MT2000 Field Failure in New York City... Please Help ASAP!!
hey guys, i'm in new york city for a quick visit and went out to times square to do some shooting. well, when i use my shortest lenses (58 and 80) which require the front standard to be mounted on the inner most rail, i found that there is a lot of movement. it seems as though the inner most rail - the one with the internal focusing mechanism - is not securely attached to the camera 'box'.
is this a quick fix? i couldn't find any obvious screws to tighten.
if not, where in the city can i have this repaired... i'm staying just off times square.
thanks for any help!!!
scott
Re: MT2000 Field Failure in New York City... Please Help ASAP!!
Scott, Isn't that where B&H is located? Look them up in the phone book and take a taxi over there in the morning. Lots of the taxi drivers know right where it is. Not too far from Times Square if I remember right. A little south and a little west. Just don't try on Saturday. They're closed. I learned that from experience.
Re: MT2000 Field Failure in New York City... Please Help ASAP!!
Lens and Repro are in NYC, and I believe they either have a repair department or at least do some repairs in house. Either way they are well established in large format and should be able to help. Sounds like a simple loose screw. They are open weekdays only but not on weekends.
Sincerely,
Hany.
Re: MT2000 Field Failure in New York City... Please Help ASAP!!
Too bad Professional Camera Repair isn't around anymore. They could have fixed it on the spot.
B&H would probably just direct you to the repair department and ship it to Marflex. Maybe upstairs in the used department someone could help you. Lens and Repro is a good bet or maybe Photo Gizzmo, if it's something simple.
Re: MT2000 Field Failure in New York City... Please Help ASAP!!
thanks fellas!! i thought about bruce's field camera and lens and repro - i figured b&h wouldn't be able to fix it on the spot. i'll make some calls this morning... THANKS!
Re: MT2000 Field Failure in New York City... Please Help ASAP!!
Re: MT2000 Field Failure in New York City... Please Help ASAP!!
Scott,
Drop me a PM or an email if you have problems. I live near Times Square.
Best,
Helen
Re: MT2000 Field Failure in New York City... Please Help ASAP!!
a quick update... i was unable to reach anyone that could work on the camera locally, so was forced to shoot only down to 110mm. i missed a few shots i would have liked to have gotten, but hey, at least it wasn't a complete loss!!
i guess my camera is off to marflex in the morning.
scott
Re: MT2000 Field Failure in New York City... Please Help ASAP!!
You couldn't use the 80mm? I can use a 75mm lens in a recessed board on my Tech V with the rail in the retracted position.