At 09:03 1/7/01, Thomas wrote:
A small hint to extend the battery lifetime (other than to unmount the
batteries) is to always leave the camera in "red 60" when in the
bag. Since the 2s comes without an "off" switch, any touch to the shutter
release will turn on the cameras electronics and drain battery unless the
shutter is in the red.
Likewise, if the viewfinder illuminator button (right side of prism
housing) is kept depressed while in the camera bag, the illuminator will
drain the cells _very_ quickly. The mechanical "red 60" and "red B"
position also keeps the viewfinder illuminator from activating. Even if
activated, and the ring moved to "red 60" (or B) position, it immediately
turns off. I just tested this on my newly acquired 2S to see if it worked
the same as on the OM-4, and it does.
The OM-2S/3[ti]/4[T,ti] are happiest when fed Silver Oxide 357 watch
cells. These are also called "SR44W" cells. The "W" designation is the
important part. It is a slight difference in the cell formulation to
perform better under a continuous, but very small drain. Where I buy them,
the same manufacturer cells in "357" packaging at the jewelry counter cost
slightly less than the cells in "SR44" packaging at the camera counter.
-- John
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