I've got a bunch of 357s, so I really don't need these for the OMs. I guess
I'll just use the Leica more and see how long it takes me to use 'em up.
Walt
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From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Walt Wayman wrote:
> > The Leica M6 TTL manual says to use either two 1.5 volt silver oxide button
> cells or one 3 volt lithium cell for the exposure meter. (Everything else is
> mechanical.) I ordered a half dozen 3 volt lithium batteries on line, and the
> folks I ordered from, apparently by mistake, sent me a dozen. I'm not
> complaining, but I'll never use all those in the Leica -- doubt I'll live
> that
> long -- so can I use them safely in an OM-4 or OM-4Ti?
> >
> Safely, as in will not damage the camera? Yes. Unless the scenario
> outlined below leads to irrational damage by the user.
>
> Safely as in will not cause mental and emotional damage in the user,
> Possibly not.
>
> The problem is that it doesn't take very long before the battery drops
> voltage enough under the load of the shutter that it causes the camera
> to lock up. The test light/sound says it is ok, you run the shutter dial
> down to red 60, the mirror drops, and the next shot is fine. And a few
> minutes later the next shot is fine, and so on, until you take a few
> shots in fairly quick succession - and somewhere in the run of shots, it
> locks up again, only to recover after a bit.
>
> It takes it some time, increasing with age and use, to recover from the
> voltage drop from a heavy load, leading to symptoms that may easily
> cause the user to believe the camera suffers from some sort of
> intermittent failure.
>
> Been there, done that, but only once. And fortunately, I realized what
> was happening after trying a set of 357s in the camera.
>
> So, if you need to burn 'em, just keep in mind how they may make the
> camera act and act accordingly yourself. And take back-ups.
>
> Or offer the extras free for postage to other Leicaphiles.
>
> Moose
>
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