ianpiper

<p>Thanks for the reply Paul. There already is a sleeve inside the battery screw cap - permanently fixed to the cap - and I don't know why since it isn't shown in the manual. So making another sleeve seems unnecessary. But having that sleeve there stops me from using the recommended S27PX battery. I had already tried four SR44 batteries and they fit physically though the meter doesn't then seem to work well. So, to reiterate:<br>

Is this weird fixed sleeve arrangement something other Minox users have on their cameras, and is it OK even though it is not what is illustrated in the manual?<br>

Are D 1/3N batteries OK to use?<br>

If that sleeve thing is not correct, is it possible to get hold of the right screw cap? This is a long shot, I know, since these things are long out of manufacture.<br>

Thanks,</p>

<p>Ian.<br>

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<p>I just bought a Minox 35 GT. It is in excellent condition but I'm concerned about the battery and would appreciate some advice. Background reading suggested that I should use S27PX silver oxide batteries, so I bought one. However, it doesn't fit. When I unscrew the battery cover it is not like the illustration in the manual. The manual shows just a screw cap, but on my camera it is a screw cap with a metal sleeve behind it. The S27PX battery doesn't fit inside this sleeve, so I can't use it. When I got the camera it had two 3V batteries marked DL1/3N though these seem low or exhausted. They fit inside the sleeve fine.<br>

The sleeve doesn't detach from the screw cap as far as I can see.<br>

So my questions are:<br>

Is this sleeve arrangement OK even though it isn't shown in the manual?<br>

Are these batteries OK to use?<br>

Is it possible to get hold of just the screw cap so that I can use the S27PX battery? And would that make sense anyway?<br>

Any advice welcome.</p>

<p>Ian.<br>

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I have always wanted to own a Leica. I may shortly be in a position to put some funds into getting one,

though I am not in the market for a new one. I have owned a number of SLR film cameras in the past

(Olympus and Canon) and a few digital cameras (and have become a little disenchanted with these).

What recommendations would you offer to someone in my position as to the best way to get into owning

and using a Leica? I like the look of the M series (if that's the right term) and am not really looking to buy a

really old one. I nearly bid for a M4-2 but was put off by some discussion on a web forum about problems

with this model. So any advice about models to avoid would also be welcome.

Thanks in advance,

Ian.

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