ameyer Posted November 28, 2007 Share #1 Posted November 28, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) My M3 got dropped and the metal edge of the lens is dented, cannot tell if any other damage occurred from the outside. Where is the best place to have my leica evaluated/repaired in/around Chicago or should I send it elsewhere? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PhotoArchival Posted November 28, 2007 Share #2 Posted November 28, 2007 Hello Anna! Not too many Chicagoans round here, so...Welcome to the forum! Sorry to hear about your M3. You can go to Central Camera 312 427-5580 on Jackson and Wabash, but they will just send it to DAG. There is also Helix 312-421-6000 on Jackson and Racine, but I don't think they do repairs. Worth a try at these two places. If you haven't yet, try putting a roll through it to see what happens. Run it on all shutter and F stops. If it's just a dented lens barrel, no harm done. Though I shudder to think of my M' outfit taking a fall. Hope everything works out well! Hope to see some photo's! Amado Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubenkok Posted November 28, 2007 Share #3 Posted November 28, 2007 Hi Anna, I can't help you with an address But I like to welcome you to the forum If you can't find any local help you can always contact Leica Camera AG - Service - Headquarters Germany regards, Ruben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ameyer Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted November 28, 2007 Thanks Amado for the quick information! I will go ahead and run a roll through. This is a camera I inherited from my father and so I don't have much experience with it and am trying to learn about it. What I noticed after the fall was a small dent at the very edge of the metal of the front of the lens. It seems to move smoothly through all the f stops except a couple are a little stiffer when moving into them (I'm not sure if they weren't already stiff before). Thanks again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leitz_not_leica Posted November 30, 2007 Share #5 Posted November 30, 2007 There is a repair shop one block West and two blocks South from Central Camera in a Deco styled building. I don't remember the name or address, but Central Camera can refer you to them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted November 30, 2007 Share #6 Posted November 30, 2007 Leica Camera 1 Pearl court Allendale NJ call them first Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvsrv Posted November 30, 2007 Share #7 Posted November 30, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I send mine out to two places. The first place is very well known in the forum. Don Goldberg at DAG in Wisconsin. DAG Camera Parts - I think his phone number is 608-835-3342 I also take it to a gentleman that used to work at a camera repair shop in Chicago. I think is was International Camera before it changed hands. He's usually at the Photorama Shows held about once every two months at the Ramada Inn out in Rolling Meadows. He's usually doing quick camera checks/repairs. He's not very well known. Works out of his home. photorama.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spydrxx Posted November 30, 2007 Share #8 Posted November 30, 2007 I would strongly recommend Don Goldberg (DAG). He has been pretty backlogged since this summer, but he always does a great job for me. Send him an e-mail at dagcam@chorus.net and he usually responds within a day or so. He and Sherry Krauter are the two preeminent Leica repairpersons operating in the USA independently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
budrichard Posted November 30, 2007 Share #9 Posted November 30, 2007 As suggested, run a roll of film through it using both the low and high speed shutter gear trains and observe the diafragm blades as you move the f stop ring. If the blades move focus is smoth and pics turn out, then use the camera, period. Covering 1960's riots in Madison Wisconsin, as I went under a metal chain used to rope off an area, the Nikon F on my right shoulder had its wind lever pulled up about 60 degrees. simply bent it back down and continued on. Pictures were OK and continued to be OK. These cameras are mechanical and can take some abuse.-Dick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lns Posted December 1, 2007 Share #10 Posted December 1, 2007 Hi Anna. I'm in the Chicago suburbs. I send my Leicas to Sherry Krauter (Golden Touch) or Don Goldberg (DAG). Sherry likely would be faster, but they both do great work. Also, they could do a CLA for you at the same time. If you prefer to use someone local, there really isn't a Leica specialist, but I would recommend Precision Camera Works in Niles, or International Camera, in the city at 9 N. Wabash. All can be found on the internet. Feel free to PM or email me if you have any specific questions. -Laura Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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