[Leica] Hello, I'm new to this group...and Don Goldberg of Dagcam suggested I put my malfunction/repair question to this group...

[drbader at aol.com (drbader@aol.com)]

I bought a Leica D-Lux 3 in early July for my wife who just turned 60.? she 
didn't use if much for various reasons and recently took it out to learn and 
master it, only to find that it was seriously screwed up--specifically, that 
when you turn it on, the screen/viewfinder is simply lit up white--and 
blank....on all settings....
I don't think it's under warranty and am going to try to track down a Leica 
digital repair genius in San Francisco, but before I did I wondered if 
anyone in this group might instantly know what the trouble is?? I ask 
because I'm pretty camera-retarded and thought that perhaps this type of 
malfunction was "obvious."? I hope this isn't a mis-use of this group and if 
it is, I apologize in advance..

Michael Bader