Arnold Yes - the 625 alkalines fit correctly but you can use the smaller 675. I just use a bit of non-conductive padding to keep the smaller battery centered. Some people use a small rubber O-ring to compensate for the smaller size.
By the way there's an excellent scan of the user manual at: http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/manuals/pages/pentaxspotmaticf.html Brian +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Australian Plants Societies http://farrer.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/ On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 15:33 , Arnold Stark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: >Thanks! So it seems to me that I can use 1,5V batteries provided that it >properly fits into the battery compartment with the help of an adaptor? >Has somebody on the list tried that? > >Arnold > ---- Msg sent via Spymac Mail - http://www.spymac.com