Who Repairs Rangefinders in WA State?

[John_Nikon_F]

Let us know how it goes. Yeah, he's a good guy. If a bit ornery sometimes.

-J

[lensworker]

Called a couple of places, and all advised that I should just replace the camera... but, you know, sometimes you get attached to your equipment.

(Ricoh 500 G)

She is not located in Washington state, but I can say that Sherry Krauter
( www.sherrykrauter.com ) does outstanding work at fair prices and is prompt in her turnaround time. She is a Leica repair specialist, but may be able to repair other types of RFs too - you'll have to check with her on that.

If she repairs only Leica, she may know a good place to send other RFs for service.

[jscott]

Don't spent too much....

A quick look at ebay completed listings shows several Ricoh 500's in the range $9.99-$30.

One approach is to buy two or three of a given model, and then mix and match to make up one real good one.

[Ralph Javins]

Stopped in at Camera Clinic in Shoreline today; the guy's really friendly, and advised that I just keep tinkering with it myself - pull off the leatherette and work from the front rather than the back. To have him do it would be $90, and he seemed confident that I could do it myself, so I trust his judgement. I'll play with it some more later this evening and this week and see if I can figure it out!

Good morning;

It has been about a week now. How is it coming? Were you able to cajole it into co-operating with you last week or this past weekend?

[pdexposures]

Not Washington but darn close. Blue Moon in Portland, OR they advertise here.

Blue Moon sends all (or most) repairs to Knight Camera in Vancouver, WA. Another option I recommend (have used them before many times) is Advanced Camera in Beaverton, OR.

[lifted]

Nah, I've given up. I think I'll buy a new one later on down the road, and just knock parts off this one if I need them. It's a really cute little camera, but the guts are not so cute.