Repair shops in and out of business

[ic-racer]

A while back I received the message below from PROCAM "North Americas Number One Bolex Service and Sales Facility, Serving the US and Canada"

Good thing I took notes 12 years ago last time I serviced my Bolex.

Hello,
unfortunately, Bolex repairs are no longer supported at this time, sorry.

DS

 

[loccdor]

Karl Bryan repairs and sells the Minolta Autocord. I had him service mine 14 years ago and I just bought another from him today. Very quick turnaround for service, only 5 days! He had 4 fully serviced Autocords available at very reasonable prices ($300-$400).

Here is his current email, I found him very responsive:

karlkathy99 [at] gmail.com

He is located in Oregon, USA.

 

[Andreas Thaler]

Our member @forest bagger is located in Germany/Bavaria and has been running a repair shop for many years, focusing on Nikon DSLRs and Nikkor lenses.

Michael nearly solves every problem, I recommend him from my own experience without reservation:

Fotogeraetereparatur Karl Michael Beutler: Reinigung von und Service an Objektiven und Kameras

Fotogeraetereparatur Karl Michael Beutler: Hersteller-unabhängiger Service an Objektiven, Kameras und Blitzgeräten. Digitalfotografie und Gebrauchtgeräte-Verkauf.

www.foto-design.org

In the German Nikon Fotografie-Forum, Michael is present with his work in the repair forum (nick „Beuteltier“):

Service Ecke

Der Informations- und Reparaturbereich im Nikon Fotografie-Forum

www.nikon-fotografie.de

 

[koraks]

Service Caméra Pro, Québec
According to their website they announce that they work "'part-time' mode, for a while longer but only on certain film cameras and lighting systems of our choice like Hasselblad, Rolleiflex,
Leica "M" serie, Bronica, Mamiya, and few others. Also on lightning equipments like Speedotron, Paul C. Buff, Photogenic, etc."

According to @OAPOli, they service focal plane Hasselblads (e.g. 2000FC) and are also specialist for the Rolleiflex SL66: https://www.photrio.com/forum/threa...ter-curtain-will-not-open.212016/post-2871450

C.P.# 56018, Père-Lelièvre
Québec, QC
G1P 4P7

acceuil

servicecamerapro [at] gmail.com

 

[koraks]

Second Shot seems to be an all-round repair shop located in the UK.

Second Shot | Vintage Camera Repairs

Second Shot | Pre 1970s Film Camera Repairs and Servicing Based in Hampshire | Including Premium Brands Such as Hasselblad Rolleiflex and Leica

www.secondshotrepairs.com

harry [at] secondshotrepairs.com

Website doesn't give much info, but @sjg vouches for them: https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/camera-service-second-shot.212201/

 

[koraks]

Simon Wyss has been known to work on Bolex cameras:

https://www.filmmechaniksimonwyss.biz/

Film-Mechanik Simon Wyss
Hofgasse 8
4147 Äsch
Telefon: +41 (0)77 406 65 65
This is in Switzerland, just south of Basel.

 

[koraks]

Carol Flutot apparently still works on large format lenses and shutters
58385 Pueblo Trl.
Yucca Valley, CA 92284

F L U T O T ' S Camera Repair

flutotscamera [at] earthlink.net or carolmiller [at] flutotscamerarepair.com

 

[koraks]

Courtesy of @pdccamerqs who posted this tip elsewhere on the forum:
Frank Marshman at Camerawiz has been known to work on MF Fuji rangefinder cameras like the 645.

CameraWiz Camera Repair
1495 Needmore Lane
Harrisonburg, VA 22802
camerawiz [at] aol.com
1(540)867-9671

 

[koraks]

Southern Photo Technical Service

HOME - SPTS

www.sp-ts.com

North Miami Beach
37 NE 167th Street
N. Miami Beach, Florida 33162

Local: (305)653-7355
Toll-Free: (866)787-4349
Fax: (305)653-7356
Email: Service [at] SP-TS.com

Here's what they say about the scope of the repairs they do:

We have over sixty years experience in the service and repair of all film cameras, video cameras, digital cameras, lenses, flash units, and studio lighting for Bowens, Calumet, Canon, Fuji, Fujifilm, Kodak, Leica, Minolta, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Panasonic, Ricoh, Sony, Samsung, Vivitar.

Thanks to @gezak22 for mentioning that they repaired a GW690III for him.
@Kodachromeguy adds this comment:

They repaired my GW690II about 10 years ago. I broke it on my Route 66 trip and had to proceed with my Fuji digital camera

 

[koraks]

Dean's Camera Repair
https://g.co/kgs/2ebPYHm

No website, but they seem to have an X profile. Refer to the search link above for contact info.

ICT Camera and Lens Repair, San Diego

ICT Camera and Lens repair, now in San Diego, CA. We specialize in vintage film cameras and lens.

ictcamera.com

There have been reports that these guys know Nikons.

ICT or "International Camera Technicians"
4364 Bonita Rd #337
Bonita, CA 91902

 

[koraks]

Precision Camera & Video

https://www.precision-camera.com/camera-repairs/

Three locations, apparently: two in Austin, TX and one in Shenandoah, TX:

2438 W Anderson Ln.
Austin, TX 78757
512-467-7676

Southpark Meadows
9600 S IH-35
Austin, TX 78748
512-243-6096

17937 I-45 #105
Shenandoah, Texas 77385
832-214-3381

Courtesy of @GregY who posted about them here in relation to Nikon cameras: https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/nikon-f-repair-places-and-costs.212761/post-2882185

 

[koraks]

Philippe Raybaudi repairs all manner of cameras, including Widelux:

Dépannage photo argentique - Réparation appareil photographique

Dépannage photo argentique Réparation appareil photographique Nettoyage interne objectif photo Changement des mousses Dégommage obturateurs

mondepanneur.fr

157 chemin du Gua
Puy le Haut
38142 Le Freney d’Oisans
France
atelier-raybaudi [at] mondepanneur.fr
No phone calls accepted
Thanks to @truando for highlighting this here.

 

[Chrismat]

I sent my Certo6 folder for cla to Newton Ellis in Liverpool England, they did a great job.

Newton Ellis - Camera, DSLR and Lens repairs UK Nationwide

Looking for camera repairs in the UK? Then Newton Ellis is repairing all types of cameras, lenses and camcorders. Digital or film cameras, nationwide service.

www.newtonellis.com

 

[Rlibersky]

I have used this shop for cleaning my large format lenses. They have always done a good job with cleaning and lubricating. Have not had any repairs done.

Mostly deal with digital, and 35mm.

Northwest Camera – Photographic Equipment Repair

northwestcamera.com

12720 Lake Blvd
Lindstrom, MN 55045
651-483-8588
info@northwestcamera.com
Gus Gulbranson

 

[BrianShaw]

Carol Flutot apparently still works on large format lenses and shutters
58385 Pueblo Trl.
Yucca Valley, CA 92284

F L U T O T ' S Camera Repair

flutotscamera [at] earthlink.net or carolmiller [at] flutotscamerarepair.com

Due to personal cricumstances, Carol Flutot-Miller-??? has been closed since mid-2024 and has confirmed that she is still closed as of this postdate and cannot anticipate a reopening date.

 

[ivan35mm]

Fokus repairs S.L.
Calle de Carretas 12, Local 10, Centro, Madrid 28012, Spain
915 31 63 98

https://reparacionesfokus.com/index.html

Great camera repair shop located in central Madrid. They have fixed everything from my wifes Leica Minilux, my father-in-laws Nikon D5300, CLA'd two of my Synchro-Compur shutters. Always very reasonably priced, with a decent turn around speed.

There are other repair shops in Madrid, but I personally recommend these guys. Very honest team of professional repair technicians.

 

[koraks]

For Rollei in particular:
Harry Fleenor
Oceanside Camera Repair
909 N. Aviation Blvd. Ste. 4 Manhattan Beach, Ca 90266-6241
310 374 6506
harry [at] rolleirepairs.com

Rollei Repairs By Harry Fleenor

 

[koraks]

From here, courtesy of @Melvin J Bramley : https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/camera-repair-in-bc-canada.215175/
Chen Zhuge
Vancouver BC, Canada
chen_zhuge [at] outlook.com or send text to +1 672-339-3125

 

[runswithsizzers]

The thread title is "Repair shops in and out of business" -- here is one that is "out"
Greg Weber of Weber Camera in Fremont, Nebraska was the go-to guy for all things Konica. His website is still up, but due to health reasons he retired in 2023 and is no longer repairing cameras. The only reason I mention it is because I wonder what happend to his parts and inventory?

Greg Weber was a Konica employee, and when Konica quit the camera business, he purchased the remaining stock of new Konica cameras and inventory as well as their service parts and tools. That was a while ago, so no idea how much "NOS" (new old stock) and repair parts Weber still had when he retired, or if he still has any of it.

Of course, the real loss is Greg's skill and experience. Too bad there was no one to apprentice under him to pass on some of his repair knowledge (as far as I know).