My recent experiences with repairs @ Haspel make it that I am not taking my
business there anymore.
I would not recommend him.
Bart
On 11/15/06, Wiliam Wagenaar <wiliam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Since then I have dealt with Jaap Korten in Rotterdam several times. His
> return times are mostly within two weeks, especially if you call him
> first, and his rates are quite low in my opinion. I have let him repair
> several lenses over the years. Usually complete CLA (or building an
> 80mm/2 from only a heap of metal and glass I bought on the Internet)
> costs about EUR 40,--, including his shipping. Jaap Korten is the man
> behing wide-angle who sold the 16mm to Olaf Greve to celebrate the
> "silver" 25th TOPE event. I also know Jaap from the camera fairs in the
> Netherlands. He buys end sell Olympus exclusively. To my knowledge Jaap
> is not an official repairman, but has another daytime business. He is
> quite knowledgeable about the whole OM-system however. www.wide-angle.nl
>
> Another option in the Netherlands is Haspel Camera services. They are a
> bit bigger and specialised in the repair of older cameras. I have only
> dealt with them when I bought something from them at a camera fair
> (T-32+BG2 for HFL 175,-- (now EUR 80,--) IIRC, little fang). They are
> highly regarded however by the Dutch Camera Magazine, which is also
> specialised in photo equipment. On their site, I see they also do
> service for Olympus Netherlands and some other firms.
> http://www.camera-reparatie.nl/
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Wiliam
>
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