Konica Hexar RF vf alignment in Europe?

[zerobuttons]

Does anyone here know of any workshop in Europe, that would be able to adjust viewfinder alignment on a Konica Hexar RF?

 

[Vobluda]

Ex official Konica repair company in my country, price is 900 Kc, which is aprox about 40 EUR.
They have service manuals, were trained, experienced etc.
It is located in Prague.

 

[Michiel Fokkema]

Will van Manen in the Netherlands can do this for you.
http://www.kamera-service.info/

Cheers,

Michiel Fokkema

 

[zerobuttons]

Will van Manen in the Netherlands can do this for you.
http://www.kamera-service.info/

Wonderful. Thank you, Michiel. I wrote him and ms. Cuiper just now, asking if they can perform this task and at which price.

 

[zerobuttons]

Ex official Konica repair company in my country, price is 900 Kc, which is aprox about 40 EUR.
They have service manuals, were trained, experienced etc.
It is located in Prague.

Thank you. Would you happen to have an address or a phone number?

 

[FrankHarries]

Hi zerobuttons
Would be nice if you Would post your experience - I might need it in the future.
One thing I found on Ebay Germany:
http://cgi.ebay.de/KONICA-HEXAR-RF-...mcorder_Digitalkameras_PM?hash=item27aa458bf5

Don't have any experience with them though!
Good luck - Frank

 

[Vobluda]

Here they are:

http://www.foto-servis.com/?page_id=4

Two weeks ago a friend of mine took his camera there and it was done in 2 days so that is why I am sure of the price.

Thank you. Would you happen to have an address or a phone number?

 

[Arjay]

One thing I found on Ebay Germany:
http://cgi.ebay.de/KONICA-HEXAR-RF-...mcorder_Digitalkameras_PM?hash=item27aa458bf5

Don't have any experience with them though!

I have - they CLA'd my Hexar AF competently (cleaned AF system, replaced camera top shell w/ LCD and VF eyepiece, solved shutter switch problem), and they have their own stock of Konica spares. It appears they bought up all Konica/Minolta spares supplies when the KM camera operation was closed down in Germany! They claim they had to move their office to have more room for massively increased spares stock.

A word of caution: They are not very good in answering emails. If you want to keep track of your camera's repair status, you will need to phone these guys. It helps if you speak German.

 

[zerobuttons]

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Would be nice if you Would post your experience - I might need it in the future.
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I have e-mailed with ms. Cuiper from Kamera Service in Holland now and got estimated prices and other information.
I am using my Konica Hexar RF as my travel camera and for now, the rangefinding is still usable if I don´t use the largest apertures in the lens. Since I will have to use the camera on a trip in May, I will not be sending the camera to Kamera Service before late in May or beginning of June.
I will be back with information then, about how it turns out.

 

[Arjay]

Have you got your camera back from adjustment now? How did the job turn out?

 

[zerobuttons]

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I will be back with information then, about how it turns out.

I got the camera back after a 14-day turn-around time from Kamera-Service vof, as promised. I sent in both the Hexar RF and a Hexanon 50/2.0 for full CLA.
So far, I have only checked the viewfinder for alignment and how well it follows the distance scale on the lens. It has certainly been adjusted, and actual distance from film plane follows the lens distance scale, which was not the case before.
I still need to see actually exposed film out of the camera before a final verdict, but all the way through my dealings with Kamera-Service vof, the communication has been excellent with answers coming not more than one day after e-mailing them.

The total price for CLA´ing camera and lens and shipping them back was absolutely reasonable. I won´t mention the amount here, since everybody can get a specific price quote for their equipment and job, just by e-mailing Kamera-Service vof.