Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's what it takes, push the lock and grip and pull down. It's a snug fit, unlike the back. Slobodan Dimitrov Rolfe Tessem wrote: > > --On Sunday, March 30, 2003 10:17 AM -0500 Gary Williams > <nasmformyzombie@mindspring.com> wrote: > > > After 20+ years with Contax I have moved to Leica. I just bought a > > Leicaflex SL and a demo R8 (high serial number, made in Germany, so far so > > good). While I wait for the SL to arrive, I have been fooling around with > > the R8. > > > > Little did I imagine that after making the system switch I would have to > > throw myself at the mercy of the Leica users group. I cannot remove the > > battery cover on the R8. I can move the cover lock lever, however the > > battery cover remains in place, and I can't budge it. Which way is the > > cover supposed to move? My money says there is a second undocumented > > unlocking mechanism that must be engaged. Or do I need the Leica > > password? :) > > Gary, > > It might not be obvious that the battery compartment *is* the handgrip. You > move the release latch on the bottom in the direction of the arrow, then > slide the whole battery compartment (hand grip) downward. > > Rolfe > > -- > Rolfe Tessem > rolfe@ldp.com > Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html