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Subject: [OM] New OM-1 user.
From: "Lewis V. Bishop" <lewis.bishop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 08:15:40 +0100
Hi all,

Well i am a newcomer to the list (and photography) so please be gentle! ;-) I 
have recently taken an interest in manual photography and started using my SLR 
(which i had had for 13 years always saying i'd learn) but, being a modern SLR 
i found it just let it do everything for me again. The camera is a Yashica 
AF230 and it *does* have the option to go completely manual as well as aperture 
priority and shutter speed priority options.

However, i decided to buy a completely manual camera on the 2nd hand market and 
decided on the Olympus OM-1 which seemed like a good deal. This means that i 
have the following lens/accessories available to me-

        Tamron 28mm f2.5 
        Zuiko 50mm f1.4 lens
        Tokina 35-70mm f4 lens
        Centon 500mm f8 mirror lens
        Sunagor Auto 2x Teleconvertor

I have done various lens tests and they all *appear* to work well. Any comments 
on them would be appreciated.

Secondly despite searching various lists i am still unsure of the battery 
situation on the OM series using the mercury battery. I bought some zinc-air 
replacements (as per a list message i found) and upon testing the meter 
readings it seems fine - however further reading leads me to believe that over 
time these readings with be incorrect due to the continual loss of voltage on 
the battery. I have now read that there is a converter available (MR-9?) 
allowing the use of an alkaline battery - is this the better option?

Many thanks,

Lewis Bishop

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Swale [mailto:bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 03 August 2002 06:48
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] ( OM ) Batteries


Hi folks,

Occasionally people on this list have given me some stick because of my 
stingy attitude to letting batteries run down, with a view to avoiding renewing 
them.

Here's one reason why; yesterday I had to get a couple of SR44s. Actually, 
the shop had only Energizer EPX76  1.5V "Photo battery" brand which is self-
claimed to be equal to SR44. "Made in USA" it says on the back of the card, 
but by whom I cannot ascertain.

Cost?  $7NZ eaches. That's about USD3.50 apiece. Each one cost a bit less 
than what I get a 24 exp. roll of Reala for.

At that price they'd better last a while.

Brian

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