Youxin Ye, Camera Repair

[mbdiesel]

Youxin cleaned up my 5cm summarit. The turnaround time was fantastic and he did a great job. I can not stand the arrogance of other Leica service people.

 

[El Jonbre Grande]

Youxin is fantastic - he brought my M2 back to life, did the modifications I requested and it came back feel like new!!! I'll be sending off a couple of lenses to him to work on next.

 

[ray*j*gun]

Here's how good he is from a customer service standpoint.

I bought an M4-P from another member that was serviced by YY and I had it for a cpl of years. When I sold it to another member, the buyer said it was too "oily". I contacted YY and he said to have the buyer send it to him directly and he corrected the issue and sent it back to the buyer! He didn't charge anything at all!! Now this was after 2 years after the service.

Unreal... and his communication was lighting fast!!

 

[Mabbo]

Hello everyone,

I've read that many people have sent Youxin their vintage Leica lenses to be CLA'd with great results (I will be sending him a 50 Summitar myself) but has anyone here sent him a 'newer' lens? Newer as in the mid-90's 😀
I have a 50 'Lux E46 I was thinking of sending over as well (made in 1994 according to the serial #).

Thanks

 

[clayne]

Hello everyone,

I've read that many people have sent Youxin their vintage Leica lenses to be CLA'd with great results (I will be sending him a 50 Summitar myself) but has anyone here sent him a 'newer' lens? Newer as in the mid-90's 😀
I have a 50 'Lux E46 I was thinking of sending over as well (made in 1994 according to the serial #).

Thanks

There's nothing significantly different about a decent 90s era lens vs a 60s, 70s, or 80s era lens that would prevent the CLA of it (*this does not include ultra-cheap crap from the 90s, some of which were unserviceable). On top of that, 50mm lenses utilize some of the most common designs. There's usually no close focus, rear focus, or other crazy stuff to worry about.

 

[froyd]

Hello everyone,

I've read that many people have sent Youxin their vintage Leica lenses to be CLA'd with great results (I will be sending him a 50 Summitar myself) but has anyone here sent him a 'newer' lens? Newer as in the mid-90's 😀
I have a 50 'Lux E46 I was thinking of sending over as well (made in 1994 according to the serial #).

Thanks

Did you give him a call?

As I stated above, he was very straight forward with me explaining exactly what he could or could not handle himself, and was quick to refer me to DAG for one issue and Sweeney for another.

 

[dsides]

Youxin Ye fan page

Youxin Ye fan page

I've started a long overdue fan page for Youxin Ye -

https://www.facebook.com/YYEpraise

 

[maxmadco]

Another big fan here

Another big fan here

He's CLA'd 2 M2's an M3 and a couple of lenses as well, sending him another tomorrow. He is fast, reasonable and has great communication.

 

[filmtwit]

He's CLA'd a few lenses for me.
How he can turn them around so quickly is beyond me.
Great work to boot.

 

[CCCPcamera]

Super cool. It's just great to see such talented people are around.

 

[vdonovan]

It's great to put a face to the name. He CLA'd my iiif, turned it into a whirring, clicking gem.

 

[donkee]

I'm going to be shipping off my newly acquired Canon VI-T to be overhauled. Good to see all the positive comments. The Canon will be in good hands.