Mamiya 7 replacement parts

[time4d]

Do any of you have any idea where I can buy replacement parts for a Mamiya 7 body (specifically the top cover)? I'm hoping not to have to send the entire camera to some repair shop or service centre in the USA because it will cost me a ton of money.

 

[Steve Goldstein]

A mention of where you and the camera are currently located might help you obtain a more useful answer.

 

[benjiboy]

Cameras aren't like cars the manufacturers will usually only supply spare parts to repair organisations, in fact recently one or two of the major camera makers have stopped supplying spares to independent repairers at all and you can only get your equipment serviced at their official service centres, if you don't believe me ask Kelly Chong http://procamerarepair.3dcartstores.com/Battle-Against-Big-Business_ep_48.html

 

[itsdoable]

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[EdSawyer]

In the past MAC group in the USA handled Mamiya parts and service and they were great to work with, and could easily supply that part. Mamiya recently pulled service back in house for this sort of thing so I think MAC group is not able to supply mamiya parts and service any more, sadly.

Ed

 

[benjiboy]

I'm surprised the law allows such restrictive trade practices,, it will put a lot of independent repair companies out of business.

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[mfmike]

I had a Mamiya 7II serviced by the MAC (Mamiya America Corporation, I think) group in new york in the last 6 months and they had no problems providing what I needed.
Cheers,
Mike

 

[f8&bthere]

In the past MAC group in the USA handled Mamiya parts and service and they were great to work with, and could easily supply that part. Mamiya recently pulled service back in house for this sort of thing so I think MAC group is not able to supply mamiya parts and service any more, sadly.

Ed

It's not just service. MAC no longer has anything to do with Mamiya.

MAC Group [Mamiya America Corporation] had sole rights to the Mamiya name and distribution of Mamiya-branded products in the U.S. for a very long time. Those exclusive rights have now expired and have reverted back to the parent company.

This could possibly be a good thing for U.S. consumers as MAC just about killed the brand here by pricing everything so high that very few could [or chose to] afford MAC-imported Mamiya products.

Every U.S.-based photographer I know who has purchased a new Mamiya product in the last ~10-years [an admittedly small and anecdotal dataset] did so when they were in Europe or Asia. The savings [even after taxes, currency conversion, and duties] usually more than paid for the entire trip.

MAC would also choose to not import certain Mamiya products they felt might compete with their own marketing strategies, e.g. not importing the ZD because they were marketing 645s with Leaf backs [this being before Leaf and Mamiya merged].

It will be interesting to see how quickly Mamiya-Leaf reestablishes distribution in the U.S. For example, if you check the B&H website you will see that they only list the remaining Mamiya products they have in stock. Any current Mamiya product that B&H chose not to stock but to have drop-shipped from the distributor - such as the Mamiya 7 lenses - are no longer listed at all.

It will also be interesting to see if there will be a new pricing structure to go along with any new distribution.

 

[AgX]

Cameras aren't like cars the manufacturers will usually only supply spare parts to repair organisations, in fact recently one or two of the major camera makers have stopped supplying spares to independent repairers at all and you can only get your equipment serviced at their official service centres,...
I'm surprised the law allows such restrictive trade practices,, it will put a lot of independent repair companies out of business.

Good point.


To give you an idea what to consider, here the situation in Germany:

-) a manufacturer is obliged at least for the legal warranty period to supply spares.

-) But from various court decisions there is a further obligation beyond that period. However this very much depends on the very case. That is the gneral longevity of the product, the chance of the part in question to fail, the importance of that part for the funtioning, the supply of similar parts by others etc.

-) this obligation of supply of spares only is valid in relation to the business partner of the manufacturer, that typically is a dealer. Only in cases where the manufacturer advertizes his spares, he has to supply the consumer too.

 

[f8&bthere]

Good point.


To give you an idea what to consider, here the situation in Germany:

-) a manufacturer is obliged at least for the legal warranty period to supply spares.

-) But from various court decisions there is a further obligation beyond that period. However this very much depends on the very case. That is the gneral longevity of the product, the chance of the part in question to fail, the importance of that part for the funtioning, the supply of similar parts by others etc.

-) this obligation of supply of spares only is valid in relation to the business partner of the manufacturer, that typically is a dealer. Only in cases where the manufacturer advertizes his spares, he has to supply the consumer too.

Regulations in the U.S. vary by state, but California requires that manufacturers make service and parts available for at least seven years after discontinuation of any product with a retail sales price of $100 or more.

As California has such a large and influential consumer base, many manufacturers have made a 7-year period their default policy, even though the requirement in some states may be less strict.

 

[benjiboy]

Patrick,

Yes, I should have mentioned that, especially when giving back issue information for Bond's article so both could be ordered at one time.

BTW, with respect to Dan's comments on increased contrast, as I mentioned in my earlier note, Bond found that the traditionally accepted reduction in development to counter increased contrast in long exposure negatives wasn't necessary with many of the newer films.


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