Leica MP light meter issues

[monark33]

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Hi there. I have two Leica mp units. 2003 and 2022 manufacture year. This winter I find some problems with light meter in old 2003 camera. After some minutes 5-10, outside, light meter stop working, but there is a small minus degrees on street -1/-5c. My new unit working fine after -5 and -10. No problems. I try to replace battery but it doesn’t help. What should I do? How to fix problem and where is it ? Thanks you 

 

P.s- no official service in Ukraine, where I am 

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[jakontil]

On 2/25/2023 at 5:42 PM, monark33 said:

Hi there. I have two Leica mp units. 2003 and 2022 manufacture year. This winter I find some problems with light meter in old 2003 camera. After some minutes 5-10, outside, light meter stop working, but there is a small minus degrees on street -1/-5c. My new unit working fine after -5 and -10. No problems. I try to replace battery but it doesn’t help. What should I do? How to fix problem and where is it ? Thanks you 

 

P.s- no official service in Ukraine, where I am 

is it due to the cold weather? if u have replaced the battery with new ones and don't help, may be there's a different temperature drop resistance to the newer MP? but it didn't mean it's a problem, may be just an old thing that needs to be improved or upgraded upon

it still works normally under room temperature yes?

[monark33]

yes inside all fine. outside no (

[aesop]

1 hour ago, monark33 said:

yes inside all fine. outside no (

 

       ...try giving all battery contacts on MP X a good, robust clean to eliminate that factor, before exchanging the existing battery with a demonstrably functional battery from MP Y. Good luck.