That's a great reason for not buying any batteries at all for your H3. But, $30 should not deter others from using their camera's built in meter if that's what they want to use. Most folks I know tend to piss away, or smoke more than that. Just depends on the individual's priorities, I guess.
Len --- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Apilado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 9:44 AM Subject: Re: ebay caveat (Battery Substitutes) > I sometimes prefer using a handheld meter. I, too, was turned off by the > $30 price for that adapter. Whenever I use my classic H3 Pentax I have my > trusty handheld meter. True, it uses a battery, but a 9-volt battery, very > available. I like to use incident metering because I have much better > results than reflected metering. > > Jim A. > > > From: "Len Paris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 06:47:30 -0500 > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: ebay caveat (Battery Substitutes) > > > > Well, it's a one-time purchase and, as you noticed, it does > > reduce the voltage. The S76 will last as long as the mercury > > cells and, best of all, are readily available. If the price was > > a real factor in our lives, would we have the equipment that we > > own now? It's not like a costly specialty lens that you only > > use once in a while. You need the battery for every frame you > > shoot, regardless of lens. Unless you want to carry around a > > hand held meter. They use batteries too, for the most part. > > > > Len > > ---- > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 7:48 PM > > Subject: Re: ebay caveat (Battery Substitutes) > > > > > >> In a message dated 8/8/2002 5:31:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> > >> > >>> http://www.criscam.com/mba.htm > >>> > >> > >> $29 for a battery adapter? Seems a bit steep. Although it > > looks like they > >> actually reduce the voltage which is kinda cool. > >> > >> -Brendan MacRae > >> - > >> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To > > unsubscribe, > >> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't > > forget to > >> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
