Mobius
Member
I just received my IIIF back Mr. Ye. It's fantastic. If you need CLA on your vintage Leica, I highly recommend him.
bmattock
Veteran
What was the turnaround time and what did you have done?
Peter Jennings
Well-known
He did a basic CLA of my M2 this summer and did a great job. It was in the mail on its way back to me less than 48 hours after he received it. Highly recommend him!
xmas_one
Established
He has done both an M3 and a IIIf for me, super quick turnaround, quality work and excellent communication.
Mobius
Member
It took a couple of weeks. I wasn't in a huge rush to get the camera back.
rgraphex
Established
Youxin Ye has worked on many cameras for me. He is an excellent repairman. If he misses something he will quickly fix it. He is human after all. He has fixed 3 Kardons offered to fix exakta. I sent a leica a month there for a while. I have used many repair people over the years. He is one of the best. I also enjoy discussing camera build quality with him when has has the time.
beltz6
Member
Agreed he's great. My experience with turnaround times is if you do as he suggests and write "Rush" on the outside of your package, he'll turn it around in a couple of days. If you don't write "Rush," it could be a couple of months.
Brianmc86
Member
I have a Leica iiic that needs a new shutter curtain and new beam splitter and was considering using him. Another repairman I found on eBay by the name Mr. Fuchs who claims he was a Leica repair shop supervisor for 50 years says he can CLA and do shutter curtain and beam splitter replacements on all LTM Leicas only. His prices are very friendly to my wallet, but I haven't seen his name thrown around in forums much so I don't know about the quality of his work. Anyways, I'm glad you had a great experience with Mr. Ye and will consider him for my current repair needs.
Tom R
Established
He has worked on all of my film Leicas and has also worked on several of my Leitz lenses. I have not found anyone, over these years, who has been as punctual and as proficient as Mr. Ye. He is very honest as well.
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