New Sl2 will not power on..

[Adrian220482]

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Hi

My 3 week or so old sl2 will not power on

ive checked the batteries in my q2m and they work fine

no lights, screen or anything. Taken lens off, changed battery and all ports but nothing...

 

just dead..

is there a reboot etc I can try

Thanks

adrian 

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[LocalHero1953]

The final fallback is to leave the batteries out for 24 hrs and retry.

But for a new SL2? Contact supplier.

[hillavoider]

take it back for a new one, nothing else

[Eclectic Man]

Have you checked the battery contacts in the camera? If the same battery works in the q2m then they should look pretty similar.

If they are not obviously obstructed, it is probably a return to the vendor.

[Adrian220482]

7 hours ago, LocalHero1953 said:

The final fallback is to leave the batteries out for 24 hrs and retry.

But for a new SL2? Contact supplier.

Hi, I have left the battery out t and contact them tomorrow

[Adrian220482]

3 hours ago, Eclectic Man said:

Have you checked the battery contacts in the camera? If the same battery works in the q2m then they should look pretty similar.

If they are not obviously obstructed, it is probably a return to the vendor.

Thanks for the advice, the contacts in the camera are the same as the q2m and no visible signs of damage

[Adrian220482]

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I contacted my local Leica store who said to bring it in for a quick look over to make sure I hadn’t done something silly etc

they then changed for a new one

i have asked to be informed of what Leica says was wrong as they’ve never had an sl2 die on them

i maybe just cursed 

Thanks for your input 

Adrian 

[Archer911]

On 1/28/2021 at 2:40 PM, Adrian220482 said:

I contacted my local Leica store who said to bring it in for a quick look over to make sure I hadn’t done something silly etc

they then changed for a new one

i have asked to be informed of what Leica says was wrong as they’ve never had an sl2 die on them

i maybe just cursed 

Thanks for your input 

Adrian 

You are not cursed. This just happened to mine. I have hardly used it and just sat down to learn the camera and dead as a door nail.

[Adrian220482]

Hi, that’s a bit worrying tbh

on my second sl2 and second q2m

ive never had an issue with canon, Sony or Panasonic before this

Adrian 

[hmarkweidman]

I have the same exact problem with my SL2.  Dead as a doornail.  Cleaned all the battery contacts, the battery compartment contacts, tried five different batteries (all of which work fine in my SL-2S), tried to power via a USB cable, lenses on & off, memory cards in & out, nothing works.  Not even a glimmer of an LED.  Probably will be shipping off to Leica tomorrow, for who knows how long ........

[scott kirkpatrick]

Serious problems in the first few weeks or days should be treated as DOA, and replaced.  You can't check them adequately in the store.