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An update:
I got batteries and it made no difference. Based on much searching on this it seems the aperture needle indicator should be visible in the viewfinder with manual exposure. I am thinking there is physical damage at the point near the ground glass and aperture needle where the light is ...

I just acquired a Quarz 1X8S-2. When I look in the viewfinder I see the aperture scale along the bottom of the finder but there is no needle to show the aperture value when I turn aperture dial from A through the full manual range. I see indications in the viewfinder that the focusing screen is ...