Fuji Klasse W winder repair

richie s · Apr 4, 2023

Hi there.

Looking for someone who can take on a repair for a winder on a Fuji klasse W. i sold it earlier in the year and it was returned after a couple of weeks with a claim that it wasn’t working when it arrived.
Anyway, it’s a wonderful little camera that’d I’d love to get working again. Based in US so ideally there. I’d like to find someone who’d at least give it a go.

Huss · Apr 5, 2023

Nippon Photo Clinic in NYC

or try site sponsor Zacks Camera Repair.

richie s · Apr 5, 2023

Thanks. I sent them a note.

madNbad · Apr 5, 2023

You could also check with Authorized Camera Repair in Willow Grove:

http://www.authorizedcamerarepair.com/

richie s · Apr 5, 2023

Thanks - no luck yet in anyone able to get the parts to take it on. Maybe it needs to go to Japan?

Huss · Apr 6, 2023

You could try to contact japancamerahunter and ask for repair resources.

richie s · Jul 22, 2023

Ok, I tried pretty much everyone no one was willing to take it on. So as a final roll of the dice I decided to open here up myself. Taking the bottom plate off there’s a series of small plastic cogs that power the wind mechanism. after carefully making sure they were all back in the correct position I put it back together and it worked! it was amazing to me how fragile the system was. Just putting this up there in case anyone else seems to have the same problem and can’t get a repair shop (even in Japan) to take on the repair.

candacesouth · Aug 13, 2023

richie s said:
Ok, I tried pretty much everyone no one was willing to take it on. So as a final roll of the dice I decided to open here up myself. Taking the bottom plate off there’s a series of small plastic cogs that power the wind mechanism. after carefully making sure they were all back in the correct position I put it back together and it worked! it was amazing to me how fragile the system was. Just putting this up there in case anyone else seems to have the same problem and can’t get a repair shop (even in Japan) to take on the repair.

Hi!! I can’t find anywhere that can fix my Klasse. I don’t know what exactly is wrong with it, the LED screen keeps blinking and it won’t take pictures. Sounds like something wrong with the gears. Do you have any suggestions? Wondering if I should just sell for parts and buy and new one.

richie s · Aug 14, 2023

Not sure if it is the same problem, Mine wouldn’t load film. The motor was running but the film spool wasn’t turning. The film counter would flash after it tried, and failed to load film. The motor would also turn if you hit rewind. Not sure if that matches with what you have going on. Sounds like the motor wind could be having more trouble. If it matches mine then I took off the base plate and then the plate under that and moved the small plastic cogs into the right position. It was pretty easy to put back together after. Working so fine.

Henning Serger · Aug 15, 2023

candacesouth said:
Hi!! I can’t find anywhere that can fix my Klasse. I don’t know what exactly is wrong with it, the LED screen keeps blinking and it won’t take pictures. Sounds like something wrong with the gears. Do you have any suggestions? Wondering if I should just sell for parts and buy and new one.

I can recommend contacting repair expert Pierro Pozella:

PPP Cameras

PPP Cameras Giving film cameras a new lease of life

pppcameras.co.uk

He has lots of experience with premium compact cameras. And he has an excellent reputation for repairing cameras which other repair technicians have refused to even touch.

Best regards,
Henning

Fuji Klasse W winder repair

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