Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] m5 battery
From: Bill Satterfield <cwsat@cyberhighway.net>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 08:27:30 -0500
References: <39219C36.58FEDADE@cyberhighway.net> <006b01bfbf77$a3ce8f60$131110ac@zoomtel.com>

Given the choice, which is better? Any M5 users out there? Will the battery
cover screw down all the way. Specs indicate the battery is thicker.

Craig Roberts wrote:

> Here's another solution to the mercury battery availability problem: the
> MR-9 battery adapter   http://www.criscam.com/cris2i.htm .  It drops the
> voltage from a silver oxide battery down to the proper level and requires no
> camera modification at all.
>
> I've used the MR-9 in my Olympus OM-1n for over a year with perfect results.
>
> Craig
> Boston
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Satterfield" <cwsat@cyberhighway.net>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 3:06 PM
> Subject: [Leica] m5 battery
>
> > Where can I get and for how much, the mercury battery for the M5?
> > \
> > NO ARCHIVE

Replies: Reply from "Craig Roberts" <croberts@zoomtel.com> (Re: [Leica] m5 battery)
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