In 1938 it changed its name to Asahi Optical Co., Ltd. The company was founded as Asahi Kogaku Goshi Kaisha in November 1919 by Kumao Kajiwara, at a shop in the Toshima suburb of Tokyo, and began producing spectacle lenses (which it still manufactures). 3 Corporate cooperation and competitionĬorporate history Early history.If it works OK and there's no loss of IQ, then I would leave it alone and use as normal, though as it's your baby, you have to do whatever you think is best for you. Personally, I wouldn't be bothered about it. I would contact them and see what they say, though make sure you get any costs for checking/testing before sending the lens and also get a price to correct (if required) as you don't want any surprises. Maybe someone with more experience with this Minolta lens could give me there thoughts.Īs per my last post, according to K-M, the USA/Canada repair agent is Precision Camera. There a slight movement up and down in the center of the lens a rocking up and down motion, It does not have any effect what so ever with image quality. I have a small concern about the lens barrel.
I the lens works great!! picture are super nice.
I currently own the Minolta 300 2.8 G second design series lens. Instead of starting a new post I need someone to help me with a Lens repair service in the USA.
To the OP, I hope the info will be of use to you and maybe you can update your thread once you've contacted any of the service/repair agents and decided on a plan of action.Įdited by Pirate - 17 March 2016 at 17:43 If anyone else needs a regional Sony/Minolta repair/service agent, you can find the list of companies and contact info here and the main Minolta website here.
I suggest you contact both either by phone or email to get an indication of whether it's something they can correct without any parts, so it'll be more like a lens service and correction, though also ask if they require your camera body so the lens can be calibrated to it, otherwise they'll likely use an older model DSLR like an A100 or A700 for example. The second is based in Bremen, Germany and are called RTC Solutions (formally known as Runtime Contract GmbH). Glass is normally a RESTRICTED item, and lenses contain glass, so cannot be fully insured, but also check your own postal service website for both RESTRICTED and PROHIBITED items (a lot of people charge for insurance when shipping lenses but as they're not covered due to them falling into the RESTRICTED items list) so there's no point in paying for additional insurance as you can't claim anyway! Also check: Parcel2Go, Parcel Monkey and Postage Supermarket and look at the options available using the quote option. Look on the Interparcel website for prices (you might be able to open an account), though do note that 99% of all carriers/couriers will ship certain items but may not be covered by insurance. One is in the UK called Camera Repair Workshop (CRW) who were the Minolta (UK) repair agent and they still continue to do so, but a call to Dave is the contact method of choice (I've used them twice and the service is excellent), though no matter who you use, should a part is required, that may make the repair impossible as no-one can put a warranty on the repair should they even consider using a used part (if required), so make sure you ask first before sending, though I would suggest using UPS who I use all the time for heavy items up to 20kg, high value and/or delicate goods as UPS IMHO are THE BEST courier as they handle parcels properly and you'll know it will be delivered in the same condition you sent it in.