Leica Repair in the U.S. (2021)

I sent a 40mm Summicron-C to Youxin Ye earlier this year. It came back feeling great within the timeline he set. Great communication too.
 
Bingley said:
Thanks for this list, Miles! I’ve had good experiences with the top three. Don Goldberg quickly fixed a jammed shutter on a Leica IIIc, did some additional adjustments, and got it back to me in two weeks. He did a full overhaul on my M3… that took a few months, but the wait was worth it. Really nice guy.
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You're welcome, Steve! I've had good experiences with those three, too, and agree that it's worth the wait.
 
raid said:
Are these repair persons for Leica film cameras or also Leica digital cameras?
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Jadon Rosado does digital and has done M9 sensor cover replacements. He did the first one on a dead-end corroded sensor cover M9 he bought. I guess he is off to the races now. I would know but I have needed no Leica repairs since he last tweaked one of mine.

I can also recommend his former employer, Advance Camera. They have always been stand-up guys for me with a fast turnaround. It is a five hour round-trip for me to their shop and back so whenever possible they drop what they are doing and fix my stuff on the spot. It is not big repair work and I have plantar fasciitis which makes the drive difficult. I appreciate not having to make two trips. And they fix it right. They have worked on my Leicas, lenses and an old Pentax.
 
Bingley said:
Thanks for this list, Miles! I’ve had good experiences with the top three. Don Goldberg quickly fixed a jammed shutter on a Leica IIIc, did some additional adjustments, and got it back to me in two weeks. He did a full overhaul on my M3… that took a few months, but the wait was worth it. Really nice guy.
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Multiple people including myself waited almost a year for standard CLAs. Youxin will be my next go to
 
Radost said:
Any of them work on Minolta CLE?
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Most any competent repair shop can repair them - if they will accept them. I had two repaired at Cyrstal Cameral in Asheville. Price and turn around was reasonable. Generally the electronics aren't an issue, they just need cleaned and lubricated.
 
hap said:
according to previous forum members, David Easterwood will look at CLE's and assert good outcomes. apparently , he generally opines that CLE problems are often due to electronic contact oxidation and not primary failures and that a thorough going over and careful cleaning can often remediate. Most (and especially very busy) technicians are not inclined to put the work into this process or be bothered.

You can read some prior comments about his work including working on CLE's here, along with email address and phone #, as he no longer has a storefront.

https://www.photo.net/discuss/threads/excellent-camera-technician-serviceman-dave-easterwood.374374/
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I have used Dave a couple times and every camera he has worked on for me had to go back for warranty repairs. He also will promise the ship and then not ship and give you a new promise date. He had some of my gear for a while and I finally had to threaten legal action to get it back. Never again!
 
Don is the best, well worth the wait. I remember waiting eight years for a custom made target pistol from one of the best gunsmiths who wrote the book on accuracy jobs.
 
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