The shutter failed on my M3. What are your recommendations for repair shops? I know you have posted this before, but I haven't been able to find the recommendations. Real pain; I am leaving soon on a trip and will have to use the M6. May just take the Nikon stuff instead.

Thanks,,,

Art

-- Art (AKarr90975@aol.com), August 17, 2001

Answers

Repair shop from the archives:

Sherry Krauter Golden Touch 118 Purgatory Road Campbell Hall, New York 10916

-- JM Woo (wooismyid@yahoo.com), August 17, 2001.

Sherry's e-mail addres:
krauter@warwick.net

-- JM Woo (wooismyid@yahoo.com), August 17, 2001.

Art,

Here is a couple of links from my "favorites" file on my browser. The first is a Leica general information link collection, and the second is a link full of repair facilities taken from the first link. The first link would be worth bookmarking on your own computer for future use.

Sorry about your problem with the M3. Hope the time constraint is not too severe to get the repair accomplished prior to your trip. FWIW... I have done some long trips with only a single M6. I know that it is better to have some redundancy, but I would rather go with the single Leica, than no Leica.

Good luck.

http://teachnet.edb.utexas.edu/~leica/

http://teachnet.edb.utexas.edu/~leica/repair.html

P.S. You might let us know where you live. Someone might know of a local shop in your area that could be recomended.

-- Al Smith (smith58@msn.com), August 17, 2001.

Visit the LHSA site...

http://www.lhsa.org/

On the left-hand red panel, click on Repair.

-- Ken Shipman (kennyshipman@aol.com), August 17, 2001.

Art, is it possible that the shutter problem might be due to a film chip--a problem that might be fixed locally? A film chip in a shutter can really cause trouble.

-- Bob Fleischman (RFXMAIL@prodigy.net), August 17, 2001.

Sorry for your troubles , I will just second Sherry Krauter I have used her for over ten years and she does wonderful work .address /telephone 118 Purgatory Rd Campbell Hall ,NY 10916, 845.496.8834

-- Charles C. Stirk Jr. (ccstirkjr@yahoo.com), August 18, 2001.

Thanks alot for you help. I have saved the web addresses. I know the person that orginally purchased the camera and also the person that he sold it to [and I bought it from]. The shutter hasn't failed before in its 44 y life; I sure can't complain about that. I will contact these places on Monday.

Once again, thanks.

Art

-- Art (AKarr90975@aol.com), August 18, 2001.