John McMaster Posted September 30 Share #1 Posted September 30 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just had my original S(007) serviced, bought lightly used just over 8 years ago: Dear Leica Customer, The camera is extremely soiled and shows heavy signs of use. Besides the repairs an intensive cleaning is necessary. We would like to offer as follows: Service S camera Disassembly Repair armouring Adjust sensor position Repair position sensor Repair spirit level Repair Wifi module Repair flap of card slot Clean view finder Clean eyepiece Repair mirror bumpers Adjust AF module Repair exposure meter Clean focussing screen Adjust electr. / mech. assemblies Clean sensor Electronic autofocus adjustment Cleaning Final inspection Cost was just under 1000UKP inc VAT, very happy with the result john 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 30 Posted September 30 Hi John McMaster, Take a look here S(007) service by Wetzler. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
frame-it Posted September 30 Share #2 Posted September 30 42 minutes ago, John McMaster said: Repair mirror bumpers A really rough approximate of how many exposures in 8 years? over 200,000? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McMaster Posted September 30 Author Share #3 Posted September 30 No, I still shoot the same as I did with film so far fewer. I dropped the camera onto a tile floor....... john Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntingSand Posted September 30 Share #4 Posted September 30 “Repair exposure meter”? Did you notice that something was off? Otherwise , this looks like a comprehensive overhaul that should give you many more years of service. Good news indeed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McMaster Posted September 30 Author Share #5 Posted September 30 No, it seemed accurate to me - yes it should keep going for quite a while.... john 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted October 1 Share #6 Posted October 1 19 hours ago, John McMaster said: No, I still shoot the same as I did with film so far fewer. I dropped the camera onto a tile floor....... john Quite a dirty floor, apparently 😜 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardC Posted October 1 Share #7 Posted October 1 Advertisement (gone after registration) This comes-up every once in a while. Some of the items where Leica service says "repair" are more like "calibrate." Leica will check/fix the sensor position, spirit level, wifi (if applicable), exposure meter, mirror bumpers, etc., every time they service an S. They will also tell you if the camera is dirty or scratched, because some Leica customers complain if their worn camera comes back worn. The good news is that the cost is very fair, compared to other professional camera service, and that the camera will come back completely refreshed, ready for another decade of abuse. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclectic Man Posted October 1 Share #8 Posted October 1 Any chance of 'before' and 'after' pics? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidmknoble Posted October 8 Share #9 Posted October 8 Nice @John McMaster! I bought mine new in 2018 and have had it serviced twice, but not nearly as bad as yours! My worst use was likely at the end of a hurricane with 40-50mph winds with sand flying everywhere. I still rinse it off with a hose before taking it in! Likely one of the last ‘tanks’ around! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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