Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark: The local Hasselblad dealer in town, had some cells made up for these by an industrial battery company. They aren't a big deal to get made as the stack must be standard industrial nicads. The camera shop is Reid Sweet and the number is (902) 423-8381. Regards, Robert At 10:25 AM 9/14/99 -0700, Mark Rabiner wrote: >Eric Welch wrote: >> >> At 10:07 AM 9/14/99 +1000, A.H.SCHMIDT wrote: >> >The reason, I don't have a M6 anymore , is the idiotic light metering and the >> >even more idiotic off-on switch for the light meter. It is hard to >> >believe, that >> >a superb tool like a M6 >> >has the worst way of stopping the light meter battery from running down. >> >> I'm speechless. You'd give up using the M6 for this? Welcome to whatever >> you are using now. I've only replaced my batteries twice in the past year, >> and I don't do ANYTHING that is the result of worry about battery drain. >> Nothing. >> >> I've used motors with AA batteries, and I've used motors with specialized >> batteries adapted to them. In the latter case, it always means better >> performance. How long to you plan to stay out in the outback, and where do >> you buy batteries there? >> >> Eric Welch >> St. Joseph, MO >> >I'm speechless on that one too but here's some typing!: >Eric I don't know how much you know or care about the Hasselblad ELM/X battery >issue where the Varta batteries which are being phased out and you can convert >your camera for I don't know how much to AA. I have a table filled with AA >rechargers but my 2 $75 Varta batteries seem ok. I hear if you look at them >funny they get screwed up. Are they Nicads of a different ilk? They look like >depth charges. >I would Like a spring wound adaptor so i can wind the darn thing up it sounds >like a metal munching dinosaur! Anyone got the inside scoop on this! My guess >the batteries really will be obtainable for quite a while. >Mark Rabiner > >