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Re: [OM] 357 batteries vs substitutes

Subject: Re: [OM] 357 batteries vs substitutes
From: JNVS44B@xxxxxxxxxxx (MR THOMAS N CURLEE)
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 1998 02:05:36, -0500
In a message dated 5/30/98 10:55:40 PM, Tom C. wrote:

>>I got both my bodies back from John H. this week.  One is a OM-2 MD 

>>and the other is a OM-2S.  Both needed batteries so I dug around in 

>>the camera bag and came up with a set of 357's and a set of 357A's 
(I 
>>bought them by mistake).  I well know that some OM cameras simply 
>>won't work properly with anything but the 357 but my OM-2S works 
(at 
>l>east fires) with almost anything I put into it. As long as the 
>>camera fired properly I figured I could get away with 'wrong' 
>>batteries for a while.
>>
>>[snip].
>>
>>I guess I've learned my lesson on what battery to use.  Do what 
John 
>>tells us to do and use the 357!  Now I need to get out and put some 

>>film through the cameras.
>>
>>Tom  

>Tom,
>
>Didn't you listen as I recanted my tale of woe at the SoCal OlyFest 
last
>weekend?  Ah, well live and learn;-) 
>
>Kerry

I think that the sad part is that I did listen but didn't learn, 
until later.

i.e. I knew better, but.......

Tom

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