Valued Customers

After 47 Years of repairing cameras I finally have retired (sort of :-)

I will still do some repairs, however very selective only.

• I'm available for all sensor cleans
• I will do Insurance Quotes for you
• I will do repairs to all Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 (Mk1 & Mk2) & EF 24-105mm f/4.0 lenses with the communication error (aperture flex replace)
• Trading in quality second hand Cameras and Lenses

Please call 0490 127 015 and

• leave your name
• phone number
• a short message with the exact camera/lens model and what needs repairing.
  

This is am answering (message) only phone.

I will call you back later on and we can discuss it and make an appointment (this can now be outside normal business hours).

As I mentioned above I will be very selective on what I will do and what not.

Please don't be too dissaponted if I say No to a job, after all I'm now retired (sort of :-)

Thank you, Peter

Second Hand Cameras & Lenses
for Sale
Good, Clean Qualitywith 6 months warranty

If you like to purchase from our "For Sale List"
contact me via FB to arrange a day and time

- Sensor clean available
- Insurance Quotes
- Camera repairs
- Lens repair and calibration service

- With over 47 years of experience in the Camera   Repair Business I pride myself to provide quality
  camera and lens repairs and service.
- I am up-to-date with latest digital technology
  utilising the latest software and methods
  available.

- I specialise in Lens repairs, cleaning incl.
  fungus removal.
- Lens calibration Service is available. I offer a   software based Camera to Lens calibration   Service (depending on brand and model).

- All repairs are backed up with a six months   guarantee and are done on my premises.

- Print out our our Repair Form (Pdf)

I do more then just cleaning the Sensor, our service includes cleaning the whole of the inside of the Mirror Box, the Mirror itself, the Focusing Screen (inside and outside) and the AF Sub-Mirror. N.B.   Every sensor cleaning we do is always by
wet method, not dry swabbing.

Follow these few simple instructions:

- Mount a 50mm lens ( or a zoom lens set on   50mm), set AF to manual
- Select AV
- Select 100 ASA
- Set f/22
- Set Quality to L or Fine
- Take a shot of the blue image below (does not     have to be in focus)
- View the shot you have just taken in your favorite   image editor program, adjust contrast to full.

Any dust or particle on your sensor (low pass filter) will show up.
If you would like your sensor professionally cleaned, contact me.

Did you know if your camera is damaged, you may claim it on your HOUSEHOLD INSURANCE under the "accidental damage" section!

For the cost of $110.00 or $220.00 (depending on equipment) (incl. GST) I will supply you with a written appraisal for your Insurance.

You will not have to get a 2nd Quote from another Repair Shop as I am well known in the Insurance Industry.

Canon EF 24-70mm 2.8 L USM MK1

I'm seeing an increase in numbers of these lenses causing an Error Code

What happens is this (refer image1 below):

- The aperture flex is fitted with a double sided tape to the lens barrel (blue arrow)
- This double sided sticky tape fails and the flex is now loose.
- As you zoom the lens, it bends the flex (visible under the red arrow)
- When you zoom back, the linkage lever catches the flex and rips it partially (green arrow)

Image2 shows the damaged flex caused by the zoom linkage lever.

This is an expensive repair; to replace the flex the lens has to be completely dismantled.
The lens now has to be recalibrated as all lens groups had to be removed (original adjustments are no longer applicable).

I have come up with a simple and a cost efficient solution to prevent this from happening by fitting a special tape to securely fix the flex to the lens barrel. It will never come loose on it's own this way.
See image3 which shows the flex securely fitted with the special tape.

Remember the lens will fail on a job (and it will !) not by sitting in it's case!

The flex replacement cost of $720.00 invludes the fitting of the flex to the barrel.

image1   Image2   image3

I am committed
to provide my customers with quality advice, cost effective and reliable camera service and camera repairs to all photographic equipment including digital camera repairs and lens repairs, backed up with a six month guarantee.

My r company has been operating successfully since 1984. In 1999 we re-located from Ashgrove to Petrie, Brisbane, Australia.