For Sale Olympus Winder-2

[CMoore]

Tested on a OM1n
Works fine.

$25.00 shipped to usa first 48

 

🛡️ Classifieds Safety Reminder: Please stay safe when buying and selling. Scams via hacked accounts are on the rise globally.

Best Practices: Always use a verified payment method with buyer protection (avoid "PayPal Friends & Family"). Services like Escrow.com are highly secure. Be suspicious of random unsolicited contact via Private Message. If you see suspicious behavior, please use the Report link on the post immediately.

[Cholentpot]

Will this power the meter?

 

[ronnies]

Will this power the meter?

No it doesn't.

Ronnie

 

[Cholentpot]

No it doesn't.

Ronnie

Drats.

 

[CMoore]

Drats.

What would be the advantage to that.?

 

[Cholentpot]

What would be the advantage to that.?

Because the OM-1 takes batteries that don't exist anymore. Some cameras that take batteries from that era also allow power to the meter from the winder thereby bypassing the need to find weird batteries.

 

[CMoore]

Because the OM-1 takes batteries that don't exist anymore. Some cameras that take batteries from that era also allow power to the meter from the winder thereby bypassing the need to find weird batteries.

Ak.....OK.
I thought most people bought...is there a drop in adapter....or had the camera adapted to run a ... is it a 1.5V battery.
I could be wrong.

 

[Cholentpot]

Ak.....OK.
I thought most people bought...is there a drop in adapter....or had the camera adapted to run a ... is it a 1.5V battery.
I could be wrong.

I have one, it kinda works but not really.

 

[ronnies]

Because the OM-1 takes batteries that don't exist anymore. Some cameras that take batteries from that era also allow power to the meter from the winder thereby bypassing the need to find weird batteries.

I use Zinc Air hearing aid batteries with a ring to make them the right shape in my cameras that take PX625 batteries.

Ronnie

 

[Cholentpot]

I use Zinc Air hearing aid batteries with a ring to make them the right shape in my cameras that take PX625 batteries.

Ronnie

I don't use my cameras often enough to trust the zinks. They last a few months. Some of my cameras only get used once or twice a year.