Hi all, I have a very simple question about a little Ricoh 500 GX that I bought in a weak moment in Adelaide, Australia, some years back. The battery flatted out while I was living in China and I couldn't get a replacement. Now I'm back in New Z

My info indicates that your camera used a PX675 battery which is a 1.35volt mercury battery. This battery is no longer widely made because of the mercury. I have heard that some company in China may still make them however.The battery you tried is 1.5 vol

The so-called battery question, that is whether 1,35 or 1,5 volts is right, is in my rating purely academic hairsplitting business.  
Of course, having said this I can visualize all the know-it-all experts putting a curse on me.
 
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I had the opposite situation from Werner: my GX meters accurately, but my G is out by one to two stops, non-linearly, so compensation by film speed adjustment is not an option. Having been a '70s compact enthusiast since it was the '70s, I ten

Thanks guys.
 
I suspected it was a meter flaw but was crossing my fingers. I'm not going to tinker on the GX, but will follow Alex's advice; I have a basic Capital meter which, together with the Ricoh and a delightfully named Yin Yan BY18  f

Michaelt, compared to its contemporaries the V2 is a masterpiece, but it certainly has its weak points. I do not think that a V2 has fungus IN the RF, as this device is made up of a set of glass prisms glued together. I cannot imagine a V2 to be so

Werner,
 
the Quecki problem is purely academic as long as you don't shot slides. No problem at all with negatives, a big problem with slides.
 
It is urban legend that mercury cells are not avaible. You just have to search a bit. I got ne