Have you looked into any camera repair shops in the US, like in California or Texas? I’d imagine it would be less expensive than shipping it to and from Japan.

I contacted Nikon in Japan and they said they couldn't help me directly.

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We are very sorry, but we cannot request repairs from overseas or ship repaired items overseas. The repair services provided by our company are for customers who live or stay in Japan only, and are only available in Japan. In addition, for FM10, the repair service period has already ended and there is no stock of repair repair parts, so unfortunately we do not accept repairs. We sincerely apologize for not being able to help you with your inquiry, but we ask for your understanding.

Nice to meet you.

I use an old PENTAX MX, not a Nikon FM.

The PENTAX MX is a camera manufactured over 40 years ago, and cannot be repaired by current PENTAX.

Therefore, I follow the X account of a workshop that repairs such old cameras.

If there is a problem with my PENTAX MX BODY, I will ask one of them to repair it.

From the contents of their regular posts, I judge that they are reliable and skilled craftsmen.

They rely on broken camera bodies distributed in Japan to procure parts. Therefore, repair costs tend to be high.

If you want to ask them to do the work, you can contact them.

I don't know if they take on work from overseas, but I will introduce their x.com account.

カメラのロッコー (Camera Rokko) : https://x.com/rokkoo2013

東京カメラサービス (Tokyo Camera Service) : https://x.com/tanukiNo1

東京フィルムカメラ修理工房 (Tokyo Film Camera Repair Workshop) : https://x.com/tokyofilmcamera