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Last Update:11-Aug-02 |
Hard to find batteries only a click away! |
Factory fresh batteries for your vintage Minox 35 or Rollei. Need something else? Please see the full list.
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Replacement for Battery numbers: PX27, EPX27, V27PX, 4NR43
| Minox 35mm | Minox EL, GL, GT, GTE, GTX, AL, GSE | ||||||
| Minox 8x11mm | Minox EC, C, EX, LX
| Minox Flash
| Minox FL4 Cube Flash, PE and PL Electronic Flash
| Rollei 110
| Rollei A110, E110
| Rollei 35
| Rollei 35LED, 35SE, 35TE
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Factory fresh!
- No kinky battery compartment modifications, no stacking batteries.
- This is an exact replacement for the no longer available mercury
batteries that used to power these fine cameras.
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- Silver oxide chemistry is the best choice -- has flatter discharge curve than lithium, for more consistent exposures. | ||||||
Yes, this is the same battery you might find elsewhere on the web for $15.00+.
Is this voltage the same as the Mercury battery? (CLICK HERE)
Is this battery the exact same voltage as the original mercury battery?
No, it does not have exactly the same voltage. The mercury battery was 5.6v nominal,
this battery is 6.0v nominal, with all other characteristics (discharge curve, capacity)
very similar to the original. There is no replacement currently available with the same
exact voltage. How much of a difference this makes depends on the characteristics of
the meter circuit; error tends towards underexposure, and can vary from as
little as 1/3 stop in a Rollei 35LED to almost 2 stops in a Rollei E110. Any error will
remain consistent throughout the life of the battery, unlike lithium which has a more erratic voltage during its life. Note that the replacement often offered for
these units uses two lithium cell and is the same voltage.
Remember that most of these cameras used CdS photocells to measure light; they are all over 20 years old, and CdS does not age gracefully. Some error may have crept into your camera's metering circuit while it was sitting on the shelf.
How important all of this is depends on your camera and what film you shoot.
Today's negative films have very wide latitudes and are nowhere near as sensitive
to differences in exposure as older films were. I use fast color negative film in
my Minox EL, and set the film speed at 1/2 the rated speed, which gives a very
satisfactory exposure under all conditions.
I recommend that you shoot a test roll under various conditions after getting
this battery, or check your camera's meter against a known standard. You may even be
able to have the meter re-calibrated to the new voltage. Regardless, you will not be
able to obtain the mercury battery any more - production in Europe has been shut down, and no one is making multi-cell mercury batteries anywhere in the world.
It's either this battery, a conversion, or relegate your camera to the antique shop.
"Got it fine. Thanks for the prompt service and follow-up. I plan to order
from you as I need more batteries."
"Thank you for your detailed reply. You're right about exposure latitude of
negative films; I don't even use the meter in the Rollei 35SE. However,
cameras like the Minox C use the battery for the shutter as well, so you
have to have one. Guess I'll order a couple from your website."
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