mp...advice

[lex665]

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hi I just got back my leica mp after a long period of waiting to get repaired... it's great to have her back...

 

I'm new to leica...been unhappy such a long wait for parts to say I only have owned her a few months....bought mint copy 2nd hand

 

I can't remember if the camera operated like this before. when I put the camera in off/b position if you touch the shutter release button the exposure/shutter balance display lights up in view finder (one triangle) and if I cover the lens it blinks

Im pretty sure this means the camera off switch is not working...any help greatly appreciated

thanks:)

[redbaron]

It thinks you have the lens cap on, so it blinks to remind you.

[aesop]

It thinks you have the lens cap on, so it blinks to remind you.

 

 

...sorry to contradict you, redbaron, but the exposure meter is turned off in the B/OFF setting, hence the diode should not flash. No diodes should come on when the shutter speed dial is in the B/OFF position.

 

lex66, please refer to pages 94-95 of the MP manual for further clarification. And welcome to the forum.

[lex665]

Thanks aesop...

 

I thought I might have to have shutter uncocked in off/b position....to work...so there must be something wrong with her then...back to the repairer...leica is becoming "not leica"....bugger!!

[redbaron]

Ahh, good point. I missed the B part.

[Stealth3kpl]

Lex665, what was the original problem?

Pete

[Guest dk_samurai]

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back to the repairer...leica is becoming "not leica"....bugger!!

 

Welcome to the forum, and welcome to the disappointing world of Leica repair service.

 

I sent in a 28mm 'cron for servicing in March, but then in June parts of the lens came lose. I also bought a brand new 50mm 'lux in May, and three weeks later the apeture ring sticks. I sent them both in under warranty... took 7 weeks to repair.

 

Leica makes wonderful cameras - when they work. Be prepared to wait a long time when sending things in for service!

 

/David

 

PS.: Yes, the MP meter should not light up when in the B/OFF setting.

[aesop]

Welcome to the forum, and welcome to the disappointing world of Leica repair service.

 

I sent in a 28mm 'cron for servicing in March, but then in June parts of the lens came lose. I also bought a brand new 50mm 'lux in May, and three weeks later the apeture ring sticks. I sent them both in under warranty... took 7 weeks to repair.

 

Leica makes wonderful cameras - when they work. Be prepared to wait a long time when sending things in for service!

 

/David

 

PS.: Yes, the MP meter should not light up when in the B/OFF setting.

 

 

...not necessarily the case, David. Repair times usually depend on one or a combination of the following factors:

 

1) where you send the item (i.e. staffing issues);

2) availability of required replacement parts; and,

3) the actual nature of the repair (any "special" processes involved?).

 

I am not a Leica apologist, but have had turnarounds that ranged from a couple of hours (literally) to 4 months. Before the item went in for repair, I had a fair idea what sort of waiting time I would have to contend with - and to be fair to Leica, good or bad news was delivered in a professional manner. And for each case, I requested and received regular updates - in other words, I fully understood what was going on.

 

However, I do agree that, by all accounts (personal experience and hearsay), QC is not quite what it used to be.<sigh>