romualdo Posted June 30, 2022 Share #1 Posted June 30, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) "The leica MP film cameras are not available anymore from the Leica stores until they modify the battery compartment as of last Friday by the authorities" just saw this in an advert (for a new black paint MP) in "Gumtree" (well known dealer in Sydney - I've bought from him many times over the recent years) Does anyone know what he means from the above description - can't find anything on searches. Is this a worldwide or just an Australian issue (or a hoax/bs)? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Anbaric Posted June 30, 2022 Share #2 Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, romualdo said: "The leica MP film cameras are not available anymore from the Leica stores until they modify the battery compartment as of last Friday by the authorities" just saw this in an advert (for a new black paint MP) in "Gumtree" (well known dealer in Sydney - I've bought from him many times over the recent years) Does anyone know what he means from the above description - can't find anything on searches. Is this a worldwide or just an Australian issue (or a hoax/bs)? Maybe this?: https://www.9news.com.au/national/new-australian-laws-on-button-batteries-take-effect-today/c5053294-ebd3-48a6-a8e9-145004a69758 I don't know if the DAG replacement battery cap would be sufficiently child-safe - it has a coin slot and seems like it might be harder to grip and loosen by hand, but I've never tried one: https://www.dagcamera.com/store/p187/Leica_M6_Style_Battery_Cap.html Edited June 30, 2022 by Anbaric Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted June 30, 2022 Share #3 Posted June 30, 2022 40 minutes ago, Anbaric said: Maybe this?: https://www.9news.com.au/national/new-australian-laws-on-button-batteries-take-effect-today/c5053294-ebd3-48a6-a8e9-145004a69758 I don't know if the DAG replacement battery cap would be sufficiently child-safe - it has a coin slot and seems like it might be harder to grip and loosen by hand, but I've never tried one: https://www.dagcamera.com/store/p187/Leica_M6_Style_Battery_Cap.html My MP was supplied with two battery caps, one knurled and one with a coin slot like the DAG one. Is this no longer the case? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anbaric Posted June 30, 2022 Share #4 Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Matlock said: My MP was supplied with two battery caps, one knurled and one with a coin slot like the DAG one. Is this no longer the case? Is the coin slot version also grippable at its edge like the standard version? I've never seen one. I guess the ideal version for this situation would lie flush with the body like many button cell battery caps on SLRs do, so it wouldn't be possible to open it without a coin or tool. Not sure if that's possible with the Leica battery compartment. The DAG version seems to stand proud of the compartment, though there's no grip. Edit: Maybe this is the same as the MP slotted version?: https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/ufiles/60/1822360.jpg Looks like it would still be possible to remove by hand. Edited June 30, 2022 by Anbaric Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsy Posted June 30, 2022 Share #5 Posted June 30, 2022 7 minutes ago, Anbaric said: Is the coin slot version also grippable at its edge like the standard version? I've never seen one. I guess the ideal version for this situation would lie flush with the body like many button cell battery caps on SLRs do, so it wouldn't be possible to open it without a coin or tool. Not sure if that's possible with the Leica battery compartment. The DAG version seems to stand proud of the compartment, though there's no grip. It is grippable but it won't come undone with fingers if it has been closed with a coin, or at least mine doesn't. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock Posted June 30, 2022 Share #6 Posted June 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Topsy said: It is grippable but it won't come undone with fingers if it has been closed with a coin, or at least mine doesn't. Correct. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted June 30, 2022 Share #7 Posted June 30, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) So your child is playing with your MP and 50mm Apo, how many stages of camera abuse are likely before it gets so bored that the battery cap becomes fascinating, or the parent wakes up? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted June 30, 2022 Share #8 Posted June 30, 2022 This is ridiculous. Children are made by the millions, every day. Leica makes only a handful of MPs a week. Where are the priorities? 1 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted June 30, 2022 Share #9 Posted June 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Huss said: This is ridiculous. Children are made by the millions, every day. Leica makes only a handful of MPs a week. Where are the priorities? When the parents stop them eating silver sweets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madNbad Posted June 30, 2022 Share #10 Posted June 30, 2022 I guess the Reveni meter will be on the banned list. Someone could swallow the whole thing, not just the battery! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted June 30, 2022 Share #11 Posted June 30, 2022 Soooo that's why Leica stopped making the M7. It takes 2 CR 1/3N batteries, which are twice as lethal compared to the ones in the MP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted June 30, 2022 Share #12 Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, madNbad said: I guess the Reveni meter will be on the banned list. Someone could swallow the whole thing, not just the battery! I once swallowed 2 Revenis and dropped a doomo.. https://www.doomomade.com Edited June 30, 2022 by Huss Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share #13 Posted June 30, 2022 8 hours ago, Anbaric said: Maybe this?: https://www.9news.com.au/national/new-australian-laws-on-button-batteries-take-effect-today/c5053294-ebd3-48a6-a8e9-145004a69758 Thanks - must have missed that - I watch the news (ABC) at least a couple of times a day but I never saw that So, Australia only Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studienkamera Posted June 30, 2022 Share #14 Posted June 30, 2022 I heard about these changes on morning TV last week but never thought they might endanger the availability of existing products. I had to change batteries of my hammertone MP a few weeks ago while I was out in the city and found it extremely difficult to remove the battery cap. There is no way a child could have removed it. I hope the MP remains available. I also changed the battery of my HP35S RPN pocket calculator last week and have to admit that even small children probably would be able to open its battery compartment. I hope that this is not the end for RPN calculators down under. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share #15 Posted July 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Studienkamera said: I heard about these changes on morning TV last week but never thought they might endanger the availability of existing products. I had to change batteries of my hammertone MP a few weeks ago while I was out in the city and found it extremely difficult to remove the battery cap. There is no way a child could have removed it. I hope the MP remains available. I also changed the battery of my HP35S RPN pocket calculator last week and have to admit that even small children probably would be able to open its battery compartment. I hope that this is not the end for RPN calculators down under. has your Visoflex adapter (16473) arrived yet Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studienkamera Posted July 1, 2022 Share #16 Posted July 1, 2022 6 minutes ago, romualdo said: has your Visoflex adapter (16473) arrived yet Travelling somewhere close to Chicago at the moment. I guess another 2-3 weeks before it lands here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mute-on Posted July 1, 2022 Share #17 Posted July 1, 2022 I’ve always had great difficulty removing the knurled battery cover on my MP. I may install the slotted cover so I don’t need to fight to get it off the camera. i can’t see how any change to the current configuration of the MP battery cover could be useful. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxfairclough Posted July 1, 2022 Share #18 Posted July 1, 2022 Can confirm that Leica Australia cannot legally sell the Leica MP with the battery compartment since June 22nd. Germany will need to make an amendment. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted July 1, 2022 Share #19 Posted July 1, 2022 1 hour ago, maxfairclough said: Can confirm that Leica Australia cannot legally sell the Leica MP with the battery compartment since June 22nd. Germany will need to make an amendment. I read two times this thread, "battery compartment" ? I don't understand what is all about. Can somebody explain please ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedaes Posted July 1, 2022 Share #20 Posted July 1, 2022 18 minutes ago, a.noctilux said: Can somebody explain please ? I guess to stop the risk of a kid undoing the cover and swallowing the battery. Don't shoot the messenger! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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