Leica MP LED Exposure indicator issues

[sansanaba]

Hello Everyone,

6 days ago I purchased a brand spanking new Leica MP.* When taking it out for my first roll i noticed something very particular.

The exposure indicator LED that reads correct exposure would randomly not light up.* As you know you have > O <
After*an arbitrary amount of shots, the O*will no longer show up and when the camera is reading the correct exposure no LED would light up. I have attached a video.

https://imgur.com/a/JYkFNei

I own an M6, M9, M9MM*and this never has happened.

Here is what I tried and the same thing happens.

3 other lenses
2 new batteries

Has anyone else experienced this?

Thanks and enjoy my toes in the video!

 

[ChipMcD]

Never experienced this with my >10-year-old MP, which I bought from RF's classifieds and which has been a great camera.

If I bought a new MP and this occurred, I'd be looking for a replacement from the vendor or Leica. At current prices, there's no excuse for that.

 

[JeffS7444]

Not sure why you are covering the viewfinder window, as IIRC, the MP measures light through the lens.

You probably want to be using lithium or silver-oxide batteries and not alkaline: The first two maintain fairly constant voltage through much of their life, while the latter starts declining right away. I seem to vaguely recall people having such problems when the M6TTL first appeared. Original M6 wasn't as picky.

 

[awilder]

I agree for the money it costs, send it back to the vendor or Leica for a replacement assuming the warranty card hasn't been filled out or sent in. It should certainly work correctly with the batteries that were supplied in the camera. I use to have an MP but other than some cosmetic changes and the RF patch flare issue fix, it wasn't significantly better than an M6.

 

[Rayt]

Something is wrong. You need to send it in. I have used all sorts of batteries with my MP and it’s not the issue.