35MM CAMERAS
I've been repairing cameras for 25 years and have been servicing used cameras for Tucson's Monument Camera since 2021.
*(Note that Monument Camera no longer offers direct repair service for customer's cameras--however they will be happy to give a reference for my repair work).
Leica M cameras
M3, M2, M4, M4-2, M4-P, M1, etc.
Clean, Lube, Adjust: $300
M5, M6: $400
2 week turnaround.
Every Leica M camera that I work on gets a 12 exposure black and white film-test before being returned to the owner. (I can perform this test with your own lens if included, otherwise I will use a Summicron 50mm lens).
This allows me to triple-check my work under real world conditions--on film.
All my repairs have a 1 year warranty.
Note: This is a basic CLA for cameras in decent physical condition.
I have limited access to parts and am not currently replacing damaged shutter curtains, repairing blacked-out viewfinders or restoring water- or sand-damaged cameras. Nor do I repair M6 light meters. I recommend sending cameras with those types of issues to Don Goldberg / DAG Camera Repair.
Leica R8 and R9
$150 --Experimental Service, please read:
This is an experimental offering to gauge interest, build a bigger working knowledge and determine if the success rate is worth continuing the service.
Since Leica's unceremonious abandonment of support for these wonderful film cameras...there are no new parts available and no service manuals. And no one in the world willing to work on them, as far as I know!
However I have made my own studies into the internal construction of these cameras and feel it might be a worthy endeavor to offer some kind of repair service.
For a pre-paid, non-refundable fee of $150, I will disassemble your R8 or R9 and re-seat flex PCB connectors and clean dial/switch contacts and internal micro switches. Basically I will open the camera and clean every electrical contact (and there are quite a few!)
In the process, I will also try to identify any discrete circuit components that may have failed (such as diodes, capacitors, or resistors) and, if possible, replace them.
While the R8 and R9 are analog cameras, their internal construction is actually a bit closer to a smart phone than an M3!
My hope is that such work can fix intermittent electronic gremlins or even restore a dead camera. Of course this all hinges on whether the camera's microcontroller chip(s) have been corrupted (for that, there is no remedy as yet).
*Due to the effort involved, I must charge $150 whether or not I am able to restore full functionality.
(Note that I can't replace dead light meter cells or otherwise re-calibrate an inaccurate meter. Nor can I work on the Digital Modul R.)
FULL SIZE CASSETTE DECKS
Specializing in AIWA, SONY, NAKAMICHI, JVC and more.
Starting at $250 + parts.
Other audio equipment, please inquire
