On 3 Jan 99 at 21:51, james olson wrote:
>
> Ii forget which batteries are and are not o.k. for the OM cameras.The
> batteries just went bunk on my OM-4 with no warning, leaving me stuck
> out on the california coast with a dead OM-4... . Are the Kodak
> silver-oxide MS-76 batteries o.k. to use? i know they aren't mercury,
> but....... If i remember, the new air-zincs are the best thing... Am i
> correct?
>
> And can the OM-2 be converted to use the MS-76's, similar to the OM-1
> conversion?
>
> I'd really like to have just 1 battery size!
>
Mercury are only for the OM-1 & 1n.
I have used the Kodak MS-76 Silver Oxide in my OM-10 and OM-4T with no
troubles. They may not last quite as long as the 357 in the OM-4T, but the
Kodak are dirt cheap here: about $1.50 CDN, so I carry 2 extra sets.
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