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Re: [OM] Re: Weincell

Subject: Re: [OM] Re: Weincell
From: George Ling <master@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 23:00:43 -0700
If a mercury battery of 1.35v give correct exposure in OM-1, and a wein
(zinc-air) cell of 1.4v is 1/2 stop under.  Can I extrapolate that a
silver oxide battery of 1.5v will be 1 stop under or more (aside from
the possibility that 1.5v might ruin OM-1's circuitry)?

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John Hermanson wrote:
> 
> For those interested, I've found there is a meter error of  1/2 stop
> (underexposure) in a Weincell equipped camera, compared to a mercury / MR9
> equipped OM-1.
> 
> John
> Camtech

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