I've used the silver version at www.photobattery.com with good results. The generic model nuber is 400. JCO
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Frantisek Vlcek > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 6:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Pentax SP1000 battery > > > Hi, > what's the proper battery for an M42 Asahi Pentax Sp1000? I picked > one up in near mint cosmetic shape but with some health problems > (working on them now, though), and want to try the meter. > > Also, if the original battery is a 1.35 mercury, will the 1.5 > alkaline work well (considering that alkalines get from 1.65 to > 1.25V over their life, but mercury batteries stay near 1.35 almost > all their life)? Which battery "numbers" will work in it? It is > about the half size of SR44 it seems. > > A wonderful camera, it made my photography simpler (as the meter > isn't working), I put a portrait 1.8/80mm lens on it and meter > handheld, and it's great... A nice complementation to the LX I use > normally :) > > Good light, > Frantisek Vlcek > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
