real-mccoy

The Nikon 28Ti and 35Ti have a cult following.  It got the coolest meter display of any P&S.  28Ti fetch good money on eBay.  No experience using it though.

Try WeinCell for mercury replacement.  i found it in kerrisdale camera before, but they don't stock much.  Better yet, get a handheld meter.

real-mccoy

5# siumaibb

Apart from voltage, mercury battery has a very different discharge characteristic compare to alkaline battery.  Mercury batteries discharges very stably and die very abruptly at the end.  As alkaline batteries discharge, the voltage drops slowly and fades out.

real-mccoy

WeinCell is alkaline too?
So what you mean is if I use an alkaline battery in my camera, the built in light meter will become inaccurate when the voltage drops after a period of time?
siumaibb 發表於 2009-3-20 16:55

WeinCell not alkaline, it's Zinc-Air.  No idea what that is.

Yes, light meter will be off as voltage drops.  Take a look at Energizer A76 and EPX76.  I believe they are interchangeable but EPX76 are more desirable discharge characteristic.  Unless you shoot slides, i don't think it posts too much concern.  And you can always bracket.

Depends on what you like to shoot, I prefer 28 than 35.

real-mccoy

15# siumaibb

Experienced but still crappy photogs
I prefer rangefinder over SLR, manual over automatic, prime over zoom, no flash over flash photography.

real-mccoy

real-mccoy, which rangfinder is your favourite?

I only have experience with Voigtlander R2 and Leica M6.  M6 is much better than R2.

For fixed lens RF, I have Canon QL17 and Konica Auto S3.  I like both for their quality and portability.