sfcole Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 <p>Any suggestions for a place that will work on my new F-1 (AE)? It needs a CLA, but Camera Tech in Seattle, which put in a new shutter almost 20 years ago, told me they no longer work on the F-1. I'd rather keep this camera than my Leica.</p> <p>Also, the AE reading is correct, while the manual metering is one step under. Is it possible with the F-1 AE to adjust so that both read the same?<br> thanks</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtk Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 <p>I believe that KEH.com does camera repair and CLA's....</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_bielecki1 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 <p>You might try Ken Oikawa. Ken is a retired Canon service tech who specializes in older FD and FL Canons'. He also has a stash of NOS Canon parts. He overhauled my original F-1 with great results. He lives in California. Telephone # is 951-246-9136. Note that Ken is from Japan and English is not his native language, so talking to him can be a bit of a challenge.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip_wilson Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 <p>I agree with Jim - Ken is great</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Collins Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 <p>Does Ken have an email address? My F-1N could use a good CLA as well.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_bielecki1 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 <p>I don't believe so. At least he didn't when he overhauled my F-1 a few year's back. </p> <p>I just did a quick check of some Canon sites and I found his phone number and address, but no email.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcole Posted December 25, 2011 Author Share Posted December 25, 2011 <p>Thanks for the suggestions everyone.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatulent1 Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 <p>Scott, you might try Camera Clinic in Shoreline. Doug works on a lot of old stuff. He CLAd a couple of FTb for me a few years ago.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug_nelson3 Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 <p><a href="http://www.camerarepairjapan.com">www.camerarepairjapan.com</a> in Atlanta, GA did a great job on my F-1N but it was in 2002. Get it fixed if you can and enjoy it for the rest of your life.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikos_lazaridis Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 <p>Would anyone have a recommendation for a repair specialist for the Canon F-1 (all models) <em>within Europe</em>?<br> I have the 3 F-1 models (and a stuck Canonet G-III QL17) and they all need a good CLA.<br> I need a repairman who actually knows these analogue Canons inside out and not someone who is familiar with today's DSLRs but has never repaired an analogue Canon before.<br> If someone can point in the right direction, it would be greatly appreciated.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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