Seeking US mainland refurbish of mint Minolta SRT 102

[GerrySiegel]

My neighbor gave me his original Minolta SRT 102 with its 58mm MC Rokkor PG 1.2

lens. It is so extraordinarily new looking and almost unused I decided I want to

keep this for its unusual all metal character,and want to run a roll of film

maybe. When testing it, I managed to lock the wind lever and the rewind button

is now locked in the up position. Also, the meter worked when he handed it over

and now it too does not move the needle.

 

So, I am going to send it off to have it refurbished (including cleaning and

lube-there is some fuzz or perhaps the remains of light seal meaterial loose in

the finder. I live on Oahu so any place in continental USA would be suitable.

Only one I can think of is KEH,but seeking a few other choices I can e mail for

an idea of cost etc....

 

This camera is a wee bit 'younger' than the 1970 date and I am assuming about 1972.

Where, in any location, have you personally had good luck with competent work on

a Minolta of this vintage? Gosh it is a heavy lens!

 

Thanks in advance. Speed in repair is not a factor, but reliability via personal

experience is what I seek....

Thanks and mahalo in advance. ( I shoot Olympus these days and send gear as far

as New York) Little shipping difference....gs

[Matthew Currie]

There are two places I know of in Vermont that could likely do the work, and should be able to give you a price quote via email. I have dealt for years with Vermont Camera Works, and bought from LeZot, and both have a good reputation. I've never had them do a Minolta, but VCW has worked on other cameras of mine both old and (relatively) new, and they fixed them and stuck to the estimate. LeZot had a special on CLA last year, but I don't see it now on their site. Still, might be worth finding out.

 

http://www.vermontcamera.com

 

http;//www.lezotcamera.com

[craig_h1]

I use Essex Camera in NJ for all my minolta work. http://www.essexcamera.com

 

Craig

[GerrySiegel]

Thanks gents. I will check them out.

[david_m]

Somewhere on the web is a Minolta specialist. I'm sure you can find them via Google.

[george_shihanian]

I too, use Essex Camera for everything. They are honest and have relatively fast turnaround times.

[summitar]

Get then to have the camera accept silver 1.5v batteries.

[rover]

I have used a lot of those mentioned above and have been happy, but the best repair experience I have was with John Titterington who serviced my SRT 101 and 201 after I rescued them from a 20 banishment to a closet. John specializes in repairing 1970s era manual cameras and also sells refurbished equipment on ebay.

 

http://www.geocities.com/~titterington/camera-repair/

 

100% ebay feedback with over 4000 comments speaks volumes.

 

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ50QQsassZtitterington

 

You can also find feedback for him here on Photo.net.

 

http://www.photo.net/neighbor/view-one-about?id=1&about=Titterington%2c+john+at+JTCamera%40aol%2ecom