GSW 690 III winder repair - no parts?

[hm]

I have a Fuji GSW 690 III with a winder problem. When loading a new roll of film, I wind, shutter, wind, shutter,

then, wind, wind, wind, wind, wind, wind, ... until the whole roll of film has wound through.

 

I sent the camera off to one of the Fuji "approved" repair companies, Precision Camera in Connecticut. They held

on to it for about a month, then sent it back with a note that the parts needed for the repair were not available.

 

So what now? Am I stuck with a boat anchor? Are parts really unavailable for this model? Is there a camera "junk

yard" from which parts can be culled from old "wreckers"? Is there somebody else I should have sent the camera

to, instead?

 

Any advice?

 

-harry

[craig_supplee]

Try this camera repair shop. I can't remember his name, but the one person there is very knowledgeable on Fuji

cameras. Helped me out a lot with my GS 645.

 

Camera Wiz Camera Repair

169 Pleasant Hill Rd

Harrisonburg, VA 22801

 

(540) 434-8133

[dougmiles]

Camera Wiz = Frank Marshman, and I agree with Craig that the Wiz is great with Fujis and can often come up with unobtainable parts. Good experience.