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darr
17-Aug-2019, 09:24
Recently acquired a nice 210mm in need of CLA, but cannot remember who to send it to.
Where in USA besides KEH Camera would you send it?

Thank you in advance,
Darr

Peter De Smidt
17-Aug-2019, 09:29
Flutot, Precision Camera Works, https://www.lensn2shutter.com/shutters.html...

Greg
17-Aug-2019, 09:58
Zack's Camerea Repair
http://www.zackscamerarepair.biz/
Have used him several times. Repairs are made on a timely basis, and Michael keeps you informed.

darr
17-Aug-2019, 10:23
Thanks so much Peter. It was Carol Flutot I was looking for.

Kind regards,
Darr

darr
17-Aug-2019, 10:23
Thank you Greg!

Roger Thoms
17-Aug-2019, 12:19
Carol posted early this year that she dealing with her husbands declining health and was able to spend much time servicing shutters. Hopefully her situation has improved. https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?151057-Update-on-Flutot-s-Camera-Repair-Turn-around-time

Roger

Bob Salomon
17-Aug-2019, 12:36
Carol posted early this year that she dealing with her husbands declining health and was able to spend much time servicing shutters. Hopefully her situation has improved. https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?151057-Update-on-Flutot-s-Camera-Repair-Turn-around-time

Roger

What you wrote is probably not what you wanted to say!

Bob Salomon
17-Aug-2019, 12:41
Virtually any camera repairman can do a CLA, that’s repair 101.

Precision in Charlottesville, Pro in DC, Tempe in Phoenix can all do excellent CLAs.

Your 210 can not be lubricated. But your shutter can. However you don’t mention what shutter you need serviced. Bear in mind, if it needs repair rather then a CLA there may be a parts problem as all mechanical shutters are out of production and new parts may not be available.

Leszek Vogt
17-Aug-2019, 14:49
Darr, I've communicated with Carol few weeks ago and she answered my query. Give her a try carolmiller@flutotscamerarepair.com

Les

Roger Thoms
17-Aug-2019, 16:40
What you wrote is probably not what you wanted to say!

Meant to write unable, sorry for the lack of proofreading.

Roger

Keith Pitman
17-Aug-2019, 16:47
Meant to write unable, sorry for the lack of proofreading.

Roger

You also said she had multiple husbands she was nursing.

Luis-F-S
17-Aug-2019, 17:02
Roger we all knew what you meant

Dugan
17-Aug-2019, 18:42
I've been on Carol's waiting list since last November.

Bob Salomon
17-Aug-2019, 18:49
I've been on Carol's waiting list since last November.

How? What he wrote was exactly opposite of what he meant. Plus having grammatical errors.

David Lindquist
17-Aug-2019, 19:11
Getting back to the OP's concern, I've been sending shutters to Henry Paine: https://www.henrypaine.com

He's worked on relatively modern rim-set Compurs, an old dial-set Compur and a No. 5 Ilex Universal for me and I've been satisfied. He's told me that he works on most any shutter. When my Copals need a CLA I'll send them to him also. The last shutter I sent him was turned around in a week. That's been my usual experience.

David

Roger Thoms
17-Aug-2019, 21:06
Roger we all knew what you meant


Thanks Luis.

Roger

darr
18-Aug-2019, 01:33
Thank you everyone for your help.

The lens is a Nikon-W 210/5.6 in Copal shutter.
Everything works, but the aperture selector is tighter to move than my other lenses, and I think it needs a CLA.
I did send Carol an email, and if she is unable to do the work, I will contact a repairperson mentioned in this thread.

Kind regards,
Darr

B.S.Kumar
18-Aug-2019, 05:46
[QUOTE=darr;1513481]Thank you everyone for your help.

The lens is a Nikon-W 210/5.6 in Copal shutter.
Everything works, but the aperture selector is tighter to move than my other lenses, and I think it needs a CLA./QUOTE]

If the lens is already mounted on a board and the aperture lever is hard to move, it is possible that the retaining ring has been tightened too much. Loosen it just a little bit, but not enough to make the lens loose in the board.

If the lens is unmounted it is possible that the lever may be bent at some point.

If either is not the case, there may be a problem.

Kumar

Luis-F-S
18-Aug-2019, 07:13
Precision Camera Works in IL did a CLA on an Ilex 5 for me this year. Good work in a reasonable amount of time. L

Mark Sawyer
18-Aug-2019, 12:19
Another possibility, for those with Alphax or Betax shutters is https://alphaxbetax.com/. I don't know if they work on other shutters or not.

The site also has a great deal of information on Wollensak, including many issues of Lensology & Shutterisms, some Wollensak lens catalogs, and large scans of a lovely 1913 booklet on the Verito. (Disclosure: I provided the scans of the Verito booklet.)

Blackfox
21-Aug-2019, 07:35
Bill Moretz at Pro Camera in Charlottesville has done exceptional work for me on several large and medium format lenses. I’m lucky enough to be local, but even if I wasn’t, that’s who I’d send my work to.

http://procamera.us/repair-services