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Re: [OM] Mercury batteries 1.35V

Subject: Re: [OM] Mercury batteries 1.35V
From: Garth Wood <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 11:33:02 -0700
At 04:48 PM 2/12/98 +0000, you wrote:
>
>About batteries for the OM-1N
>
>I was back home in Barcelona last Christmas and went to 
>a photo store.  Looking through the batteries section of
>the store I saw a 1.35 mercury battery - I got myself
>2 more to keep in my camera bag.  The maker is Varta,
>and the guy in the store said that they keep getting them.
>I was under the impression that they were banned or something 
>like that - I do not know is that is true for USA, UK and other
>European countries, not for Spain...

Vartas are commonly carried at most of the better camera stores here in
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  Appears there's a large contingent of camera
owners who are using older cameras.  Getting 1.35v mercury batteries isn't
a problem here.

If anyone is in dire need, let me know -- I can always buy a few and mail
'em to you.

Garth Wood

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