>In <000701c100f2$c37a91c0$4ffe0f18@c355520a>, on 06/29/01 at 06:25 PM,
> "Gary Edwards" <garyetx@xxxxxxxx> said:
>
>>What is the current thinking on ultimate shelf life for these rare
>>jewels?
>
>I'd bet they are still quite usable.
>
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>les clark / edgewater, nj / usa
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Once took a very old 625 out of a wrecker - Minnie 101 I think it was - it
read spot on 1.35 and lasted over 2 years of careful use! It had to have
been in the camera for over 10 years before I got it. Merc's have legendary
lifespans. I just changed one in my Leica which was in it when I bought the
camera 2 years ago from a deceased estate - that one may have been in
camera much longer.
AndrewF
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