioning material so definite movement there. This find about
the serial numbers really leads me to believe I got a used camera.
They would not have the 7i stock sitting around for 3-4 months I am
sure, with the demand for these. I have yet to talk to Minolta
since they have been closed since I received the camera.

No reason to complain to Minolta about this - complain to the retailer that sold it to you. The retailer is the one who took your money so they are the one that are responsible for giving you a complete camera and one that works correctly. Also, the problems you are experiencing have nothing to do with the new recall. Call the retailer you bought the camera from and have them exchange it.

I have been having problems with my 7i I just bought last week from
USCameraOne in NY supposedly new. I just saw the recall for 7i
cameras that were shipped in July or later. They start with 952
and 962 serial numbers. Sooo, apparently mine is an older one from
June or before, I am thinking. Which leads me to believe that it
is not factory fresh, brand new. That is probably why the lenscap
was missing and it will not recognize any CF cards.

Anyone have any thoughts or info on this situation?

Did your camera include a CF card? My camera had a 16MB SanDisk
compact flash card.

How many different brands and sizes of compact flash cards have
you tried?

Does the camera have a USA warranty card or is it a "grey import"?

William

 

[Bryan Biggers]

Also, do you mean "Us1digital"? They have pretty poor ratings.
http://www.resellerratings.com/seller1469.html
Bryan

I have a serial # 942xxxxx camera and I got it on June 11th.

Bryan

 

[Jack D.]

I have been having problems with my 7i I just bought last week from
USCameraOne in NY supposedly new. I just saw the recall for 7i
cameras that were shipped in July or later. They start with 952
and 962 serial numbers. Sooo, apparently mine is an older one from
June or before, I am thinking. Which leads me to believe that it
is not factory fresh, brand new. That is probably why the lenscap
was missing and it will not recognize any CF cards.

Anyone have any thoughts or info on this situation?

mine starts with 922xxxxxxx and i got it from hong kong in the end of april.
came with 32mb card but i've never used it. i have 1 gig mini hd installed.
so far works (knock knock on unpainted wood) perfectly.

your seller is not even listed on sellers rating: http://www.resellerratings.com/reseller_list.pl?browse=u&nosearch=uscameraone
looks like you got deffective one.
jack

 

[John Stavick]

I have been having problems with my 7i I just bought last week from
USCameraOne in NY supposedly new. I just saw the recall for 7i
cameras that were shipped in July or later. They start with 952
and 962 serial numbers. Sooo, apparently mine is an older one from
June or before, I am thinking. Which leads me to believe that it
is not factory fresh, brand new. That is probably why the lenscap
was missing and it will not recognize any CF cards.

Anyone have any thoughts or info on this situation?

My serial # is 942204xxx and I have had absolutely no problems with my camera what-so-ever... with the exception I cannot make mine lockup with the old ver 1.00 firmware. If your having problems, I doubt very seriously that the serial number and the camera not being "FACTORY FRESH" has anything to do with your problems whatever they may be, as you didn't elaborate on anything specific.

Sheeech...I never knew that it was possible to buy a stale camera. I better start checking the serial numbers on my bread wrappers.