I picked up a Rollei 35 at a local antiques shop last weekend for 5 Euro. Everything appears to be functional except the meter. I have removed the original battery and cleaned the contacts as good as possible. After inserting a new battery I can see the meter needle move a little bit, to just about the edge of the orange section on the left hand side. However the meter does not respond to varying light levels. I have tried different batteries, even an external AA battery with some wires attached and a voltage reading of exactly 1.35V.
I was just wondering if anyone has seen this behaviour before and what the cause might be? There is a dent in the camera housing, right next to the light sensor so maybe it died at the time it was dropped!
Any advice would be much appreciated. Kind regards Erick.