Shutter CLA resources

romosoho · Jan 5, 2025

Hi all. I dug around doing a search but found a lot of references to CLA'ing a shutter, but not about resources to have a shutter CLA'd. I'm looking for a repair person/shop for 3 shutters. If you want to just point me to a list I missed, that's fine. My apologies if this gets asked a lot and my searching skills were wanting.

Flutot's is closed for another 4 months or so - I see their name a lot. I am not in a hurry, so might just wait for that, but still wanting to hear other reputable options.

Located in USA (specifically CA)

Thank you

Trail Images · Jan 5, 2025

Years ago I used SK Grimes to rework some lenses for me. They did a good job.

Sirius Glass · Jan 5, 2025

Flutot's has always been my go to place for CLAs on large format lenses. I have used SK Grimes for fabrication work, not a CLA. I have had lens CLAs done by KEH.com, but that is not in local to you.

AnselMortensen · Jan 5, 2025

SK Grimes no longer works on shutters.

Dan Fromm · Jan 5, 2025

OP, the correct word is shutter, not lens.

romosoho · Jan 6, 2025

Dan Fromm said:
OP, the correct word is shutter, not lens.

Yes, I corrected my mistake in the original post. Sorry.

romosoho · Jan 6, 2025

Sirius Glass said:
Flutot's has always been my go to place for CLAs on large format lenses. I have used SK Grimes for fabrication work, not a CLA. I have had lens CLAs done by KEH.com, but that is not in local to you.

It doesn't have to be local. I'll look into KEH's services. I have only ever bought used gear from them.

Sirius Glass · Jan 6, 2025

romosoho said:
It doesn't have to be local. I'll look into KEH's services. I have only ever bought used gear from them.

I brought a Hasselblad 500mm lens from KEH and the shutter jammed the would not let go of the body. Samy's camera freed the lens from the body. To get to the shutter mechanism, KEH had to remove all the lenses. Then after doing a CLA on the shutter, the lenses had to be reinstalled and collimated. An expensive process that cost more then the cost of the lens.

romosoho · Jan 6, 2025

Sirius Glass said:
I brought a Hasselblad 500mm lens from KEH and the shutter jammed the would not let go of the body. Samy's camera freed the lens from the body. To get to the shutter mechanism, KEH had to remove all the lenses. Then after doing a CLA on the shutter, the lenses had to be reinstalled and collimated. An expensive process that cost more then the cost of the lens.

Are you advocating for or criticizing them? It's not clear from the post.

Sirius Glass · Jan 7, 2025

romosoho said:
Are you advocating for or criticizing them? It's not clear from the post.

Advocating for them. I only paid for the lens, the CLA was covered by their return policy which is good for 6 months.

romosoho · Jan 7, 2025

Great, thanks! I'll add them to my list, for sure.

David Lindquist · Jan 8, 2025

In California there is: https://ictcamera.com

I think he may have a waiting list, one that works by you letting him know what you want to send in and then he tells you when he's ready for it. No idea what wait time is

David

romosoho · Jan 8, 2025

David Lindquist said:
In California there is: https://ictcamera.com

I think he may have a waiting list, one that works by you letting him know what you want to send in and then he tells you when he's ready for it. No idea what wait time is

David

Thanks, but their website says only Compur, Copal and...some other shutter. My Ilex is in an Acme. Flutots, by the way, did reply back to me but they have a waiting list and pointed me towards other resources. I'm talking with Zacks Camera and KEH.

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