Hi Jim,
> The method I have used when climbing in winter is to store the camera in a
> dry bag in my pack outside the tent, but bring the batteries inside my
> sleeping bag at night which always worked well with my OM-1. I now have one
> of the external battery packs that I am planning on using with my OM-2.
> This one has had the original battery pack removed. I am thinking of wiring
> it up to take AAA or AA cells instead. Should be great for cold weather use.
Will this allow for correct and stable voltage, that is so essential for
correct meter readings? The capacity of AAA cells is significantly larger than
of the small silver-oxide cells, however.
> In reality I have ne3ver had battery issues, even on Rainier in the winter
> with the OM-1 and OM-2. With an OM-4 I would suspect it to be more of an
> issue.
Neither I had problems with the OM-2; I am more concerned with the OM-4Ti.
Bernd
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