Leica IIIa film advance

[David888]

I bought a beat up Leica IIIa which had a rough film advance but worked well for a year until I got back from a trip recently. When I got off the plane I noticed the film advance would only advance partially and there was a rattling sound inside when I tilted the camera. It also appears something broke loose inside and the camera shutter speed cannot be adjusted. What could have caused this? Suggestions? Thanks

 

[gone]

Could be many things, it's gonna need the top cover pulled off I would think. Get in there and see what happened. Not for the novice camera repair person, and the right tools would be a big plus.

 

[250swb]

What could have caused this? Suggestions? Thanks

Possibly something broke. I think the noise in the key indicator that you need a repair person. Unless of course you simply got the the end of the roll?

 

[Arthurwg]

Could be a broken piece of film Jammed in the mechanism. How did you trim the leader?

 

[David888]

The camera had no film in it and was successfully rewound at last use. The rattling sound is of an object tumbling loose inside.