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Re: [OM] Re: Weincell

Subject: Re: [OM] Re: Weincell
From: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 11:07:27 -0400
When the Silver Oxide 1.5v "goes through" the MR9 it becomes 1.35v.

John

George Ling wrote:

> 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)?
>
> *****************************
> 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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