A bit make-shift, but it works, just don't know for how long. If, however, anyone does have a spare battery holder , let me know how much you want for it. Douglas Douglas Sharp wrote: >My SL2Mot is one of the last 10 made, and doesn't have a switch. >Douglas > >Javier Perez wrote: > > > >>TRhat would explain a lot. I could have sworn I once >>saw an SL mot with a switch but never saw another. >>Of course, it could have been a custom retrofit. >>Dammit! My collection is incomplete again! >>See Ya >>Javier >> >> >>--- Douglas Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>>IIRC (and I could be mistaken) some of the early MOT >>>bodies have a meter switch. >>> >>>Doug Herr >>>Birdman of Sacramento >>>http://www.wildlightphoto.com >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Javier Perez <summarex@xxxxxxxxx> >>>Sent: Sep 29, 2005 10:34 AM >>>To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>Subject: [LRflex] Re: Leicaflex meter >>> >>>The Mots didn't. At least not mine! >>>Javier >>> >>>--- Reg <rronaldson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>All SLs had the meter switch via the wind on >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>lever. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Reg >>>> >>>>Javier Perez wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Oh Yeah >>>>>You're right! >>>>>It was the flex V1 and I think all versions of >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>the >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>SL >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>mot that didn't have switches. Not sure about the >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>SL2 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>mot. >>>>>Javier >>>>> >>>>>--- Douglas Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Javier Perez <summarex@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>A lot of old meters running 1.35 volt mercury >>>>>>>batteries didn't have on/off switches. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>Leicaflex Type 2 (round film counter window) has >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>an >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>>on/off switch just like the SL. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Doug Herr >>>>>>Birdman of Sacramento >>>>>>http://www.wildlightphoto.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>------ >>>>Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >>>> http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >>>>Archives are at: >>>> www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>__________________________________________________ >>>Do You Yahoo!? >>>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam >>>protection around >>>http://mail.yahoo.com >>>------ >>>Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >>> http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >>>Archives are at: >>> www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >>> >>>------ >>>Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >>> http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >>>Archives are at: >>> www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >>__________________________________ >>Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 >>http://mail.yahoo.com >>------ >>Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >> http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >>Archives are at: >> www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >------ >Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >Archives are at: > www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > > > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/