seany65
Well-known
Well. I've just received a quote of £348 (inc. vat) from Sendean Cameras in the UK for a "full service and repairs: shutter, clean, rollers."
Seems a bit much to me, even if I could afford it. I'd expected £100-ish. I may have gone a bit above that, but £348?
On top of that it would be an extra £132 (inc vat) for "service, lens, focus, regrease, internal clean as best as possible".
Looks like I'll have to use it as a one-speed camera as the 1/200th seems not far off.
I know nothing of Sendean cameras and they could be the best in the world, I just can't afford these prices. I had planned on sending them my Ricoh 500GX with it's sticky viewfinder needle or faulty meter or both, but I can't even guess what they'd charge for fiddling with the electronics of a camera.
Seems a bit much to me, even if I could afford it. I'd expected £100-ish. I may have gone a bit above that, but £348?
On top of that it would be an extra £132 (inc vat) for "service, lens, focus, regrease, internal clean as best as possible".
Looks like I'll have to use it as a one-speed camera as the 1/200th seems not far off.
I know nothing of Sendean cameras and they could be the best in the world, I just can't afford these prices. I had planned on sending them my Ricoh 500GX with it's sticky viewfinder needle or faulty meter or both, but I can't even guess what they'd charge for fiddling with the electronics of a camera.
Dralowid
Michael
Although your expectation of £100ish is low I think the figures you have quoted seem seriously high, far higher than what I have spent on ltm Leicas etc.
On the other hand a Leica is a very simple bit of kit and all the jobs that need doing are well documented. Can't say the same for Altissas.
Shame Newton & Ellis are closing (I think)
I'd shop around, it just isn't worth it at those prices.
On the other hand a Leica is a very simple bit of kit and all the jobs that need doing are well documented. Can't say the same for Altissas.
Shame Newton & Ellis are closing (I think)
I'd shop around, it just isn't worth it at those prices.
seany65
Well-known
£100-ish Low? Hmmm, what sort of price would you consider reasonable for a camera without rangefinder?
I'm not being sarcastic, I'd like to know as there is another repair tech I could send it to, once I've got it back.
I'm not being sarcastic, I'd like to know as there is another repair tech I could send it to, once I've got it back.
Dralowid
Michael
Around £150 maybe? In other words around three hours? But then there is the lens. I'm not being much of a help am I?
neal3k
Well-known
It's not a bad idea to just use it stuck on 1/200. With 400 speed films, Sunny 16 will carry you through most outdoor shooting. That way it won't cost you any more trouble or money.
seany65
Well-known
Thanks for the replies.
Dralowid: I would've been tempted by up to £150. The lens is actually interchangeable and the shutter is behind it, so it's just a case of "unscrew it, fiddle with the shutter and carefully screw it back in" - I'm fairly sure that its a rather fine thread.
neal3K: I have contacted a different company to see if they could help but I'm pretty sure that's what I'll end up doing, though I think I'll use a meter as I'm not good at sunny16.
Dralowid: I would've been tempted by up to £150. The lens is actually interchangeable and the shutter is behind it, so it's just a case of "unscrew it, fiddle with the shutter and carefully screw it back in" - I'm fairly sure that its a rather fine thread.
neal3K: I have contacted a different company to see if they could help but I'm pretty sure that's what I'll end up doing, though I think I'll use a meter as I'm not good at sunny16.
Juws
Newbie
Yes- this is a "Scale Focus" camera. You can buy an external rangefinder to measure the distance, then set the lens.
Easiest thing to do: use the camera outside, stop down to F8 and set based on a "Zone", close-up (1.5m), Middle Distance(4m), Scenes (10m).
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Easiest thing to do: use the camera outside, stop down to F8 and set based on a "Zone", close-up (1.5m), Middle Distance(4m), Scenes (10m).
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seany65
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Dunno about anyone else, but I found a blick that I owned for a while extremely difficult to adjust. The rangefinder was off a bit in both vertical and horizontal. I found out that you take the shoe off and undo a big screw and then turn a couple of other screws, but whenever I got one bit nearly aligned the other would go out more. once I very nearly got both aligned but both went out so I got too annoyed and chucked it in the bin. 
Eugen Mezei
Well-known
So in worst case scenario if the shutter was not opening you get an empty film. How is that worse than a ruined film?
seany65
Well-known
The lens is tiny, there was no light coming through from the back, so it was hard to see if the shutter was opening, but on opening the camera and removing the film, I could see the shutter WAS opening, which means there may have been a few photos taken by the previous owner which I couldn't get to see as the film was fogged on opening.