Originally posted by monochrome I think tomorrow I’ll send Eric an Asahiflex lla, an AP and a mint MIJ K1000 just to see what happens.
I sent three K1000's - something easy - just to see what happens.
I just received the three K1000's - a MIJ low serial body, a 'transition' K1000SE and a later Hong Kong K1000SE. Turnaround was one week after receiving the diagnosis and Invoice, which I paid immediately and he acknowledged immediately.
Two of them required only the customary cleaning, adjusting, seals, etc. The third had been worked on by someone else. It required a new Pentaprism - the old one Pentaprism had been re-installed incorrectly and damaged. I noticed a bit of dust on the focusing screen, which doesn't bother me at all but I emailed about it and he said to send it back, which I declined.
I asked about doing my AP and Asahiflexes. He said so long as they don't need curtains he can fix them but he can't fabricate silk replacements any more. IMO that is very fair at his age and that he informed me in advance.
I'm not disagreeing with anyone on this thread, just reporting my experiences. I still have to run some film through all three cameras to test them. Walgreen's is my fastest turnaround for developing but they've stopped doing B&W process locally so I'll need to get C-41 color film locally first. I'll post again after I test these cameras - but today I sent for diagnosis an MX and ME-F that are locked up. IMO we should report more results fromm the othern choices listed in this thread.
I have a good relationship with Eric, developed over many years. I've never had a bad experience. But then I always ask first and so my expectations are aligned with reality.