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<p>I was wondering if someone could help me understand why the Hogan Guide ($47.00 for a mail order CD) would be a better value than the recenly published Busch Guide (currently $20.00 at Amazon)?</p>

<p>Martin -- what "3rd party filter adapter" is shown in the photo above, please?</p>

<p>I had a similar problem with my R5 a while back ... I posted a similar question on another forum and received the following response:<br>

<em>"If the lens cap is on and it is in auto mode, then it may be trying to get enough light for a proper exposure. Try putting it in manual mode and then see what happens. I had this happen once on a R4s, and it was "fixed" when I put it in manual mode."</em></p>

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That solved my problem ... your's may be similar.

Good lulck.

<p>Andre, I have an SL2 that I inherited from my Dad and find it to be a wonderful, robust camera. It's built like a tank -- many say that it cost Leica more to produce than they could sell it for originally. You can't go wrong with the SL2 if you can find one that's in good shape at a decent price.<br>

<br />As Orville touches on above, be aware that the originally specified battery for the SL2 is no longer readily available. One can have the circuitry reworked to operate properly with modern batteries, or you can purchase the Wein Cell PX625 / PX13 Button Battery, 1.35 volt Zinc-Air. While it doesn't have the longest shelf-life you've ever seen, it does work fine.<br>

<br />Good luck ... let us know what you decide to do.</p>

A) -- however my kit includes a Leicaflex SL2 (black), purchased in 1976 and a Leica R5 (black) purchased about

1988 or 1989. My Leica lens include Super-Angulon–R:21 mm; Summicron–R:50 mm; Elmarit–R:28 mm; Elmarit–

R:35 mm; Elmarit–R:135 mm; Vario-Elmar–R:35-70 mm; Vario-Elmar–R:80-200 mm; Macro-Elmar–R:100 mm; and

Telyt–R:350 mm.

 

I use both of these bodies and most of these lens on a regular basis. I love my Leica gear and love

the images they provide.

Thanks everybody for all of this useful information. It's been very helpful.

I've inherited some rather nice Leica R camera bodies and lenses ... I'm

really enjoying using them, but am somewhat frustrated by the cost and

difficulty of getting film and slide captures converted properly into digital

form.

 

I'm not interested in selling all of this gear and starting over with a new

digital system ... I'm also not all that interested in buying another brand's

digital body and using my R lenses on that with an adapter. I don't want to

invest in a DMR, since neither of my R bodies are an R8 or R9. I'll probably

just keep what I have until Leica decides to release a true digital R.

Assuming that happens and it's reasonably affordable, I then would feel I

owned a very flexible setup, affording me the option to shoot film or go

digital whenever the situation dictates.

 

However in the interim, I'm thinking I'd like to have the ability to scan my

film and slides myself. Does anybody here have any recent experience with both

the Nikon Coolscan 5000 ED and the Nikon Coolscan V ED ... is the extra $500

(or so) for the 5000 ED model worth the extra expense? Would there be any

reason whatsoever to even consider the Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED, at about twice

the price of the 5000 ED?

 

I've searched the forum for prior threads on this subject and haven't found

anything recent that offers much useful information. Any feedback at all on

this topic would be quite useful ... thanks for your advice and insight.

Here's a recent shot, taken with a Leica SL2.<div></div>