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Ken
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Username: Ken
Post Number: 1
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 11:39 am: | 
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I have an Olympus 35SP and the PX625 battery has now given up the ghost.
I presume that the same replacements for the OM1 can be used in the 35SP. Has anyone any experience in this?
Also, does anyone know if it would be easy to put a diode into it for use with a silver oxide battery in a similar manner to the OM1?
Many thanks
Ken |
Mel
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Username: Mel
Post Number: 1
Registered: 12-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 02, 2006 - 08:51 pm: |
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I have two Olympus OM-1 and one Olympus SP. I use a MR-9 ADAPTER that I ordered from Olympus a few years ago. This enables a Silver Oxide 1.5 volt battery to be used. I have seen similar adapters for sale by C.R.I.S. I think they cost about 40 dollars now.
I also use this adapter in a Topcon Unirex. I did not order all four at the same time and it appears that some are slightly thicker than others, getting one into the Topcon is a tight fit. The SP is a great camera, especially for flash. |
Ken
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Username: Ken
Post Number: 3
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 02:18 pm: |
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Mel
Thanks for the info.
I too have an OM1, bought new about 6 months after the 35SP.
The OM1 still has a PX625 battery in it, but I know I will have to replace it with something suitable sometime. I have previously corresponded with posters on the board about this. Hence asking if the 35SP was the same.
The 35SP is a beautiful camera. The only reason I upgraded to an OM1 was to have interchangeable lenses.
I agree about the flash facility. A brilliant idea.
Ken |
Chenard
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Username: Chenard
Post Number: 8
Registered: 11-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 03, 2006 - 09:15 pm: |
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Hi,
I put a diode in my 35 SP. With the front off of the camera, there is plenty of room for it in the body cavity just above the battery holder. It works very well.
Paul |
Barnabyhairwax
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Username: Barnabyhairwax
Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 04, 2006 - 04:34 pm: |
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I use a 675 zinc air hearing aid battery.
a little bit of plastic can be used to make a spacer around the smaller battery to hold it in.
The discharge rate of zinc air batteries is comparable to the mercury battery, apparently. |
Ken
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Username: Ken
Post Number: 5
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 04:29 am: |
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Thanks for all the replies.
That's great as it certainly sounds like the different options for OM1 battery replacements can also be used in the 35SP.
Ken |
