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Re: [OM] New OM-1 user.

Subject: Re: [OM] New OM-1 user.
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 09:27:45 -0400
Welcome to the ever growing OM club.  You should use a mercury 1.35V if you
can find one, next best is an MR9 adapter with a 1.5V silver oxide inside.
If you don't get that atleast use a 1.4V weincell to get you going.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lewis V. Bishop" <lewis.bishop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 3:15 AM
Subject: [OM] New OM-1 user.


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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