Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan- I have an SL-Mot and if you keep a cap on the lens- the battery will last at least a year, or at least mine do! I replace them as a matter of course every year! Dan - -----Original Message----- From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@euronet.be> To: Leica Users Group <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Thursday, June 10, 1999 11:38 AM Subject: [Leica] Mysterious SL2 MOT >Friends, > >Today I did something really crazy...I bought a Leicaflex SL2 in >absolutely mint condition for a reasonable price. The idea is to get a >60mm macro lens for it, as this is one kind of photography that I really >enjoy and that the rangefinder Leicas are not well suited for. The >camera is actually a SL2 MOT, of which according to the Leica Pocket >Book only 1020 were produced, all in 1975. Given this, I am somewhat >surprised at the price, although the motor did not come with--perhaps >that is the reason. > >Anyway, the thing that intrigues me is that the serial number of the >camera seems off. According to the Pocket Book, my serial >number--14439xx--identifies the camera as a regular SL2 from 1976. Is >this an error in the book, or do I have some sort of sophisticated >fake?? > >Another question: as opposed to the regular SL and SL2, where the light >meter is switched off when the advance lever is in the "rest" position, >the SL2 MOT's meter is always on. This is confirmed by looking through >the camera and is also stated in the instructions. This concerns me, as >I imagine that the battery life must be very limited (after all, an M >battery will die in a matter of a couple of days if something in the bag >is pressing on the shutter release). Any SL2 MOT owners out there have >any experience with this? > >Nathan > > >-- >Nathan Wajsman >Overijse, Belgium >General photo page: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator >Belgium photo page: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman > >