Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Hemenway <jim@hemenway.com> wrote (edited): > I think that I have the [SL's] meter working properly with a > Varta V625PX - 1.35 volt Mercury battery which I've had in > my refrigerator for a year or so. I compared the meter > against my Rolleiflex SL with a Varta V 625U and they read > the same. > > We can no longer buy these batteries in Massachusetts, (and > just about everywhere else I've been told) so I'm wondering > what to do when this battery dies. What is the Leica > community common wisdom on this problem? Jim, I use the Wein Zinc/Air cells in my SL2. I shoot mostly Kodachrome with this camera and meter accuracy is fine. - -Dave- P.S. The Rolleiflex T continues to crank along with nary a complaint. (I bought my Rollei from Jim a couple years ago.)