Hi David, On my 6008i, the inverted ?L¹ comes on when the meter mode selection knob on left hand side is fully anticlockwise to the letter ?R¹. I do not know off hand what that ?R¹ stands for but I shall look it up later (although it might be to reset the multi metering mode memory). Just turn the knob to one of the other metering modes. ...If the battery is low the signal is ?bc = a number¹ if reasonably charged ?bc=full¹ ...If slide is closed ? SLIde¹ shows up. Hope it works now. John On 12/04/2009 07:30, "daxelb@xxxxxxx" <daxelb@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: daxelb@xxxxxxx > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 1:54 am > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rollei 6008i problem > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > >