It was rare to find a new set of PX640s that weren't already leaking inside
the packaging. Aren't they mercury cells? Is there an alkaline equivalent?
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: <clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] 35EC
| RP -
|
| The EC will fire even if the batteries are dead/missing/not making
| contact (battery leakage of the type 640 was common, causing corrosion
| on the contacts). Be sure you see the yellow lamp glow through the
| eyepiece or top cover as you gently squeeze the release button - that
| will tell you that the camera's getting power. Otherwise, the shutter
| won't open. (The EC-2 and ECR have a blocking lever to prevent release
| without power.)
|
| If I remember correctly, when you attach a flash to the shoe, it
| switches the camera into "flashmatic" mode, wherein the aperture is set
| according to the distance set on the focus ring. Don't use an Auto
| flash, or at least set it to "manual" output, and set the guide number
| on the shutter. Also, I believe the camera is designed so that, if the
| exposure is above a certain level, the camera won't trigger the flash.
|
| Good shooting!
|
| Reynolds Paul (NAP) wrote:
| >
| > Having just bought a 35EC at Wolverhampton Camera fair on Sunday, I
wonder
| > whether anyone could provide me with a copy of the instruction manual.
| >
| > Any advice or experiences with this camera would also be appreciated.
| >
| > Thanks.
| >
| > Paul Reynolds
| >
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