| If your expensive and latest-technology digital SLR | | | | model. If this is the case, you should go to specialized |
| camera gets broken, the obvious and first thing to do | | | | camera shops that are willing to revive your camera |
| is to contact the manufacturer and bring the camera | | | | from scratch or improvise parts to make it work. I |
| to the nearest branch. For example, if your Canon | | | | recommend the Professional Camera Repair shop |
| EOS gets broken and you're residing in the US, you | | | | located in New York City. |
| can send your camera to Canon USA. The phone | | | | For those who own a Hasselblad, I recommend you |
| numbers and other contact details for repair facility | | | | get in touch with Gil Ghitelman and consider sending |
| and services are usually found on company websites | | | | your camera to him. He's the Hasselblad go-to person |
| so getting contact information shouldn't be that hard. | | | | in my book because he hires his own Hasselblad repair |
| If you live in a far-flung place in a third world country | | | | person. |
| with no known nearby offices of camera companies, | | | | If you live in New England, you've probably heard of |
| you can still FedEx your camera to a repair center. | | | | Steve Grimes - the only camera legend living in the |
| Just make sure you include your credit card number | | | | area. He can help you out with all sorts of large format |
| so they can charge you for their services. Another | | | | issues and problems with customize machining. He also |
| option would be to send it directly to the importing | | | | does lens mounting, large format shutter repairs, etc. |
| company. | | | | You can check out his website at and contact him |
| If you're into vintage cameras and you have a 35mm | | | | through 401-762-0857. I can't run down all |
| camera and wouldn't mind spending 200-300 bucks for | | | | recommendable repair shops or go-to persons in |
| repair services, you can send the camera back to | | | | every state, so your best bet would be to ask around |
| Pentax or Nikon or any trusted camera manufacturer. | | | | and do your own research on where you can get |
| Know, however, that there some manufacturers who | | | | quality SLR camera repair services in your state. If all |
| don't want to bother with models that are over 20 | | | | else fails and you feel that your camera is beyond |
| years old. These guys will simply tell you that there are | | | | repair, there's no other choice but to get a new one. |
| no longer any parts available for your vintage camera | | | | |