Suspected problem with Bronica ME Prism Finder S

[aldevo]

I just received my Bronica SQ-Ai kit from KEH. The outfit included an ME Prism Finder S.

I suspect the finder may be broken.

When I depress the silver button within the circular shutter speed selection dial on the finder a red "-" LED lights (presumably to indicate underexposure). Even with a lens wide open at f/2.8 pointed at a 150W light bulb with an exposure of 30 seconds and an EI set of 6400 - the "-" LED stays lit.

Re-attaching the finder doesn't have any effect, and the battery check indicator seems to indicate the batteries are o.k.

Am I doing something wrong or failing to do something? Or is the finder broken, as I suspect?

 

[aldevo]

Better yet, does anybody know of an online source for the manual for this finder? The "butkus" side does not have it.

 

[Curt]

Call KEH and ask them.

 

[Uncle Goose]

Try to clean the contacts and try again, if it's still the same it's a fair chance the meter is busted.

 

[aldevo]

I reattached the Prism finder and found a manual online for the MF Finder S (the metered finder using the vertically-oriented eyepiece).

Now the LED display changes when the shutter or aperture change - but its clearly metering 4 EV too low.

Looks like KEH has managed to sell me defective merchandise for the fourth time on the trot