steven_fong1 Posted August 10, 2001 Share Posted August 10, 2001 There is a thread further down on the use of zinc/air batteries as replace ment for mercury cells that's been phased out. My question is if I use an alkaline replacement that is 1.5 volt how should I calibrate the meters so it will not be under-exposed. I put one into a Rollei XF35 and all the shots came out under by I think 2 stops. Have not try it in a Leica SL2. I don't have the CRIS adapter but the alkaline replacement can be found where I am quite easily. Any help in this matter is most appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godfrey Posted August 10, 2001 Share Posted August 10, 2001 Unfortunately, there is no stable adjustment that will work for the entire life of an alkaline cell. Alkaline cells have a sloped power delivery curve as they reach exhaustion, so as time goes on the meter will read differently no matter what you do. <p> Invest in a couple of the CRIS adapters and use silver oxide cells. They work *far* better. <p> Godfrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_. Posted August 10, 2001 Share Posted August 10, 2001 I was able to simply use a MS76 silver-oxide cell encased in a washer from a dead Wein cell in my Rollei 35s, by resetting the ASA speed. Eventually I removed the retaining ring for the ASA dial and re-set it so now I can use the marked speed. But that didn't work on my SL, the response to the 1.5v wasn't linear, i.e. if I compensated the ASA to get an accurate reading at the bright end, it was off at the low end and vice-versa. Ended up with the CRIS adaptor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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