Hasselblad service for V-system equipment?

[Godfrey]

With the passing of David Odess, I wonder who to send my V-system lenses and bodies to when they needs service. My old Planar 80/2.8 T* could use some looking after, who would you recommend?

Thanks in advance!
G

 

[B L]

Hi, If you dont mind sending your "v" to UK, https://www.classicv.co.uk/ is ex Hasselblad service person. I have used his service three times and very happy. I think import or export cost should be nil as the transit is for service/repair.

 

[Pieter 12]

Where are you? Steve’s in West Los Angeles and Key Camera in Longmont, Colorado both do good work.

 

[Godfrey]

Thanks for the references!
I'm in the SF Bay Area part of California ... I don't mind sending my gear to the UK, but a US service and repair business consumes less money and time in shipping.

There's no rush, I'm just trying to think ahead to when I want this gear serviced. That Planar 80 is developing a funky aperture ring control...

G

 

[Pieter 12]

Thanks for the references!
I'm in the SF Bay Area part of California ... I don't mind sending my gear to the UK, but a US service and repair business consumes less money and time in shipping.

There's no rush, I'm just trying to think ahead to when I want this gear serviced. That Planar 80 is developing a funky aperture ring control...

G

With all the professional photographers in the SF area, there has to be at least a couple of proficient techs.

 

[Godfrey]

Regards Hasselblad equipment, the shop I know of is Camera West, but I don't know what their service and such on V system equipment is like.

G

 

[Ai_Print]

I had a shutter blade on my 80mm CFE poking in a bit into the open view of the lens so I recently sent it in to Steve's Camera in LA. He said it was normal and other things seemed normal but there was a bit of haze and dust in the glass so I said sure, clean it up. He charged $345 to do that and that did not count the insured shipping back and forth. David was at $295 for labor on lenses before he passed so not too far off.

I'll be trying either Key Camera in my home state of Colorado or Mike at Samy's in LA who was just wonderful to talk to on the phone for any upcoming servicing. With David passing, a lot more work is going to these other places so I expect servicing costs to continue to climb.

 

[Hasslebad]

Steve’s has done great work on several of my lenses, body and back. I also had another back (winder didn’t stop at the first frame) repaired at Midwest Camera and they did a good job.

 

[Sandokan]

For those in Europe or Switzerland, I recommend Claudio Fabio in Zurich.

Classic Camera Repair - Repair and Service of all types of classic cameras, including Rollei, Rolleiflex, Nikon, Leica, Hasselblad, Minolta, Zeiss Ikon, Linhof, Konica, Olympus, Pentax, Mamiya and Canon

 

[tenmangu81]

And in France, "Les Victor", in Paris.

Hasselblad – Les Victor

Vente et réparation matériel Hasselblad et Profoto

www.lesvictor.com

They are very competent and nice. They repair only Hasselblad. And are official dealers for Hasselblad in France.