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Pros & Cons
Pros
The camera's light meter is spot on. V battery and adjust for the incorrect metering.
Cons
Quality is shoddy at best. Bought 2, after 4 hours both still only showing 1. Will never purchase again. Even waited 30 min to 1 hour as recommended.
Chances are that it needs recalibration anyway since it's 25 years old. The fit is not good in the light meter which likely caused a short.
With a razor blade or box knife, slice off a ring ~1/8 high. The negative side, has a strange bump which is welded on top. One of the first two batteries was corroded in the package.
Highlights
Quality
Works with the olympus 35rc like a jem
The build quality of the battery feels a bit cheaper than the original but it works and makes the built in light meter in the camera move
The first battery i used i was not impressed with the usage before replacing
Shipping
The price was still pretty steep for 1 battery and the shipping was slow but it worked and there aren’t tons of alternatives
Competitiveness
35 volt battery in my canonet ql17 gen iii which matches the original batterys voltage without having to use toxic mercury
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
old, fit, great, original and still. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 872 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 25 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Thats just the nature of zincair batteries it seems
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However the life expectancy of the wein cell is 6 to 9 months
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Followed recommendation and left battery out for few mins after removing the foil activator tape before putting into camera
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Since no longer made the replacement is an alkaline 1
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
That’s where the weincell comes in
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The battery has a little notch at the top so it doesnt go in as smoothly as the original
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