Advance Camera Repair

Get your Leica R Series Lenses Serviced! We're thrilled to be able to offer full CLAs and cinema services on this legendary line of lenses:
Cleanings? Absolutely.
Focus dampened sets? You betcha.
Declicking? We've got you covered!

Our technicians have more than 100 years of experience between them, check out the link in our bio for more information.

This week’s comes from .suth.photo ! She photographed Mark Tuan at the Showbox in Seattle with a Pentax IQ Zoom 120mi bought from us, shooting Cinestill 800T (no flash!) This cute little camera is the perfect size for concerts and other events.
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She really wanted to photograph this because shooting concerts has been something she’s wanted to try for years! But due to the pandemic, that couldn’t happen for awhile. Thank goodness live music is back!!
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If you want to submit your images to be featured, tag us in your post, DM us, or click the link in bio! Any images made with gear purchased from or repaired by us are good to go. We can’t wait to see what you’ve made!
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This week’s comes to us from and WOW. If you haven’t seen his work, check out his page!

These images were made on his Rolleiflex using Ilford HP5 here in Portland. We repaired the Rollei after it came in for an advancing issue and CLA’ed it! 📷

If you’d like to be featured on our page, click the link in bio to submit your images!! We love to see what our customers make with the gear that passes through our shop ☺️

To celebrate the end of September, we’re back with another 📷
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These photos are from a test roll made by a customer whose Rolleicord III we saved after it fell in a pond. We were able to save it and send it back to her, and it works perfectly!
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we’re SO happy it works again and your photos turned out. Also, for test images they’re beautiful! 😍
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If your gear has gotten wet, send us a message and we’ll see what we can do! Also stay tuned for some tips and tricks coming your way….
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We love seeing the images that our customers make! Send us your images if you’d like to be featured here - either DM us or click the link in bio to submit!
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is back! It’s been a bit, but this week’s post is from one of our long-time customers who has also done some work for us,
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These photos were made on a Kowa Six using 120 Kodak Gold in the Alvord desert during a road trip through rural Oregon. He met and photographed small town locals and fellow travelers.
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Noyel has brought several cameras to us for repair and we love seeing what he makes with them! I’d you haven’t, check out his page. He not only shoots with his medium format and 35mm cameras, but he also makes tintype portraits and runs a wet plate workshop for people wanting to make their own tintypes and learn more about them!
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We love seeing the images our customers make!! If you want to be featured on our page, send us a message! You can also click the link in our bio to submit your images.
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Need your lens calibrated? We can do it! Bring it on by the shop and we can calibrate your lens to whichever body you have. We can do regular, dock, and zoom dock adjustments in the shop, and the turnaround time for those is 3-5 days. If you have any questions or want to know more, DM us or give us a call! ​​​​​​​​
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Advance Camera is currently searching for an eager, detail-oriented, and enthusiastic individual to help assist us with our customers. Advance Camera has been repairing and servicing camera and photo equipment for over 30 years. We work on cameras from nearly every era and take a lot of pride in the work that we do. Our ideal candidate will have some camera expertise but more importantly they’ll be someone who is excited to build upon that knowledge. We’re looking for someone who is organized and people-oriented as the candidate’s main tasks would include assisting customers with repairs that come in the door, working closely with our techs to assess problems and communicate those issues to the customer, part ordering and receiving, and helping us get repairs back to our customers. This is a full-time position and we are looking for someone who is willing to work on Saturdays as we are open Tuesday - Saturday weekly. This past couple of years have been a good challenge for us as we’ve been busier than ever and would really love some help with maintaining the high level customer service that our patrons are accustomed to.

This position is Tuesday through Saturday, 10-6.

Please send your resume to [Email hidden], we very much look forward to meeting you.

Hello and Happy Friday everyone! We're currently hiring for a full-time position!

We're looking for someone to manage repairs and help direct internal repair flow. They would work with our customers, from shops and schools that send us repairs to walk-in customers. You will be also be working with manufacturers for parts and repairs. Additionally, you must have good organizational skills and be a self starter. Love of cameras and people is a must! The position is Tuesday through Saturday, 10am-6pm.

If you're interested or know someone who may be, reach out to us! You can email us at [email protected] or DM us for more information. Please send all resumes via email.

Wow. May is almost over. Hello June, please don’t bring 100 degree heat with you!
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This week, our Feature Friday is made up of three beautiful photos made by on a Minolta X-570 that we repaired.
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The first is just a fun shot of sheep on what we think is Lomochrome purple film - if you haven’t tried it yet, do it! The second image was made while Jeff worked in Texas along the Mexican border. It was outside of a worksite that was almost inaccessible, even with a 4x4 truck. Last but not least, the waterfall image was made on a day off when Jeff was near Yosemite while working in California, so they spent the day walking around the park!
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If you have gear that’s been repaired by or purchased from us, send us your images! We’d love to share them here for Feature Friday. DM us or click the link in bio to submit!
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This FT-2 is one for the books. It’s a Soviet-era panoramic camera, manufactured between 1958-1968.
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It takes 35mm film, but the film has to be loaded into special cassettes. It’s a 120 degree image that’s made over a curved film plane using the simple metal viewfinder. The viewfinder itself is interesting because it folds down when not in use and there’s a circular level in front of it.
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This camera was released under several different names - the Spiratone, the Panorama, and the Spaceview - and there were 16,662 made.
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Have you used a panoramic camera? Tell us in the comments!
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Happy Feature Friday everyone!
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This week’s image comes from Robert, who recently had their mother’s old Ricoh XR-P repaired by us. Its mirror had slipped out of place, and we were able to fix it for them. This is from the first roll that they ran through the camera, using Arista EDU 400, on the full auto program mode. The meter is working great for them, and this image is beautiful! We’re so happy that we were able to repair this camera for you Robert!
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We repair a wide variety of cameras and our estimates are free, so if you have a repair that needs to be done, stop by or shoot us an email!
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To see more of Robert’s work, check out their Instagram
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Did you know we do sensor cleanings? If you’ve got a digital camera - APS-C, full frame, or medium format - we’ve got you covered!
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Our techs Joe and Jodi do most of the cleanings, but sometimes Dave will pop in to do big ones like medium format cameras. We do sensor cleanings on mirrorless cameras as well! With each body that comes in for a cleaning, we include one lens with it for free.
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After the camera is detailed and cleaned, our techs print a before and after sheet of the sensor that’s with your camera when you pick it up. That way you can see the difference and how thorough our techs are!
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