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My great weekend ended in the worst way last night - I was taking a photo and the camera stopped winding on. After rewinding the film and having a look inside, the shutter had stopped halfway across, at an angle. It's jammed :-(

 

The timing is really bad, in a month I am moving from Japan back to the uk. I have emailed Leica Japan (yet to get back to me) asking what's the best course of action, but I think it might be best to wait until I'm in the uk and take it to the Leica store in London.

 

Does anyone have experience with this problem? Or taking a broken Leica to a shop? I'm also wondering how much it's likely to cost...

 

Thanks for any help guys,

 

It's been a sad day.

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Remove the lens, bottom and back-plate. Carefully examine the shutter from both sides. Look for a bit of film, probably torn off at a sprocket hole, in the shutter.

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My great weekend ended in the worst way last night - I was taking a photo and the camera stopped winding on. After rewinding the film and having a look inside, the shutter had stopped halfway across, at an angle. It's jammed :-(

 

The timing is really bad, in a month I am moving from Japan back to the uk. I have emailed Leica Japan (yet to get back to me) asking what's the best course of action, but I think it might be best to wait until I'm in the uk and take it to the Leica store in London.

 

Does anyone have experience with this problem? Or taking a broken Leica to a shop? I'm also wondering how much it's likely to cost...

 

Thanks for any help guys,

 

It's been a sad day.

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Yes I had this a few years ago - Leica Solms repaired it at no cost even though camera warranty had expired.

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