Retina & Retinette repair service.
If you've found your way to this page you were probably looking for help with a Retina camera problem. You can find some useful information on common Retina & Retinette faults on this page. If you are not keen on the do-it-yourself approach then perhaps you would rather have your camera restored to working condition by me instead of wielding the screwdrivers your self.
At about this stage you are likely to be wanting to know what all this is going to cost you. Listed below you will find a list of charges for common repairs.
CLA for Retina I, Ia, Ib models and most Retinettes.
Standard price for this service is US$85.00 including the cost of return by airmail to the US or Europe. The focus of the CLA is the shutter, but any minor repair, cleaning, lubrication or adjustments needed elsewhere in the camera will be dealt with at the same time for no additional charge.
Not infrequently Retina Ib cameras are found to to have a worn or damaged shutter cocking rack. I have a small supply of original Kodak parts and charge US$25.00 in addition to the standard CLA charge above if a replacement cocking rack is to be fitted.
Retina Ia cameras sometimes have broken frame counter spring. The frame counter mechanism was not especially well engineered, and the frame counter spring breaks from repeated bending in normal use. I have a small supply of original Kodak replacements here, and when needed, I can fit a new spring for US$25.00 in addition to the standard CLA charge. (Having a working frame counter is not essential to using these cameras by any means, but it is a convenience.)
CLA for Retina IIa, IIc, IIIc, IIC, and IIIC.
Standard price for this service is US$105.00
including the cost of return by airmail to the US or Europe. The focus of the CLA is the shutter, but any minor reapir, cleaning,
lubrication or adjustments needed elsewhere in the camera will be dealt with
at the same time for no additional charge. Normally this will include stripping, cleaning, reassembling and adjusting the rangefinder on these models.
Not infrequently Retina IIc, and IIIc cameras are found to to have a worn or damaged shutter cocking rack. I have a small supply of original Kodak parts and charge US$25.00 in addition to the standard CLA charge above if a replacement cocking rack is to be fitted.
Retina IIa cameras sometimes have broken frame counter spring. The frame counter mechanism was not especially well engineered, and the frame counter spring breaks from repeated bending in normal use. I have a small supply of original Kodak replacements here, and when needed, I can fit a new spring for US$25.00 in addition to the standard CLA charge. (Having a working frame counter is not essential to using these cameras by any means, but it is a convenience.)
Shutter CLA for Retina IIIS, Retina Reflex, Retina Reflex S, Reflex III, Reflex IV.
Standard
price for this service is US$175.00 including the cost of airmail back to
the US or Europe. This price also includes the cost of replacing the meter
cord if required, and any minor reapir, cleaning, lubrication and adjustment needed
elsewhere in the camera. I have good supply of new shutter cocking racks for
Retina Reflex III and IV models, and I charge US$20.00 in addition to the
CLA cost where a new rack is required. I also have a dwindling stock of exposure
meters for most of these models for which I charge US$25.00.
Shutter only repairs
Something for those of you already fairly competent in DIY camera repair. Save some money, do most of the repair work yourself and send just the shutter to be CLA'd by me.
If you remove the shutter, and send it to me, I can do a CLA and send it home again ready for you to install.
This service is offered for US$55 including the cost of airmailing the shutter home to you.
This service is mostly aimed at those of you with the folding Retina models, or perhaps the Retinettes.
As for the IIIS and Reflex models, you'll need to be very skilled in camera repair just to remove and replace the shutter correctly, and therefore the actual shutter CLA should be well within your abilities.