Vintage K leica - the shutter buton wont depress and the advance button wont advance.

To get your Leica D-Lux 3 camera out of the Continuous Mode, you will need to follow the steps below:

1. Turn on the camera: Press the power button to turn on the camera.
2. Change the mode: Press the mode button on the top of the camera until the Continuous Mode icon (a running person) disappears from the display.
3. Select the desired mode: Use the mode button to select the desired shooting mode, such as Single Shot, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, etc.
4. Take the picture: Once you've selected the desired mode, you can take the picture by pressing the shutter release button.

When you say 'vintage', are we talking 35mm or roll film ? If 35mm, looks as if the interlock between shutter release and wind-on spool needs adjusting, but no idea if this is possible.

Needs to be repaired, Should always release,

Is there film in the camera, if so rewind the film and then test the empty camera, if your problem persists, service the camera.

The r series are notorious for inferior parts,first have a CLA done by a professional,and if a (clean,lubricate,adjustment) doesnt solve the problem then actual repairs will be necessary for repair by a qualified Leica Service Center

Hi there try to reset the camera setting & then format the memory card & try to use virus free PC for photo transferring. Thanks.

the self timer may be the issue. the self timer if not all the way released will not allow you to advance to the next frame :( i sometimes have to push it back to the start position

My Leica V-Lux 1 camera has washed out pictures in Auto Mode,and also in the other Modes. How do I set camera to get good quality stills?

mandie22,
on this model two strokes are needed to fully advance the film and to set the counter to the next #,
so advance the lever, bring it back and advance again.

with electronic cameras, it is the control circuitry. send it for service. your service agent probably will replace the complete pcb as they don't know or wouldn't care to diagnose which minor component went wrong.

pc-cook.