Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 7/23/02 10:22 PM, Herbert & Lee Kanner at kanner@acm.org wrote: > I'm posting this on behalf of a non-photographer friend. He has an OM-1, > whose mercury battery is still alive; the unavailability of mercury > batteries in the U.S. came as a surprise to him. I am not current on the > various alternatives; the cameras in my stable that use them (at least a > Rollei 35S and a Nikkormat) have long since been retired. So, what should > I advise him: conversion of his camera, some trick adaptor device, Wien > cell, smuggling in mercury batteries from Canada? I know that he would be > responsible about disposing of used mercury batteries at the hazardous > waste dump. > > Any help will be appreciated. > Wein and others make Zinc Air alternatives that work great. Any large camera store carries them or call Blue Moon 503 978 0333, Citizens 503 232 8501 x6 or Pro Photo 503 241 1112 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html