Getting a ME Super serviced?
Posted 07/12/2009 - 09:24 - Helpful Comment
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I'd have no hesitation in recommending Harrow Technical - proven track record and used by many of us on this forum. Robin's repaired my original LX and *ist (both with shutter curtain problems) and cleaned 2 lenses infected with fungus.
Price listed for an MES is £56.50 - but as a PU member, there is a discount on this. And he's London based - got space at Pentax House, South Harrow. So think meets the criteria listed.
Replacement batteries can be found quite easily - E-bay's a good starting point.
HTH
Steve
Price listed for an MES is £56.50 - but as a PU member, there is a discount on this. And he's London based - got space at Pentax House, South Harrow. So think meets the criteria listed.
Replacement batteries can be found quite easily - E-bay's a good starting point.
HTH
Steve
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Posted 07/12/2009 - 09:43 - Helpful Comment
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Harrow Technical or Asahi Photo, both London based, are my preferred repairers. Usually, if one can't fix it or get spare parts, the other one can.
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Posted 07/12/2009 - 10:56 - Helpful Comment
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I can vouch for Asahi photo too. They fixed a few issues on my SFXn a few years back and turned it round very quickly for very reasonable money.
Kevin
Kevin
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Posted 07/12/2009 - 11:34
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Fantastic!
Asahi quotes £65, while Harrow quote £56.50. The guy in Harrow says I get a 15% discount if I'm a member of the Pentax Users' Club. Does that involve more than just registering here...?
Actually I have two ME Supers - so any savings are doubled.
The second is my daughter's - there's a real revival of interest among teens in these 'retro' cameras!
Asahi quotes £65, while Harrow quote £56.50. The guy in Harrow says I get a 15% discount if I'm a member of the Pentax Users' Club. Does that involve more than just registering here...?
Actually I have two ME Supers - so any savings are doubled.
The second is my daughter's - there's a real revival of interest among teens in these 'retro' cameras!
Posted 07/12/2009 - 11:37
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You probably have to subscribe and provide a membership number, but ask to be sure.
Best regards, John
Posted 07/12/2009 - 16:48
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Just a thought.
Try running a Film through the camera and looking at the results.
Modern ISO400 film isn't too fussy if the metering is slightly out, and if you can live with it it'll save you £50+.
Try running a Film through the camera and looking at the results.
Modern ISO400 film isn't too fussy if the metering is slightly out, and if you can live with it it'll save you £50+.
Cheers, HG
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K110+DA40, K200+DA35, K3 and a bag of lenses, bodies and other bits.
Mustn't forget the Zenits, or folders, or...
PPG entries.
Posted 07/12/2009 - 17:36
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I just sent two cameras to Robin for repair/service. I think these are the 5th and 6th cameras I have sent him which seems a good recommendation to me!
K.
K.
Kris Lockyear
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Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 07/12/2009 - 19:15
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Hardgravity wrote:
Try running a Film through the camera and looking at the results.
Modern ISO400 film isn't too fussy if the metering is slightly out, and if you can live with it it'll save you £50+.
And possibly waste a whole roll..? Plus processing? And the effort? No no no. Try running a Film through the camera and looking at the results.
Modern ISO400 film isn't too fussy if the metering is slightly out, and if you can live with it it'll save you £50+.
Of course I could always dig out my trusty Weston V to check readings! Which I'll probably do at first anyway.
Fact is, I'm sure the lubricants could do with refreshing. And I want to experiment with HDR by scanning the neg at different lights to capture what's in the heel and toe of the curve, in which case all exposures need to be spot on.
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So I reckon I should get it serviced. But what needs doing? The meter re-calibrating? The lubricants refreshed?
And does anyone know of a good place to get this done in London without breaking the bank...?
Cheers!
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