Thank Keith, I actually already knew about this, but since I'm not going to use it so much (I also own a 300D, and you know how digital change your photo habits... ) and since wein costs much and lasts little I'd prefer to modify the canonet or buy/build a battery adaptor:
http://www.criscam.com/mr9.htm You also didn't answer my question :) thank you anyway I appreciated. Danilo. > > Hi all, > > this is a bit OT, but still is about canon... > > I've an old canonet GIII QL 17. > > It uses the mercury-based 625 battery 1.3v that are no more produced. > > Some sites, i.e.: > > http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?CanonCan >o netGIIIQL17.html~mainFrame > > > report that "the Canon engineers [..] made the circuitry voltage > > compensating" > > > > Anybody knows what does it mean? > > If I simply put an alcaline 1.55v battery, it just work out, compensating > > the > > > added volts > > OR > > I must bring it to a laboratory in order to fix it? > > > > Thank you all, > > Danilo. > Danilo, > > Wein make a series of cells to replace the old Mercury cells. > Your local camera shop should be able to supply them. > Just ask for a Wein PX625. > > Cheers > > Keith ________________________________________________________________________ Cerchi un laboratorio fotografico aperto 24 ore su 24? Stampa le tue foto digitali su Kataweb e le ricevi a domicilio in 48 ore. http://www.kataweb.it/foto * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
