All except the OM-1 use either SR44W or 357 batteries. They MUST be silver
oxide.
The OM-1 uses batteries that are no longer available. Both Camtech
(www.zuiko.com) and criscam (www.criscam.com) have adapters to allow a 357
to work in an OM-1.
Tom
> I know this has been discussed at times in the past and I've heard you
> don't want to use alkaline batteries. However, I sometimes confuse
> myself trying to remember what I'm not supposed to buy. So, could
> someone tell me, and all of us once and for, all which battery(s) is the
> best to use in the following series of bodies:
>
> OM-1, OM-2, OM-3, and OM-4?
>
> And second, in the past a list member would periodically offer the now
> hard to find batteries for the OM-1. Does anyone know of a current
> source of those, in the US?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Mark Jennings
>
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