Frank Marshman a.k.a. Camera Wiz - still in business!

Same story. Sent my Fuji Folder back for service, as it stopped working shortly after first repair. It has been over 8 months and no response to phone messages or emails, nothing.

 

No sooner had I posted here, and sent another email to Camera Wiz, did I receive an email reply that the camera was shipped and tracking number showing that to be the case. Only comment was sorry, waiting for a part. Well, hopefully it all ends well for you too.

 

Might as well keep this thread going...
is Frank still in business presently? Best way to contact him? Any changes for the phone # or email?
Responses are greatly appreciated!!

 

He called me yesterday afternoon. A week ago I sent him my beautiful Plaubel Makina III.
It's very dry inside according to Frank, and he is going to make a missing interior part for it.
If this works out (Why wouldn't it??) I have a lot more work for him.

 

I recently bought a GSW690II cheap which Frank later said was the deal of the day. I had called and left a message after about a week of no response I found this thread and decided to just send it out to him. He received it on the 24th of Feb and last night I got a text saying my camera was ready, can't wait to get it back.

 

Welcome to APUG

 

I am happy to vouch for Mr. Marshman. I emailed him with a description of my problem (A GSW690 II with sticky shutter and a lens assembly that wouldn't budge.) Late the same day, he emailed back with a detailed response. I sent him the camera, which he acknowledged receiving via email. He turned the work around the same week (faster than my usual guy) and the camera was back to me a week after that. (Crossing the border always slows things down.)

His communication was fast and thorough, his price was reasonable, his workmanship was top notch. Recommended.

I only ever emailed him. Perhaps that's the route to try, if you can't raise him by other means.

 

I'm about to attempt to send him my Konica Auto S3 to see if he can give it a clean bill of health and I can shoot knowing its ready for the next few years. Hopefully he's still around, I just sent him an e-mail.

 

You might also give him a phone call before sending your Auto S3. Frank closed the shop and works out of his home now, as a result of which there are some things we can/will no longer work on.

 

Will do. Thanks for the heads up, Steve.

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Reached his VM and left him a message. VM still indicates he may still be doing camera work as he mentioned CameraWiz. Fingers crossed!

 

With large format shutters I have nothing but praise for Frank. For me he has done top-quality work at reasonable prices and good turn-around times.
Joel

 

Great to hear!

 

Did anyone hear about Frank recently? I sent him an email weeks ago; no answer so far...

 

Frank just answered my e-mail, After only 2 hours. Still in business.

 

I just received a Plaubel Makina back from service/CLA from Frank. I haven't tested it yet but will report if anything is amiss. My initial contact with him was through email, which went unanswered for a day or two so I tried the link to him through eBay and he answered right away. Turn around time for my camera was a week.

 

So did you send your camera to Frank Marshman? If so, did you get it back? Was it properly fixed?

 

So did you send Frank Marshman your camera? How did the repair go?

 

That sounds great. May I please have the link to Frank Marshman through eBay?

 

I contact him regularly through this email

camerawiz@msn.com

 

Sure, it's "wizcam"

 

Thank you!