Contact: Quality Light-Metric 7060 Hollywood Boulevard; Suite 415 Los Angeles, California 90028 323-467-2265
They'll give you the most reliable information on which batteries can be used, although it's probably a good idea to get the meter calibrated considering its age and that you may be using batteries it wasn't designed for. I'm pretty sure that you can use the silver cells, or the alkalines, once the meter has been calibrated to their voltage. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 1/2/2005 1:10:02 PM > Subject: Re: Spotmeter V > > Short answer, no. It may be possible to use 1.5 volt cells in the > spotmeter without modification. You can > do that with Pentax Cameras from the SP F onward for certain, maybe > earlier models as well. Someone else > may know if the Spotmeters work that way as well. If not you can get > Wein cells at 1.4 volts which are close > enough, though a bit pricey an short lived due to their chemistry. > > Chris Lindgren wrote: > > > I have rediscovered the joys of my Pentax SLR equipment and am new to > > the list. > > I have a question regarding my Spotmeter V...Are G-13 Mercury > > batteries readily available? > > > > Thanks in advance!
