<p>I too just got a Weathermatic (thrift store C$1.50) and with batteries it works.<br>
But I noticed after a few minutes the casing was warm and the NiCads were hot to the touch...probably why Lithiums are recommended. Inside the battery compartment is a spring-loaded separator to keep the AAAs correctly positioned; push it down with a finger and that would be how the 6v slides into place.<br>
Auto-everything would mean the lens is fixed focus, no movement when you take a picture, but the "lens select" button (black, near the big yellow one on top) moves lens elements to select the 35mm or 50mm focal lengths for wide view or closer up. And for the auto-wind I have found a small detent that is activated when the back is shut, just below the widest part of the stainless pressure plate spring; its mate is the plastic moulded bump on the back's inner side, right of centre, low down.<br>
Now for a question to Weathermatic owners; does anyone have an U/W Viewfinder for sale?</p>
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<p>I too just got a Weathermatic (thrift store C$1.50) and with batteries it works.<br>
But I noticed after a few minutes the casing was warm and the NiCads were hot to the touch...probably why Lithiums are recommended. Inside the battery compartment is a spring-loaded separator to keep the AAAs correctly positioned; push it down with a finger and that would be how the 6v slides into place.<br>
Auto-everything would mean the lens is fixed focus, no movement when you take a picture, but the "lens select" button (black, near the big yellow one on top) moves lens elements to select the 35mm or 50mm focal lengths for wide view or closer up. And for the auto-wind I have found a small detent that is activated when the back is shut, just below the widest part of the stainless pressure plate spring; its mate is the plastic moulded bump on the back's inner side, right of centre, low down.<br>
Now for a question to Weathermatic owners; does anyone have an U/W Viewfinder for sale?</p>