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payasam
a.k.a. Mukul Dube
How is Oleg responsible for this mishap?
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payasam
a.k.a. Mukul Dube
I'm safe, then. But twenty years for a Contax shutter?
outfitter
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The Contax II shutter was designed to have the shutter ribbons replaced every twenty years as a regular maintenance item. That was for the original silk ribbons I don't know whether the Kiev nylon ribbons last as long or longer.payasam said:
Michael
Spider67
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Hi Daniel,
I think we are in this together as my Kiev also needs servicing. I live in Vienna. A Guy who took over his fathers workshop and has done one repair for me said that he charges 60€ for Kiev repairs. The work he did on my Nikon was good but...later I realized that he forgot to retighten the screw of the wind lever luckiliy I did not loose it.
But I would be ready to give him a try.
I tried to fix as much as possible myself. I also saaw a britsh guy who offerd Kiev repairs.
I had a place in Bulgaria but they seem to be out of business. Should I forward you the adress?
I think we are in this together as my Kiev also needs servicing. I live in Vienna. A Guy who took over his fathers workshop and has done one repair for me said that he charges 60€ for Kiev repairs. The work he did on my Nikon was good but...later I realized that he forgot to retighten the screw of the wind lever luckiliy I did not loose it.
But I would be ready to give him a try.
I tried to fix as much as possible myself. I also saaw a britsh guy who offerd Kiev repairs.
I had a place in Bulgaria but they seem to be out of business. Should I forward you the adress?
Paul T.
Veteran
I found Steve Ash (he's in the UK) helpful in email exchanges, although I have not had any cameras repaired/serviced by him. It looks as if he's not taking on new work until September, though:
http://www.sdash.plus.com/index.htm
http://www.sdash.plus.com/index.htm
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ruben
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Hi Daniel,
No Oleg = No God.
Therefore, why not exchanging the whole shutter for another one while selecting the best parts of both ?
Cheers,
Ruben
No Oleg = No God.
Therefore, why not exchanging the whole shutter for another one while selecting the best parts of both ?
Cheers,
Ruben
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ruben
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Hi Daniel,
To my humble understanding picture sharpness is due to good lens and harmony between rangefinder and film plane. I do not understand how disecting the shutter may affect it.
As for good exposure, the sutter curtains should be accuratelly tensioned, and this is no big deal too.
Yet I understand you feel sentimentally sensible to this camera. But on the other hand I use to do myself what I do not trust others will do for me.
Cheers,
Ruben
To my humble understanding picture sharpness is due to good lens and harmony between rangefinder and film plane. I do not understand how disecting the shutter may affect it.
As for good exposure, the sutter curtains should be accuratelly tensioned, and this is no big deal too.
Yet I understand you feel sentimentally sensible to this camera. But on the other hand I use to do myself what I do not trust others will do for me.
Cheers,
Ruben
Spyderman
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Spider67: I had a Kiev repaired here in Bratislava for 15€. The repairman is not a Henry S., and it took him 9 months to find time to do it, but finally he did it and the shutter seems to be working fine.
kmack
do your job, then let go
Has anyone tried the repair service Fedka offers? $80 US, does not sound too bad to me.
40oz
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I've had good experience with Yuri with a lens, but don't actually know who did the work. I just know the lens I sent him was as you folks say, "knackered" lol, and when it was returned, it was golden. I'm thinking if he says they can do repairs on a Kiev, it's no hollow boast. Regardless, there's no reason to send a camera to the US if you can find someone closer to do the repair.
Nice pics BTW. (showoff :/ )
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Nice pics BTW. (showoff :/ )
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zhang xk said:
I work on my car, my bikes, and my computers. But I've drawn the line at my cameras. Other people might look at it differently, and to them I say, "good for you." We each know our limits and our strengths. I don't have the tools for that kind of work, even if I might have the basic skills.
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zhang xk said:
I work on my cars, my bikes, and my computers. But I've drawn the line at my cameras. Other people might look at it differently, and to them I say, "good for you." We each know our limits and our strengths. I don't have the tools for that kind of work, even if I might have the basic skills.
JonP
Established
I believe that Steve has stopped repairing Kievs and is doing solely Contax cameras now, but you could check with him, he may have changed his mind.
I have one 4A that he did and it is sweet as a nut.
I have one 4A that he did and it is sweet as a nut.
zhang xk
Well-known
A Zorki or Leica has a much simpler shutter than a Kiev II, but they are not necessariely much easier to fix. One gets a headache the 1st time he opens a Contax or Kiev. It seems Zeiss engineers mis-applied their precision professional equipment talent on a consumer product.:bang:
Zhang
Zhang
Paul T.
Veteran
It might also be worth trying Mike Elek or Nicolas Douez, both of whom I think have repaired or CLA'd Contaxes?
