Hi Chuck, I have tried much sliding on two separate film backs-- so much so my wife wants me in galoshes and mittens-- but no luck;? I still can't get the shutter to advance. Do you think that the " --L-- message I'm getting pertains to Load--as in the camera doesn't know it's loaded? I thought? the message might? indicate "Lock" since the shutter does not respond. Either way I'm still stuck. It's a good thought and may have to do with the connections made when the slide is closed? Do you have the 6008i manual? I was hoping someone would find that particular viewfinder error message and say "Aha" you merely have to do this. Anyway, thanks for the thought. Regards, David -----Original Message-----From: William Kyburz <WKyburz@xxxxxxx>To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 7:18 pm Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rollei 6008i problem David ? Check your film magazine slide, it may not be in the fully open position. ? Regards, Bill K. ? From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of daxelb@xxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 6:15 PM To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [rollei_list] Rollei 6008i problem ? Hi, I'm new to the Rollei List and I want to thank in advance anybody who can give me any help or feedback on this problem. I hadn't used my 6008i in about six months. I charged it and now when I turn on the camera I get a split-second viewfinder message indicating that the battery is charged but then I get a message that looks like:? --L-- except the L is rotated 90 degrees to the right like a table on one leg. The result is the film won't advance. When I press the shutter, nothing. I can't seem to find my manual (I thought I knew the camera well enough and tossed it in some drawer) and I don't remember ever seeing "L" in the viewfinder before. Any help would be much appreciated and if anybody knows where I put my manual... David ? ? -----Original Message----- From: Rei Shinozuka <shino@xxxxxxxxx> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 4:25 pm Subject: [rollei_list] Re: bloviating? - Re: Ikonta Film Spacing was Fuji/Bessa folder as part of my thankless analyst job, i've had to follow the congressional action with the stimulus, TARP, TALF and housing bills.? "bloviate" is a concept with which i've become very familiar, and a work i use almost daily, as with: http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2009/03/18/pompous-posturing-grandstanding-bloviating-herd-of-swine-ouch/ -rei On Apr10 09:07, Jan Decher wrote: >??? Marc, >??? What's "bloviating" ?? My Webster New Collegiate Dict. does not include >??? it... ;-) >??? I would be glad to believe that frame spacing is not a common issue with >??? the Super Ikonta and would have gladly liked to keep that BX Synchro >??? Compur but the problem persisted.?? I absolutely detest even mild frame >??? overlap and did not want to spend a cent more on that camera after it came >??? back from HS! >??? Hope the next one is better even though it is a much simpler camera. >??? I really like the Tessars. >??? Jan > >????? From: Marc James Small <[1]marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >????? Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Ikonta Film Spacing was Fuji/Bessa folder > >????? Jan > >????? This is yet another example of Henry's > >????? bloviating.? There just is no film spacing issue > >????? with Super Ikontas.? Our own Austin Franklin is > >????? one of the more experienced students of the > >????? breed, and we have a number of others over on the > >????? Zeiss Ikon Collectors' Group, and nary a > >????? discussion on film spacing have we had in over a > >????? decade of fairly intensive discussions about Super Ikontas over there. > >????? For that matter, I own two Prewar Super Ikonta > >????? B's which I regularly shoot with modern emulsions > >????? and with chromes.? Never had a spacing problem of any kind. > >????? Marc > > References > >??? Visible links >??? 1. mailto:marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx -- Rei Shinozuka shino@xxxxxxxxx Ridgewood, New Jersey --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list ? Save money by eating out! Find great dining coupons in your area.