Leica MP Frames (bright lines) stuck - Repair in London?

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Hello (this is my first post).

I was checking the frame selector yesterday on my Leica MP and the frames got stuck on 35/135mm bright lines. This isn't too bad for me as I use a 35mm lens all the time at the moment. However, I'd like to get it fixed as I'm thinking of getting a 50mm lens at some point.

Has anybody else had this problem and found a solution? Or is it something I need to take in for repair. If it is a repair situation can you recommend a London based company/technician (I live in East London). Ideally I'd like the repair to be done quickly (and at reasonable cost) as I don't like to be parted from my beautiful camera for too long!

Many thanks.🙂
 
If those excellent suggestions don't work then you could take it in to any of the Leica vendors in London. I'm sure someone such as Red Dot Cameras, Richard Caplan, Aperture, R G Lewis etc. would endeavour to help you. Alternatively, try one of the other camera shops where you can find knowledgeable staff - eg London Camera Exchange, Jacobs on New Oxford St or others.
 
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Many thanks for those suggestion guys. Unfortunately, twiddling the lever hasn't helped. CRR in Luton isn't taking repairs till May, and is also quite a journey for me. I'll probably give Red Dot a go as they are quite local. I'll report back with the result.
 
I assume the selcetor moves well but the frames do not. Get the camera quite warm, say under a coat, or wait for summer. It might help free up some lubricated mechanical connection. I am not sure where things are stuck. An MP isn't very old. Of course its an astonishing development in such a camera. Should be like the Rolls Royce stories of old. After letting Leica know of this an unmarked van should pull up outside your house and two dust-coated German gentleman from Solms should lock themselves in your dining room for an hour and emerge with your repaired camera and disappear without a word.
 
Yes Richard, you are correct, the selector moves fine, it's just the framelines which are stuck. And yes, not an old camera. I bought it used 2 years ago sn: MP-28909** and it has been getting a fair ammount of use.

I've been reading up on the internet and it does seem a rare problem, although some people have had it happen to their M6's it seems.

I'll keep an eye out for the dust coated gentlemen from Solms.😉
 
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Repaired

So after digging around in the MP's box I find a valid Leica Passport (hurrah!), although it is a used camera, a quick email to Leica confirms I can get my camera repaired, free of charge by Leica themselves. I can either send it in by courier/special delivery or take the camera into a Leica dealer.

I decide on the latter and take it into Red Dot cameras, who are very nice people and happy to send it in for me. Ivor commented that it was a very unusual fault, and that generally MP's very rarely go wrong, which I can well believe given the build quality.

Whilst I'm there I take the opportunity to look at an M8. I was really impressed by the feel and ease of use of the camera, but quite suprised by how noisy it is. I think I'll be sticking to film for a while longer.

After 3 weeks of really missing my camera, I've just collected it and it is working flawlessly. I didn't get a chance to discuss what the problem was as the shop was quite busy. I'm so relieved to have it back in my hands.🙂

Thanks to everyone for all the friendly and useful advice.
 
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