Contax iii / iiia repair in UK?

[Bob Bibab]

I have a Contact iii in need of repair. Are there any good repairers still around in the UK? I would give it a go myself, but given that I barely managed the Zorki, I suspect the Contax is outside my skill level.

 

[Alex Varas]

Well... in my opinion Contax is more complex camera but easier to service, every piece has only one way to be put, no margin of error... instead Zorki camera let’s say you have some margins here and there to play with...
As I said... my opinion.

 

[Bob Bibab]

Well... in my opinion Contax is more complex camera but easier to service, every piece has only one way to be put, no margin of error... instead Zorki camera let’s say you have some margins here and there to play with...
As I said... my opinion.

Open it up and have a crack you think?

 

[Alex Varas]

Open it up and have a crack you think?

If you did a Zorki, I'm positive you can do this, I will send some papers in pm

 

[Mr Flibble]

What is it that needs repairing? Curtain Straps? Or is it just a sticky mechanism?

 

[Matt Bigwood]

I have a Contact iii in need of repair. Are there any good repairers still around in the UK? I would give it a go myself, but given that I barely managed the Zorki, I suspect the Contax is outside my skill level.

I approached Newton and Ellis in Liverpool a couple of weeks ago about servicing my Rolleiflex, but they said they aren't working during the lockdown. I ended up sending it to Black on White in Bristol - he is working but only accepting postal deliveries as his office is currently closed. He quoted a 4 to 6 week turnaround time.

 

[Bob Bibab]

I approached Newton and Ellis in Liverpool a couple of weeks ago about servicing my Rolleiflex, but they said they aren't working during the lockdown. I ended up sending it to Black on White in Bristol - he is working but only accepting postal deliveries as his office is currently closed. He quoted a 4 to 6 week turnaround time.

For a Rollei? Why didn't you send it to Brian M. I think he turns it around more quickly than that. Well he told me 7 to 10. Didn't specify whether that was days, weeks or months (I assume not years).

 

[Bob Bibab]

If you did a Zorki, I'm positive you can do this, I will send some papers in pm

I did a 4K. Not sure how well. And it was a mentally and emotionally painful process.

 

[Bob Bibab]

What is it that needs repairing? Curtain Straps? Or is it just a sticky mechanism?

No idea. The shutter fired at the same speed on all settings and now the release button is stuck.

 

[Matt Bigwood]

For a Rollei? Why didn't you send it to Brian M. I think he turns it around more quickly than that. Well he told me 7 to 10. Didn't specify whether that was days, weeks or months (I assume not years).

B on W have done repairs for me in the past, and I'm only about 30 minutes drive away so had initially planned on collecting it from there.

 

[Mr Flibble]

I'm told these guys work on and repair Contaxes in the UK;
https://apertureuk.com/

But I think they're currently closed during the Lock-Down.

 

[Ian Grant]

B on W have done repairs for me in the past, and I'm only about 30 minutes drive away so had initially planned on collecting it from there.

I use B on w, they've just serviced my Rolleiflex, they may be faster on other cameras, I was quoted 2 weeks but then it dragged on. Some cameras take loner to service than others and that's the case with a Rolleiflex, the other issue is the time it takes packing items for posting.

Ian