jim_norman2 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 <p>I have a light leak that probably means a new bellows for my MT 2000. It's out of warranty. I see that Marflex is now shown on the HP Marketing website as having moved from NJ to North Carolina. It looks from that site that they may only do warranty repair. Has anyone recently had Marflex do out of warranty repair? If not, any alternate recommendations? Thanks, Jim</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucecahn Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 <p>Why don't you call Martin and ask? 252 652 4401.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldonnalos Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 <p>Marflex will do non warrantee repair. He helped me with some Wista parts, and has also helped a friend with a MT2000 repair after it took a spill. He turned my friends MT2000 around so quickly that he was able to avoid a camera rental for a planned shoot.</p> <p>Martin is great.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_salomon Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 <p>Martin does all Linhof and Wista repairs, in and out of warranty. What you are probably referring to in your <br> question is that Marflex is the only in warranty service provider for Linhof and Wista repairs in the USA. He is also the source of service parts for these cameras and is the only factory trained warranty center for Linhof repairs in the USA.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_norman2 Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 <p>Thanks, all. I will contact Martin.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_wolfe Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 <p>A friend bought a Hong Kong bellows for his Technica last year and has been very happy with it. A lot less expensive than a genuine Linhof also. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_norman2 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 <p>There's a surprise ending to my story. Since I know Linhof repairs are expensive, I decided to rule out other possibilities. One obvious suspect was the Fuji QuickLoad holder. So, I found some old Polaroid and found "no light leak." Just to make sure, I ran some Tri-X in a Grafmatic holder and tray developed the film. Again, no light leak. That meant there was a problem with my Jobo CPP-2 or the Expert tank. When I examined the tank lid, I found that one of the points of contact that hold the light trap in place had come loose. A couple of drops of superglue did the trick. I then tested a couple of sheets of Fuji Acros from Quickloads in that tank. No light leak! Moral of the story: Don't jump to a conclusion until you've evaluated all possibilities.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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