JeTexas Posted December 20, 2011 Share #41 Posted December 20, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just an update, after attempting to call off and on for a week, I finally got through Friday and had a quick chat about my Nokton, confirmed that he had recieved it and discussed what I needed fixed. Later that day I had an email from Don saying he found a loose element, tightened it, corrected the backfocus and that it was finished. I have the ever-so-slight hope it might show back up before Christmas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 Hi JeTexas, Take a look here DAG Camera repair. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
byroncheung Posted March 15, 2013 Share #42 Posted March 15, 2013 just want to give another thumbs-up to Don. i sent my m9, 50mm lux and 35mm lux fle for focus calibration (i tried to calib them myself but couldn't get the two lenses work well at the same time). he calibrated all 3 of them and only took slightly more than a week. good communication all the way, the lenses were spot on when they came back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woorob Posted March 20, 2013 Share #43 Posted March 20, 2013 Another happy customer here as well. He's both honest and very competent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbl Posted March 21, 2013 Share #44 Posted March 21, 2013 Don is fantastic. He completely overhauled my M3 a couple of years ago. Does great work and is really nice and helpful. -jbl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedPaul Posted October 17, 2013 Share #45 Posted October 17, 2013 I sent 2 lense to be coded. One came back forthwith. the other took a good while. about 4 weeks. I received shipping notice to be delivered the 19th. I have forwarded a 3rd lens to be coded and am assured it will be returned w/i a week. Hope this helps. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
byroncheung Posted August 18, 2014 Share #46 Posted August 18, 2014 looks like his website isn't up anymore ( Featured Products - DAG Camera Parts ) anyone know what happened? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted August 18, 2014 Share #47 Posted August 18, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) looks like his website isn't up anymore ( Featured Products - DAG Camera Parts ) anyone know what happened? Site works for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbl Posted August 18, 2014 Share #48 Posted August 18, 2014 He’s definitely still around. I got a lens back from him a few weeks ago and got an email from him a week ago. -jbl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted August 18, 2014 Share #49 Posted August 18, 2014 Site works for me. It's different though. Doesn't seem to be Don's site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
menos I M6 Posted August 18, 2014 Share #50 Posted August 18, 2014 It's different though. Doesn't seem to be Don's site. This is Don's site, just check the mail address and phone numbers against known ones. He seems to have updated his site for a newer look. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted August 18, 2014 Share #51 Posted August 18, 2014 Most websites get updated/improved at some stage so unlikely there is any need for concern. dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
byroncheung Posted August 18, 2014 Share #52 Posted August 18, 2014 yeah ok looks like the his site was just down for a short while when i checked. thanks for all the comments. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted August 18, 2014 Share #53 Posted August 18, 2014 yeah ok looks like the his site was just down for a short while when i checked. thanks for all the comments. That's what it looks like. Featured Products - DAG Camera Parts Contact - DAG Camera Parts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted August 19, 2014 Share #54 Posted August 19, 2014 I bought a demo Visoflex 3 and it has been in storage for 30 years. When I put it into service, it was twisted so as not to get level horizons. I wrote DAG and asked if he could repair it and got a return e mail in a day or two. He offered a possible explanation, I wrote that that could not be, another thing to check, another no. However I found it I mounted it and gave a slight forceful twist I could get it level. After a few tries it seems to work properly. M9 with a viso is great. He also repaired a 100 APO that I broke in half in a fall. Works better than new. He has done numerous lens cleanings and CLAs for me over 30 years. Not fast, but does good work. I do wish he could work on digital M cameras. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fussgangerfoto Posted April 23, 2015 Share #55 Posted April 23, 2015 I emailed both Don and Sherry recently about a f/1 Noctilux calibration. Both got back to me within a few hours. Sherry said, "Sorry, I don't work on digital." Don said, send it in, but write a good cover letter. "50% of what I get in don't have a cover letter- so I usually just throw those items away." Throw away?! I sure hope he was kidding… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leitzfan Posted June 3, 2018 Share #56 Posted June 3, 2018 As far as I can tell, DAG has been swamped since the beginning of the LDE (Leica Digital Era). So many lenses were OK on film but needed calibration. And for anything that's not a warranty problem I'd send it to him rather than Leica, who take even longer. He's a master craftsman, & Leica NJ seems like a squad of Keystone cops in comparison. in my experience, he answers all e-mails promptly except those about when things will get done. Kirk :-D true. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted June 3, 2018 Share #57 Posted June 3, 2018 :-D true. Not sure about Leica NJ being keystone cops, but DAG is great, no complaints about price, turnaround, work done, etc, would send him work to be done again without hesitation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted June 5, 2018 Share #58 Posted June 5, 2018 I have used DAG several times and Don has been very responsive and his work the best. He recovered an R6.2 for me and did a coding on an older M50 cron. Not sure how busy he is these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semi-ambivalent Posted June 21, 2019 Share #59 Posted June 21, 2019 5 hours ago, RyanCombs said: Agree! Geez, I didn't know one could type in the quoted text buffer and it would actually be accepted by the forum logic. Sad coding. You could even direct one to some s**t ad site. Low. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 21, 2019 Share #60 Posted June 21, 2019 Please report such posts. Spammers get banned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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