Newton Ellis & Co. (Est.1948)
Camera repairs, Lens repair, Camcorder repair
Digital cameras with spots on your pictures - Most digital cameras will suffer from this problem especially with DSLR's. Dust and other debris build up on the filter in front of the CCD (sensor) and as a result show as out of focus blobs or fuzzy marks on your pictures. Some people try to clean it themselves and cause other problems like scratching the filter or damaging the shutter blades. We can professionally clean it for you so you know it will be done correctly. It normally takes about 5 days to complete but we do have an express service which is 24hrs, do check with us first to book it in with us at a convenient time. Compact digital camera can also have this problem, we can dismantle the camera and clean the sensor and lens unit as required.
Digital cameras with cracked or dead LCD screens - Many cameras such as Sony - A330, T200. Nikon - D90, S220. Lumix - TZ30, FX-01. Canon - 600D, Ixus 70. Fuji - J10, S7000 and many other models can have this problem. We can replace the LCD screen on most cameras.
Digital cameras using Compact Flash cards - These cameras have two rows of pins within the camera body and can bend or snap off. Symptoms are - hard to insert memory cards or an error message such as CF Error etc. We recommend removing the battery ASAP as it could short out the camera causing other problems. Then get it to us for repair or contact us for more info.
We also recommend having any cards you intend to use again checked over because if there is any damage to the card it can bend the pins again.
Fungus growing in camera lenses or binoculars - Fungus can grow on the coatings of lens elements or prisms in binoculars. If we catch it in time they can be successfully cleaned.
Binoculars with double vision - If you have knocked or dropped your binoculars then it can cause double vision and requires collimation. It is easy to check, just look through them and if the image circle looks like it is two image circles and your eyes feel strained then they have this problem. We can recollimate them for you which will bring the image back to as it should be.
Over the past few years we are seeing increasing numbers of lenses with fungal growths. It is easy to check for - open up the aperture and hold the lens to a bright light. If you see any dark patches which may look like cobwebs then the lens needs to be looked at. If you catch it in the early stages we can clean the affected lens elements successfully.
If you are sending a repair to us then why not download our booking-in form. It helps to speed things up and can be viewed and printed out in Word or WordPad. It also has some useful posting and packing information. Please print it out and complete the form making sure to write clear and include a contact phone number and email address.
Download in from here - Booking-in Form
Most cameras from the late 1960’s onward, quite often need the light seal foam on the back door or mirror area replacing. We have various thickness of light seal foam to accommodate most cameras and can replace this for you if required. You can check the seals yourself by touch; if they feel sticky or hard and crumbling they need replacing.
Most common repairs...
