Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/18

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Subject: [Leica] 1.35V to 1.5 V battery options
From: mail at gpsy.com (Karen Nakamura)
Date: Mon Jul 18 07:52:19 2005
References: <20050717115333.45431.qmail@web51011.mail.yahoo.com>
 
>
>I've got a large collection of approx. 30 yr. old RFs made for the 
>outlawed 1.35V Mercury battery. As I see it, there are 4 options: 
>use a handheld meter and manually set aperture; use a Kanto adapter/ 
>new battery; use a new wein cell/ zinc-air battery; have the camera 
>meter permanently modified.
>


Other options:

1) Adjust the ISO of the film to adjust for the different battery voltage
2) Use print film and assume that the film latitude will cover the disparity

Karen



-- 
Karen Nakamura
http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/
http://www.photoethnography.com/blog/
Replies: Reply from wrs111445 at yahoo.com (Bill Smith) ([Leica] 1.35V to 1.5 V battery options--follow up question for Ms. Nakamura)
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 In reply to: Message from wrs111445 at yahoo.com (Bill Smith) ([Leica] 1.35V to 1.5 V battery options)