Repair Shop Advice: TLRs and Contaxes

[das]

Hi -- I have two cameras that need some repair attention, but I am not sure these days who is doing these things these days economically. I have a 1950s Koniflex TLR that has a film advance problem, where the first few frames work fine but on frame 4 the film will no longer advance (the knob gets stuck), sometimes using the shutter a few times will "unjam" it -- but it is kind of annoying. Probably something on the film counter end. I also have a Contax Aria that has developed a problem where it focuses a hair short of infinity with all of my C/Y lenses -- probably some kind of mirror rest / position issue, but it is not something I can accomplish. Any advice for shops that can fix stuff like this? Thanks!

 

[punkzter]

The best "all around" tech that I now is Dan Daniels. He seems open to trying anything. You can find his website on google.

 

[Miles.]

For the Koniflex I'd try Mark Hansen (zeissikonrolleirepair dot com) and for the Aria Nippon Photo Clinic in NYC is the only repair shop I know of in the U.S. who will touch a battery dependent Contax.

Neither of these options will be cheap or quick but they're both highly skilled and reliable.

 

[Andy Kibber]

Service Camera Pro in Quebec works on TLRs: http://servicecamerapro.com/e-home.html

They did good work on an old Rolleiflex for me. And very pleasant to deal with!