Hi Gaurav
Welcome to the list. NICE CHOISE OF CAMERA....
No, 7-8 rolls is fine. As you use the flash much. YOUR CAMERA IS NOT
DEFECTIVE. The trick is not to use it too much. I used up a lot of batteries
when my PZ-1 was new. I guess you play a lot with it :-). Try to use it only
for fill in purposes. Today I'm changing the battery 4-6 times a year. (I
shoot hundreds of rolls) I always carry a spare or two. Try to order ten or
more from a mail order company - or surf the internet - you'll find a good
bargain somewhere.
Someone actually has made a homemade battery adaptor (It's not made by
Pentax, I think). Unfortunatly I don't think the old PDML threads are
available anymore, I'm afraid. I don't think NiCads can be used.
Best Regards
Jens
hi!
i subscribed to this mailing list today after reading quite a few posts
on pdml.net. i am just a beginner in photography and hope to gain from
the discussions on this forum.
i bought a used PZ-1 and now realize that the 2CR5 battery lasted only
about 7-8 rolls. isnt that too less? i didn't use the flash on more
than 15-20% of the shots. am i doing something wrong? or was the
battery little drained when i bought it?
my other question is, has anyone actually built some kind of adapter
that uses AA batteries? i was thinking of making a very small hole in
the battery cover to pass the wires and then hanging 4 batteries at
the bottom somehow. does anyone have any concrete ideas on how to
hold the batteries at the bottom and make sure that the contacts are
made inside the battery compartment? would soldering wires to an old
battery contacts do the trick?
thanks in advance!!
gaurav
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