[Leica] loading an sl2mot (question)

[douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)]

Hello Rei,
sorry to take so long getting back to you on this question, I had to try and 
find enough batteries to get the motor working.

First method : set the side switch to K (Kamera)and the back switch to R 
which 
disengages the spool for rewinding, all it does is push up the release 
button in 
the baseplate of the camera.The settings are R = R?ckspulen = Rewind, E = 
Einzel 
= single and S = Serie = Series or Continuous. Rewind the film.Then, to open 
the 
back, push the button in front of the DIN/ASA dial to the right, this 
unlocks 
the rewind crank which can now be pulled up to unlock the back, remove film 
then 
load new film , close the back, remembering to push the rewind crank down to 
its 
original position and either manually (K) shoot the first two frames and 
wind 
on, or set switch to M and do this with the button on the front of the motor.

Second method : back switch to R and then move the rewind lever to 90
degrees open (it stops automatically just before it engages the rewinding 
mechanism). This switches off the motor. Then unload and reload film as 
above.
Hope this helps.
cheers
Douglas

Rei Shinozuka wrote:
> i've used my sl2mot for some time now but for whatever reason 
> never used it with the motor.  i actually had a lot of trouble loading 
> it with the motor on.  after studying the motor again on and off the
> camera, i've hypothesized that the correct method to load it is:
> 
> 1. turn it off the motor with the switch on the grip side.  
> 2. turning off the motor moves a pin which frees the camera 
>    shutter to allow loading and winding a single frame using the
>    lever and observing the counter-clockwise rotation of the rewind
>    knob.
> 3. then the motor can be switched on and two motorized shots
>    brings you to zero on both the camera and motor counter.
> 
> does this approximate the correct procedure?
> 
> is the only way to make the exposure by using the switch on the motor?
> unfortunately, this forces one to extricate one's hand from the 
> grip to change shutter speeds.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> -rei
>