<p>Greeting all, </p>
<p>I just bought a Minolta XG-M few days back from eBay. <br>
I loved the camera on the first sight and decided to play around the camera for a little before loading an actual film in it. <br>
However, on the third day, I notice some inconsistency from the camera itself. I found it difficult to be replicated but it goes like this. </p>
<p>The metering of the camera works fine (slightly slower than their digital counterpart but I read its normal). <br>
The problem is that, lets take for example, in this particular scene, the metering suggest that I should use shutter speed of 1/100 (mind you I am on AUTO mode) with LED beside the shutter speed (in viewfinder), and whenever I tried pressing it, the LED indicator would jump to the top of its range (indicating that the scene is too bright for my setting, and when I release my shutter button, the LED indicator would come back to 1/100. <br>
It happens to both higher and lower range of shutter speed. i.e.,<br>
<strong>LED blinking beside 1/500, shutter pressed, LED jumps to upwards arrow,</strong><br>
<strong>OR</strong><br>
<strong>LED blinking beside 1/5, shutter pressed, LED jumps to downwards arrow. </strong></p>
<p>I have tried replacing the battery and checking shutter speed manually (using manual mode). My camera will shoot on ALL speed but it is AUTO mode that I am having problem with. <br>
I also brought my camera to local film developer and he told me he has never seen anything like it. </p>
<p>Any input would be greatly appreciated. </p>