Hi all,
Well i am a newcomer to the list (and photography) so please be gentle! ;-) I
have recently taken an interest in manual photography and started using my SLR
(which i had had for 13 years always saying i'd learn) but, being a modern SLR
i found it just let it do everything for me again. The camera is a Yashica
AF230 and it *does* have the option to go completely manual as well as aperture
priority and shutter speed priority options.
However, i decided to buy a completely manual camera on the 2nd hand market and
decided on the Olympus OM-1 which seemed like a good deal. This means that i
have the following lens/accessories available to me-
Tamron 28mm f2.5
Zuiko 50mm f1.4 lens
Tokina 35-70mm f4 lens
Centon 500mm f8 mirror lens
Sunagor Auto 2x Teleconvertor
I have done various lens tests and they all *appear* to work well. Any comments
on them would be appreciated.
Secondly despite searching various lists i am still unsure of the battery
situation on the OM series using the mercury battery. I bought some zinc-air
replacements (as per a list message i found) and upon testing the meter
readings it seems fine - however further reading leads me to believe that over
time these readings with be incorrect due to the continual loss of voltage on
the battery. I have now read that there is a converter available (MR-9?)
allowing the use of an alkaline battery - is this the better option?
Many thanks,
Lewis Bishop
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Swale [mailto:bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 03 August 2002 06:48
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] ( OM ) Batteries
Hi folks,
Occasionally people on this list have given me some stick because of my
stingy attitude to letting batteries run down, with a view to avoiding renewing
them.
Here's one reason why; yesterday I had to get a couple of SR44s. Actually,
the shop had only Energizer EPX76 1.5V "Photo battery" brand which is self-
claimed to be equal to SR44. "Made in USA" it says on the back of the card,
but by whom I cannot ascertain.
Cost? $7NZ eaches. That's about USD3.50 apiece. Each one cost a bit less
than what I get a 24 exp. roll of Reala for.
At that price they'd better last a while.
Brian
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