The flashlight manufacturer surefire.com sells 123 lithiums for about $1.25
depending on quantity.
Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "GeoW" <gwsears@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Source of *many* batteries
> Lama,
> Try here.
>
> http://www.spysupply007.com/batteries/
>
> 6 batterys would cost $27, shipped.
>
> GeoW
>
>
> On 12 Dec 2003 at 1:55, Lama-Jim L'Hommedieu wrote:
>
> > Bill,
> > In the EOS world, a cheap source of propietary batteries is more
> > valuable than it was in the OM world. Thanks for this link. My EOS
> > film body (Elan II) takes an oddball Sanyo 6volt lithium called
> > "2CR5". Not only are they expensive, but they're hard to find, and
> > the AF camera will probably go though a bunch as I climb the learing
> > curve.
> >
> > It's $9.95 at the grocery store. Wal-Mart ain't what it used to be:
> > it's $9.95 there too.
> >
> > The good news is that lithiums have a 10 year shelf life. All of this
> > means that I can load up a 4 year supply with no down side! If I buy
> > at least 6, my cost is $3.75 each plus $5 flat fee + actual UPS
> > charge. If I buy 6 and the actual UPS charge is $5, my total is
> > $32.50, instead of $63.28 (purchased locally with 6ales tax.) I'm
> > not going to retire on that savings but it's worth doing and it's fun.
> > It will keep me C-41 processing while I learn. Thanks.
> >
> > All the best,
> > Lama
> >
> > > From: NSURIT@xxxxxxx
> > > I get them from www.cheapbatteries.com
> >
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