Recently I purchased a Nikon S2 with black dials and a 35mm f/2.5 lens--came as a kit. Beautiful camera. The camera definitely needs a CLA and I'm thinking of sending it to Kanto in Japan, but would like to know of any other repair shops in the US that might cost less but do a great job. Kanto estimate quote ~$415-515 for repair, not including shipping back to me which they say will be expensive. I didn't enquire about the lens. They are about 3-4 months out before repair will be started.
The lens is super clean and focus is smooth. The problem is the aperture blades. They are stuck so that you can't turn the aperture ring to f/2.5. Only turns from f/4 to f/22. Who would you trust with this lens?
DAG is my one and only repair guy but he is out of the question for now. He told me maybe this summer he will work on a non-Leica camera. He's swamped because Leica NJ is closed. If I wait until summer ( provided he takes the camera then ) I still have to wait the additional 6-8 weeks. I was hoping to have it by summer.
The lens is super clean and focus is smooth. The problem is the aperture blades. They are stuck so that you can't turn the aperture ring to f/2.5. Only turns from f/4 to f/22. Who would you trust with this lens?
DAG is my one and only repair guy but he is out of the question for now. He told me maybe this summer he will work on a non-Leica camera. He's swamped because Leica NJ is closed. If I wait until summer ( provided he takes the camera then ) I still have to wait the additional 6-8 weeks. I was hoping to have it by summer.
