You can still buy the proper 400-series mercury batteries in Australia,
Darryn.
Be a devil and go buy a battery for it.
Ray Allen. Sydney. Australia.
Check out Spotmatic at Yahoo!Groups at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spotmatic
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Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: PM's Spotmatic dilemma solved
> Besides the sunny 16 rule which I've got down pat now (I'm still waiting
for a
> sunny day here in Southern Hemisphere), are there any other rules to use
for not
> so sunny days. Any little rhymes perhaps???. I too have a Spotmatic with a
meter
> which doesn't work (it's got no battery) (I think it works fine with a
battery
> but havn't checked lately). Or is there a web site with a guide to
exposure
> settings for various conditions???
>
>
>
> I used my Spotmatic happily for 10 years, until the
> > meter broke. ... I would go back to it in a flash if
> > I could get it fixed.
>
> Your Spotmatic is not broken! - who needs a stinking meter
> for "Sunny 16" flower shots in good light, anyway. I suggest
> that you unload that overly automated paperweight and return
> to the "True Art of Photography" w/ your Spotmatic. Just pretend
> it is a "newer model" H2 and go bananas. :^)
>
> Darryn Richter
> Adelaide Australia
>
>
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