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<blockquote data-quote="eal1" data-source="post: 310661" data-attributes="member: 8642">Purchased and picked up a 610 from a local camera store and noticed the box wasn't quite pristine - nothing alarmingly torn, nor return tape marks, butenough to get me thinking about when the camera was manufactured by Nikon.&nbsp; Called Nikon, told them the serial number, and they told me thecamera was distributed for purchase (sent to a store) in early December, 2013.&nbsp; Thus, it has been sitting on the shelf or in the stockroom (I assume) in the storesince December.&nbsp; Maybe it was displayed in the store, maybe not.&nbsp; SO i decided that for the money this is costing me, i would like a more recentlymanufactured camera - a fresh boxed one, so to speak.&nbsp; Called the store and they said they have another one in stock, and I can trade for that one - but theycould not guarantee when that was sent to the store or how long they have had it.The store was willing to cooperate to that level and i have little to complain about when it comes to their willingness to help me with all my questions aboutcameras, equipment, settings, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; Nevertheless, I am returning to the store to compare the two cameras and packaging.&nbsp; What would you do, if anything?There was no damage to the camera, and it looked fine.&nbsp; But I wondered if there was a problem with the first D610s manufactured, if the had used the cameraas a display model ( i don't like&nbsp; purchasing display models of anything unless incentivized with a large discount), and i also wondered if i was worrying aboutnothing.Any advice?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eal1, post: 310661, member: 8642"] Purchased and picked up a 610 from a local camera store and noticed the box wasn't quite pristine - nothing alarmingly torn, nor return tape marks, but enough to get me thinking about when the camera was manufactured by Nikon. Called Nikon, told them the serial number, and they told me the camera was distributed for purchase (sent to a store) in early December, 2013. Thus, it has been sitting on the shelf or in the stockroom (I assume) in the store since December. Maybe it was displayed in the store, maybe not. SO i decided that for the money this is costing me, i would like a more recently manufactured camera - a fresh boxed one, so to speak. Called the store and they said they have another one in stock, and I can trade for that one - but they could not guarantee when that was sent to the store or how long they have had it. The store was willing to cooperate to that level and i have little to complain about when it comes to their willingness to help me with all my questions about cameras, equipment, settings, etc. Nevertheless, I am returning to the store to compare the two cameras and packaging. What would you do, if anything? There was no damage to the camera, and it looked fine. But I wondered if there was a problem with the first D610s manufactured, if the had used the camera as a display model ( i don't like purchasing display models of anything unless incentivized with a large discount), and i also wondered if i was worrying about nothing. Any advice? [/QUOTE]

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