recommended by minox GERMANY 8x11mm and 35mm camera repaire

Every repair has a one year guarantee.  No arguments no weasel-like statements of plausible deniability. We do not cover accidental damage caused by user failure (for example, incorrect battery usage, battery explosions, etc). Customs procedures are tricky. We can advise per country in the EU to avoid duty before you send:  describe as 'used camera for repair and return with no transfer of ownership'.

We aim for a maximum of three weeks (not three-six months).  Repairs with a demanded timescale will have a 25% surcharge. Customs details are explained on the form.

The specialist skills and parts needed to service and repair these cameras means that typical servicing repair costs have a range from £99-£399. Most are low-to-mid-range. Riga and Minox II repair costs reflect the relative complexity and technical difficulties from a 1930s-1940's camera.

We always clean the lenses all cameras as standard.

We tend not to estimate repairs. By the time we have traced the problem, it is as well do complete the repair: especially on the 8x11mm's. 

We can repair the following standard models:

A,B,C,BL,EC,LX,CLX,EC-X

We can repair many VEF Minox Riga camera faults.  Common repairable faults to all Minox 8x11 but particular to the VEF model. Riga repairs are more expensive, reflecting the individual nature of the cameras: all were hand built with adjustment per camera. Parts are very scarce.

We can repair most faults with the Minox II and verify the presence (or sadly not) of a 5 element lens. We cannot retrofit the film lens once removed. Minox would discreetly replace the five element film lens with a III-type Complan lens. Parts are scarce.

Our repair offerings on AX cameras are restricted. This is because of the non-availabity of parts unique to the AX, such as the shutter and focus dial: these were based on but different to than those on the LX. We can perform most repairs, however.

Our repair offerings on any Gold (Au) cameras may be restricted. This is because of the non-availabity of parts unique to these cameras such as the shutter and focus dial. AX repairs are also restricted.

1. Shutter
2. Stuck dials
3. Jammed camera
4. Wind on
5. Frame counter
6. Viewfinder cleaning
7. Back catch
8. Dirty lenses
9. Replace Viewfinder
10. Dent removal (not on all dents but many)
11. Battery chamber cleaning 
12. Meter rebuild owing to leakage (BL)
13. Wiring faults (most)
14. ASA dial repair
15. Meter window replacement (LX/TLX/CLX)
16. Shutter re-attachment
17. Front/rear element lens fungus removal

We can repair most Minox 35's up to economic repair levels. We can repair and service the following models:

EL/GL/PL/PE/GT/AL/MB/ML/MDC/GT-E/GT-S/GT-X/GSE

We cannot restore the crumbly finish of a GT-E II/GT-X

The MDC and MDC gold cameras are easily dented, and we cannot get the dents out of these.

1. Shutter jam (very common)
2. Aperture jam (very common)
3. Flash
4. Rewind Crank
5. Jammed camera
6. Wind on (common)
7. Frame counter
8. Back catch
9. Dirty lenses (common)
10. Replace Viewfinder (common)
11. Battery chamber cleaning  (common)
12. Battery Check Button
13. 2x exposure button (usually caused by a faulty repair)
14. Wiring faults (most)
15. Meter correction (G/P/E  35mm cameras)
16. LED fix (ML/MB)
17. ISO plate replacement (35) 
18. Fixing previous user-attempted repairs (becoming more common)
19. Fixing previous mis-repaired cameras (becoming very common)
20. Front/rear element lens fungus removal

We can repair the following accessories. These are relatively expensive to repair because of limited

repair data from Minox themselves:

• 35 Flashes (FC/TC/MF)
• 8x11mm Flashes (ME1 - sometimes) ME2 batteries are unobtainable but we do stock ME2 chargers
• Projectors (HP24)
• Enlarger bulb wiring