Premium Member Francis Kuhn Posted October 1, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted October 1, 2006 Just wondering if there is anyone who specializes in repairs to the Leicina Super 8 cameras and what the spare parts situation is. I like the camera, but I'm afraid to buy into something that can't be serviced reliably. (When I have a little more time I'll post my Beaulieu repair nightmare story.) Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris evans Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Unfortunately, I can't help you with your Leicina solution, I'm a little more curious about your Beaulieu nightmare. I'm looking around right now for a place to get mine serviced and returned to 24fps (currently 25fps from the previous owner). I've contacted by email Pro8mm and IJM. Any info? cblue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Francis Kuhn Posted October 2, 2006 Author Premium Member Share Posted October 2, 2006 Unfortunately, I can't help you with your Leicina solution, I'm a little more curious about your Beaulieu nightmare. I'm looking around right now for a place to get mine serviced and returned to 24fps (currently 25fps from the previous owner). I've contacted by email Pro8mm and IJM. Any info? cblue Chris: I'll PM you with the specifics. I don't really want to name names on the open forum. My Beaulieu, a 4008ZMII I use for just for fun, kept locking up. In a nutshell, it went to two of the LA-area Beaulieu specialists and five months and over $600 in repair fees later it was still locking up. Finally sent it to Bjorn Andersson in Sweden. Bjorn opened it up and it was an absolute disaster inside: a broken part floating around jamming the gears; a broken viewfinder tube; back focus out-of-adjustment, and--get this--no sign at all that anyone had done any cleaning or lubrication. Finding Bjorn reminds me of the time I found Arriflex tech Axel Broda. It's like finding a good, honest auto mechanic. You just want to tell everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Oliver Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Just wondering if there is anyone who specializes in repairs to the Leicina Super 8 cameras and what the spare parts situation is. I like the camera, but I'm afraid to buy into something that can't be serviced reliably. (When I have a little more time I'll post my Beaulieu repair nightmare story.) Thanks. Hi; http://super8wiki.com/index.php/Leicina_Special:_Repair I don't know of any "official" Leicina service agents, there is a guy by the name of Sparky (I think he posts here)? who is quite a Leicina expert and has been known to take in cameras when he has time, I keep hearing that www.duallcamera.com have a very good super 8 repair service.... Good luck and please post your findings, I have a 2nd Leicina body that sounds like it needs a service that I picked up in a good deal on ebay due to spare part fear ;) Olly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Glenn Brady Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Let me guess . . . one of the LA area Beaulieu specialists so-called who did nothing to fix your camera (but charged you anyway) was Irv Higdon's IJM Incorporated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Francis Kuhn Posted October 4, 2006 Author Premium Member Share Posted October 4, 2006 My Beaulieu 4008 ZMII came back from Bjorn Andersson in Sweden today; a bag with all the scraps of broken and replaced parts were returned as well. It looks and sounds perfect, seem a bit quieter than before and the viewfinder is now clean. . . .no sign at all that anyone had done any cleaning or lubrication. Bjorn asked that I clarify the above statement I posted earlier in this thread. He says attempts at cleaning and lubrication by the two outfits I sent the camera to prior to giving it to him may have done, but if so, were done improperly. "What I meant about cleaning/re-oiling, was that the cleaning and re-oiling was not properly made. It?s not so easy, that only some drips of oil that has to be put here and there. Cleaning first, then a fraction of special oil. Regards, Bjorn" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Thompson Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Let me guess . . . one of the LA area Beaulieu specialists so-called who did nothing to fix your camera (but charged you anyway) was Irv Higdon's IJM Incorporated. say it isn't so. i just sent irv 300 bucks. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Francis Kuhn Posted September 19, 2007 Author Premium Member Share Posted September 19, 2007 say it isn't so. i just sent irv 300 bucks. :o Orlando, I absolutely recommend Bjorn for any kind of Beaulieu service. He is the real deal and he did a fantastic job repairing the "repairs" made to my camera by the other two places. The only problem is that he's a little too far away! The shipping and insurance from California were almost as much as the repair itself. After I got my ZMII back from Bjorn it worked great before developing another, unrelated problem. I didn't want to spend the cash to send it to Bjorn again, so I tried Bernie O'Doherty at Super 16 Inc. Really fast service (done right the first time) and reasonable prices (unlike some of the LA Super 8 "specialists") Here's the link: http://super16inc.com/ Here's a bit of good advice: Send your camera to Bernie! You will not be sorry, I promise you. Good luck, -Fran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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