Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-29-2010, 12:11 PM
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Unfortunately, he doesn't take in work like that. He strictly limits his activities to purchasing cameras/lenses listed as "junk" and bringing them back to life. He's comfortable working on what others have given up on and discarded, but won't work on anything for the current owner.
I'm probably going to bid on that SV myself, if nobody else does. I may consider passing it along (at cost) to someone here, as I did for Seamius. Depends on the person and on my ready loot situation.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-28-2010, 06:06 PM
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I'm in Gunma and seamius is in the southeastern United States....but we both have cameras from the gent in Tokyo. Quote: Hundreds of them on Yahoo Japan Auctions.
The benefit of the fellow I reference is that he buys old Pentax film bodies, does a CLA on them, and starts the auction at the price he paid for the body plus his materials. Anything the auction fetches over that is his labor charge....which is generally pocket change or nothing at all. He does good work and offers a one-week return policy in case of mechanical failure. Nobody does that online. I got my SV from him for about 4,000 yen and I got one for a similar amount and forwarded it to seamius. The S3 is, I believe, still up for about 2,500 yen. You can find tons of similar cameras online at that price....but from 30 years in the closet and no guarantee they work....not freshly CLA'ed. Check it out: 2500 yen for the auction, 1100 yen for shipping to Kagoshima, and a couple hundred yen bank transfer charges and the delivery guy brings it straight to your door.
Or check out the SV starting at 2500 yen: New mirror installed, new rear shutter curtain, new light seals, shutter adjusted, self-timer works (a gamble on old cameras), viewfinder cleaned. It has undergone an ultrasonic cleaning and is freshly lubricated.
And it will probably either have no bidders or will go for 5000 tops (the buy-it-now price is 5000). If you already owned such a camera it would cost you probably over twice that much to have that sort of service done on it here. The guy practically gives the things away.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-26-2010, 12:14 PM
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Our generous and talented friend in Tokyo has an S3 up. The gent who put our refurbished SVs in our hot little hands.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-26-2010, 04:44 AM
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I had it in mind to give the OP a heads up on a freshly CLA'ed S3 (with a one-week return period in case of mechanical fault) which is listed for 2,500 yen....just the original purchase cost of the pre-CLA body plus parts, no labor charge...and had no bidders. But I appear to be on his ignore list. Oh well.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-25-2010, 10:16 AM
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Did my post even show up at all? I think the internet may be broken again.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-25-2010, 01:10 AM
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Of course, the SV doesn't have DoF preview......that feature was built into the lenses. Just stop your aperture down in whatever method appropriate for your particular flavor of Takumar.
OP, since you're in Japan you may wish to avail yourself of the Yahoo Japan auctions. There is a gentleman on there who supplied myself and seamuis with our freshly CLA'ed SV bodies and he is still actively refurbishing cameras and putting them out there for a song. (I got my SV and S2 from him).
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