Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] - AA/Varta depth charges offtopic
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 15:12:34 -0300

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
>
>