The 625A / 625U (and others) are alkaline 1.55V and cause a 3 stop error in
the OM-1. Resulting slides will be light, negatives will be thin.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chaya Spector" <chayas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 7:35 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: OM1 and calibration
> Do I feel silly........I just went to get a battery for my OM1 (the OM4
> is being fixed as we speak by our own John H!) and I was asked if the
> camera had been calibrated for the new battery? Duh I said,
> Calibrated???? Well I was wondering why my last rolls of film seemed
> over exposed. I thought that more than my eyes were going with my years.
> Well, He said, If it hasn't been calibrated and you used the newer
> batteries, the V625U Alkaline, your shots would be overexposed!!!.
> So, here i sit, quite happy that it's not ME, but feeling a bit silly
> that I hadn't investigated and assumed that It was me. "Just goes to
> show you"!'
> Thought I'd send this as maybe others have had this happen.
> Chaya
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