Re: [Leica] Photo equipment repair training (off-topic)

[howard wells <sandwell@earthlink.net>]

Dave Richards wrote:

> This is a bit off-topic but still pertinent to the group.
>
> I'm at the time of my life when a career change is feasible.  I've been a
> photographer (strictly amateur) for most of my life and love not only the
> process and results but also the gear.  (Yes, I admit to being something of
> a hardware freak, although you wouldn't know it from my rather sparse
> collection.)
>
> I'd love to learn equipment repair but I'm having no luck finding somewhere
> to learn.  There's nothing in my home locale (Denver) and nothing I've been
> able to locate on the web using any search engines.
>
> Someone must teach it, since there seems to be no lack of technicians.
> (Good ones are a different matter.)  So where do I go and who do I find to
> learn from?
>
> Dave

Try C&C Associates (1-800-624-9621) This correspondence school recently changed
hands but was started and run for years by Phil Zimmerman (www.ztsinc.com) who
is a modern legend in the camera repair field. The Society of
Photo-Technologists even named an award for him, known as the Zimmy for short.
Phil helped bring independent camera repair into the electronic age, and did
training videos and seminars for almost all of the big 5 manufacturers.  He now
makes test equipment and also has the world's only lithium & alkaline battery
tester that puts your batteries under a load for realistic testing. This is not
a commercial plug, I don't have any financial interest in his business, but he
is a relative of mine and I did do his marketing years ago. Cheers,

Howard Wells