Greetings photographers
I dropped my FM3a the other day. It landed on the top right corner near the film counter and received a bump in the top cover.
The symptoms are that the film counter and multi-exposure lever are stuck and that the film wind action is no longer smooth. It is however possible to wind the film on, but the lever doesn't swing back as it used to. No other functions appear to have been affected.
I'm based in the Netherlands and will go to Nikon Service in Beverwijk next week. But out of curiosity i thought I'd post a question here to see if someone might know approx. how much the repair might be.
Cheers and thank you in advance
Philip
Arlüwa Czens in Köln, Germany, is a frequently recommended repair shop for SLRs/mechanical cameras.
According to their website, they also service the sister cameras Nikon FM and FE, which are directly related to the FM3A:
The diffculty is to remove the cover and then reinstall it.
Arlüwa turned me down several times, saying that they were overloaded with repairs. expect to pay $400+ at Nikon.
Where exactly is the difficulty here?
You're good at it but for me to remove the cover and put it back is very difficult.
OK, send it to Austria. Good parts camera
… to have iI might sell it to someone who wants to tinker or just keep it as an occasionally-working manual camera.
I think this FM3A can be restored!
Maybe by Andreas, or maybe by Pierro Pozzella, who is well-known of doing some "magic" in camera repairs, when other repairers say its hopeless.
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