I need a recomendation on where to buy batteries.

[ibcrewin]

Hi all,

I was shooting through a roll of tri-x I got for Christmas and the meter on my Bessa R started to flicker.. I'm guessing I need new Batteries.

I've searched the forums, and I want to buy the SR-44 batteries for the extra life and discharge curve.

My question is where to find them? I've looked on line and there are a lot of shady looking sellers out there with "really great prices". Is there anyone you recommend, that willl A. be cheap, and B. not send me questionable batteries.

Thanks!

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

http://www.smallbattery.company.org.uk/ for SR44's, although I use LR44's from just about any small store.

 

[pfoto]

ZBattery.

SR44: http://www.zbattery.com/s.nl/it.A/id.6/.f

LR44: http://www.zbattery.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1386/.f?sc=2&category=3191

 

[Bob Michaels]

Is there some reason you are not using the equivalent Lithium 2CR1/3 which lasts longer and is more widely available? I can buy them in many places but almost never see the LR-44 or SR-44.

 

[ibcrewin]

Thanks everyone!.. I actually found the SR-44 at Adorama for under 2 bucks.. I saw the same batteries at Radioshack for $5. This is huge!

Bob, it's my understanding that the power fall off is better with the silver-oxide batteries. I hear the liths. are the worst. YMMV

 

[Bob Michaels]

lithium and voltage fall off

lithium and voltage fall off

Bob, it's my understanding that the power fall off is better with the silver-oxide batteries. I hear the liths. are the worst. YMMV

ibcrewin: I thought I remembered reading somewhere that modern cameras have some voltage stabilization circuitry to compensate for the fall off. But this is not an area where I have much expertise, so maybe some electronic mavens will chime in here with some intelligent information.

I do see where both my ZI RF and my Mamiya 7 both show the lithium 2CR1/3 as an alternative to the LR44 or SR44 cells.