Beemermark
Veteran
Contrary to what most people believe there are dozens, if not hundreds, of skilled repairmen in the US alone. Pick one out of the phone book. These cameras are not that difficult to repair and do not require any 'special training' that a any competent repairmen hasn't been trained for.
I've had my Olympus SP, Canonet and a few other cameras repaired and I always use the nearest repair shop. I have not been disappointed yet. Cost runs around $100 plus shipping. Almost all the '70 top of the line fixed lens rangefinders are very good cameras, excellent build and great lenses. Why people think they can buy a 40 year old camera and expect it to work like a $5000 Leica is beyond me. Spend the money for a CLA and you'll be amazed what a difference it makes. For normally less than $200 you can have a camera that rivals that $5000 Leica and lens.
I've had my Olympus SP, Canonet and a few other cameras repaired and I always use the nearest repair shop. I have not been disappointed yet. Cost runs around $100 plus shipping. Almost all the '70 top of the line fixed lens rangefinders are very good cameras, excellent build and great lenses. Why people think they can buy a 40 year old camera and expect it to work like a $5000 Leica is beyond me. Spend the money for a CLA and you'll be amazed what a difference it makes. For normally less than $200 you can have a camera that rivals that $5000 Leica and lens.
btgc
Veteran
Agreed. Especially when many spend much more than $200 acquiring various FL RF's (which are same after all, see Nick Trop's post, I had this idea just haven't set up sale yet) and saving on good CLA, there's no point drifting between cameras and using them below optimum.