Contax IIIa service.

I have a family Contax IIIa that is little used,
though the focus mechanism is gummed up with
original grease (1950s). Should I unscrew the
little tiny screws to get inside and clean out the
mechanism and re grease, or is there some local
fixit shop to do the job. The ones I tried in
town won't touch it. The focal plane shutter
works OK but the light meter is stuffed.
Peter

On Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:37:35 +1100, Peter Jason wrote:

I have a family Contax IIIa that is little used,
though the focus mechanism is gummed up with
original grease (1950s). Should I unscrew the
little tiny screws to get inside and clean out the
mechanism and re grease, or is there some local
fixit shop to do the job. The ones I tried in
town won't touch it. The focal plane shutter
works OK but the light meter is stuffed.
Peter

Kyocera in Japan may be your last resort; they said that they can
service my RX and AX, but parts are getting scarce.

Good luck!

On Wed, 20 Feb 2013 08:11:11 +1100, Polly the
Parrott wrote:

On Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:37:35 +1100, Peter Jason wrote:

I have a family Contax IIIa that is little used,
though the focus mechanism is gummed up with
original grease (1950s). Should I unscrew the
little tiny screws to get inside and clean out the
mechanism and re grease, or is there some local
fixit shop to do the job. The ones I tried in
town won't touch it. The focal plane shutter
works OK but the light meter is stuffed.
Peter

Kyocera in Japan may be your last resort; they said that they can
service my RX and AX, but parts are getting scarce.

Good luck!

Thanks I'll check this out. It shouldn't need
parts because it has been so rarely used. I can
always use an external light meter.

Also, this link came up too
http://www.zeissikonrolleirepair.com/contact.html
Do have any experience here?

On Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:00:51 +1100, Peter Jason wrote:

On Wed, 20 Feb 2013 08:11:11 +1100, Polly the
Parrott wrote:

On Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:37:35 +1100, Peter Jason wrote:

I have a family Contax IIIa that is little used,
though the focus mechanism is gummed up with
original grease (1950s). Should I unscrew the
little tiny screws to get inside and clean out the
mechanism and re grease, or is there some local
fixit shop to do the job. The ones I tried in
town won't touch it. The focal plane shutter
works OK but the light meter is stuffed.
Peter

Kyocera in Japan may be your last resort; they said that they can
service my RX and AX, but parts are getting scarce.

Good luck!

Thanks I'll check this out. It shouldn't need
parts because it has been so rarely used. I can
always use an external light meter.

Also, this link came up too
http://www.zeissikonrolleirepair.com/contact.html
Do have any experience here?


I am in Australia, so Japan is much closer to me.

However that link rings a bell; many years ago I believe it came up
on a photography ng and was recommended, but can't verify this.

In article , Polly the
Parrott wrote:

Kyocera in Japan may be your last resort; they said that they can
service my RX and AX, but parts are getting scarce.

Sorry to disagree, but I doubt Kyocera will be of any help. They had
nothing to do with the German made Contax of the 40's and 50's, other
than using the name and buying some lenses from Zeiss. What you'll be
looking for is a stateside "craftsman" repair service, like the one
linked in a previous response.

On 02/20/2013 08:07 AM, Scott Schuckert wrote:
In article , Polly the
Parrott wrote:

Kyocera in Japan may be your last resort; they said that they can
service my RX and AX, but parts are getting scarce.

Sorry to disagree, but I doubt Kyocera will be of any help. They had
nothing to do with the German made Contax of the 40's and 50's, other
than using the name and buying some lenses from Zeiss. What you'll be
looking for is a stateside "craftsman" repair service, like the one
linked in a previous response.



About ten years ago I had my Contax repaired by a place in Chicago.


It *might* have been this one...

However, the Chicago area may be the best bet in setting your "Google"
search

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On Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:07:43 -0500, Scott
Schuckert wrote:

In article , Polly the
Parrott wrote:

Kyocera in Japan may be your last resort; they said that they can
service my RX and AX, but parts are getting scarce.

Sorry to disagree, but I doubt Kyocera will be of any help. They had
nothing to do with the German made Contax of the 40's and 50's, other
than using the name and buying some lenses from Zeiss. What you'll be
looking for is a stateside "craftsman" repair service, like the one
linked in a previous response.

Correct. Kyocera replied and they don't fix the
Cantax vintage cameras.

On Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:17:43 +1100, Peter Jason wrote:

On Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:07:43 -0500, Scott
Schuckert wrote:

In article , Polly the
Parrott wrote:

Kyocera in Japan may be your last resort; they said that they can
service my RX and AX, but parts are getting scarce.

Sorry to disagree, but I doubt Kyocera will be of any help. They had
nothing to do with the German made Contax of the 40's and 50's, other
than using the name and buying some lenses from Zeiss. What you'll be
looking for is a stateside "craftsman" repair service, like the one
linked in a previous response.

Correct. Kyocera replied and they don't fix the
Cantax vintage cameras.

Apologies, I should have read the subject matter more closely.