Volkhart Baumgaertner wrote:
Yo,
on Thu, 1 Mar 2001 20:36:26 -0800 (PST), Ray Moth wrote:
>* Long-life, higher voltage, readily available batteries (e.g. 2x
3v=20
> lithium)
Hm, I actually see it as a significant advantage that the OMs other
than the 1 use small, light, readily available and relatively
inexpensive silver cells instead of the big, heavy, readily available
and extremely expensive 3 V lithium cells most newer cameras require.
And the batteries in the OMs usually last longer than the lithiums in
the other cameras, too.
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Try buying silver oxide batteries in Asia! It's easier to look for
hens' teeth. The C1/3N 3v. lithium cells have some advantages over
silver oxide, such as: long shelf life (about 10 years is claimed);
more and more cameras are using them (= high availability); light
weight (why do you say they're heavy?)
One C1/3N lithium cell takes up exactly the same space as two silver
oxide cells; they're physically interchangeable but, for some odd
reason, the OM-2S doesn't like Lithium. Makes feeding my 2S a problem
in Indonesia! I think this may stem from the fact that the OM-2, 3 and
4 cameras use only 2 silver oxide button cells, which makes the battery
voltage critical. If they used 4 button cells, stacked in 2
side-by-side cylindrical battery holders to avoid physical
accommodation problems, maybe there would be more voltage latitude to
work with.
Regards,
=====
Ray
"The trouble with resisting temptation is
you never know when you'll get another chance!"
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