Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the reply. I've heard there may be an adapter that will take the 1.5v silver oxide and step it down to the 1.35v level--and afford more stability than the alkalines. If so, does anyone know if this would work in the SL? And if it weren't already enough that I marvel at your bird images, now I have to be outclassed by your mother's memory. Sheesh! :-) - ----- Original Message ----- From: Doug Herr <Telyt@compuserve.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 8:06 PM Subject: [Leica] SL meter power > > > > I'm still using a mercury battery. I bought a spare from Sherry last year > when she CLA'd my SL. I briefly tried a 625A alkaline battery and it game > me readings that were about 1/4 stop different (underexposed) across the > entire metering range. No telling how it would age. > > BTW my mother has 10 grandchildren and she keeps their ages & birthdays > straight. She says she has a mathematical system for remembering all of > 'em; beats me how she does it. > > Doug Herr > Sacramento > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt