It was good while it lasted.

[ampguy]

Hi Roger

Hi Roger

I was using specs. from the big names - Duracell, Energizer, Varta, where the LR44s are generally about 110 mAh, and SR44s 150-165 mAh. Wouldn't be surprised if the high volume lesser names didn't stack up.

If price is no object, it seems that the designed for camera stacked 1/3N 3V cells at 160 mAh (duracell) and 190 mAh (energizer) lithiums, the latter that operates at -40 to +60C, and retains 90% of initial power in 10 years sitting idle, are the way to go where the stacked 1/3N size works, as stacked series 1.5 LR44 or SR144s double voltage, but keep the same mAh of 110-165 mAh, and as noted, some alkaline formulations can drop faster than silver oxide (not such a green solution either), or lithium.

I would not be surprised if silver oxide eventually goes the way of Mercury and NiCads as advanced NiMH (pre-charged, LSD, etc.) and Lithium products (work great in extreme temps) become more efficient and ways to recharge and recycle them become more widely available.

Sorry, I was using 'evaporate' in a more figurative sense, i.e. that they do not last anything like as long. I was surprised to learn from your post that SR44 batteries have only about 30% more mAh than LR44; from experience of battery life in Leica (MP) and Voigtländer (most) I'd assumed it was much greater.

Cheers,

R.

 

[ampguy]

best to keep batteries close to the body

best to keep batteries close to the body

in snow and cold weather, and put in the camera just before using. Great news about the Bessa R in the cold.

I've had battery issues in very cold weather - but it was minus 12 Fahrenheit and the camera had been left in the cold the entire night before. The camera was an old Pentax Super ME SLR. Since then, I make it a point to bring at least one all-mechanical camera with me.

A note about my Bessa R - it has not had any cold weather issues.

 

[Tun]

That was what i did, i would keep my camera close to my body whenever im not using it. Trying to give it as much warmth as i could. And when i removed the batteries to change to new ones, those batteries were burning hot.

I used a variety of film. Mostly Kodak EPP, some other films like Fujifilm Natura and Pro 400H. You can view my flickr for more details of each photo. www.flickr.com/photos/kiumjoon

One thing i like about this lens so much is the versatility, i can use it as a wide angle and as well as a tele. For that focal length combined with my Kiev 60+80mm lens, it covers alot of angles that i wanted. At f1.7, i say its very usable and using it with natura 1600 makes this lens even more usable at night. The thing bad here is that the black paint gets chipped off easily, within 2 weeks of travel, my lens was as good as a 7/10 in cosmetic, ready for cheap sale in RFF.

Im glad these photos can be used for reference, i wasn't that active in this forum for the past 1 year when i was in the army. Now that i've finally left the army, i hope to contribute more and do something out of this hobby hopefully.

cheers guys! 😀

 

[steamer]

Too late now, but burning hot batteries, maybe a short somewhere? The XA is a fine camera, don't be afraid to keep shooting with that.

 

[ampguy]

a couple of more questions

a couple of more questions

Great photos on flickr, I think the film you use really makes your photos stand out.

Do you scan your own slides, and are your photos post processed, or just scanned straight?

When traveling with your slide film in warmer temps, did you keep it in a cooler at all?

That was what i did, i would keep my camera close to my body whenever im not using it. Trying to give it as much warmth as i could. And when i removed the batteries to change to new ones, those batteries were burning hot.

I used a variety of film. Mostly Kodak EPP, some other films like Fujifilm Natura and Pro 400H. You can view my flickr for more details of each photo. www.flickr.com/photos/kiumjoon

One thing i like about this lens so much is the versatility, i can use it as a wide angle and as well as a tele. For that focal length combined with my Kiev 60+80mm lens, it covers alot of angles that i wanted. At f1.7, i say its very usable and using it with natura 1600 makes this lens even more usable at night. The thing bad here is that the black paint gets chipped off easily, within 2 weeks of travel, my lens was as good as a 7/10 in cosmetic, ready for cheap sale in RFF.

Im glad these photos can be used for reference, i wasn't that active in this forum for the past 1 year when i was in the army. Now that i've finally left the army, i hope to contribute more and do something out of this hobby hopefully.

cheers guys! 😀

 

[Tun]

yah, i still love shooting with my XA.

I scan my own films with a flatbed scanner and touching is done after scanning on photoshop. Because its impossible to get a good scan from my scanner, i always have to do levels adjustment to make my image look like what i see from my slides. If its negative, i just keep everything simple.

Nope, i don't keep my films in any cooler when i am traveling. I am not that well trained to see any difference in colour shifts due to warmer temperatures if there's any. So it doesnt really matter to me when im traveling.

 

[oscroft]

I was surprised to learn from your post that SR44 batteries have only about 30% more mAh than LR44; from experience of battery life in Leica (MP) and Voigtländer (most) I'd assumed it was much greater

It's subjective, but my experience (I use them in Leica, Voigtlander, and Olympus cameras) would suggest that SR44s last about twice as long as LR44s. (Even if LR44s have only 30% less mAh, their voltage drops off more quickly, and so I'd suspect that in many cases some of their mAh capacity is unusable due to their voltage having fallen too low).

 

[rogerchristian]

You might try 1/3N lithiums, if they will substitute in the battery compartment of your camera, we seem to get better performance ovreall and improved in cold weather compared to the S76/SR44's.

Everybody has good and bad to say about the 1/3's but they do seem to hold on a long time in my Bessa R. Now if the R only had a shutter release lock/battery safety, I would be happy!

 

[WilliamK]

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[Thardy]

What a weird bump ...

 

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