I got this XG-1 untested with a 50mm 1:1.7 SR lens and have confirmed it works, but I had to make a minor adjustment to the film advance as the alignment was just a bit off. Other than that, it worked great at first after adjusting the shutter; I think my tests did it, or it was tripped up and I got it super cheap over that alone. I did a film test with a suspect roll of Kodak Gold 200 as it was not film tested (I didn't trust random film, specially from a vintage SLR). But there is damage from the leaky batteries in the battery cover that was there before I got it, from batteries which were never removed.[br]
(The reason I was okay with trashing the unknown Kodak Gold 200? It's grainy, and I usually shoot Fuji 400 or Kodak professional stock, plus nor do I know when it expired/what's on it).
[image|2645184]
[image|2645182]
[image|2645183]
***Vintage camera note: if anyone is worried that I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it - even then unless it's leaking, they're like lead paint; harmless unless you intentionally do damage to them, to the handler. The ocean and landfill on the other hand suffers. Those were banned or were being banned when the time the XG-1 came out, so Minolta used LR44/AG13/357/etc. batteries in the XG series. Trust me, I had that worry since the mercury battery was so common for metering in film SLRs. But generally, it seems like most mercury battery SLRs only used it for metering, not function so you can just ignore it.***
How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them, but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.
@danj the acid was neutralized but the nickel plating was damaged in the process. I shouldn't have an issue right?
[image|2647386]
I got this XG-1 untested with a 50mm 1:1.7 SR lens and have confirmed it works, but I had to make a minor adjustment to the film advance as the alignment was just a bit off. Other than that, it worked great at first after adjusting the shutter; I think my tests did it, or it was tripped up and I got it super cheap over that alone. I did a film test with a suspect roll of Kodak Gold 200 as it was not film tested (I didn't trust random film, specially from a vintage SLR). But there is damage from the leaky batteries in the battery cover that was there before I got it, from batteries which were never removed.[br]
(The reason I was okay with trashing the unknown Kodak Gold 200? It's grainy, and I usually shoot Fuji 400 or Kodak professional stock, plus nor do I know when it expired/what's on it).
[image|2645184]
[image|2645182]
[image|2645183]
***Vintage camera note: if anyone is worried that I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it - even then unless it's leaking, they're like lead paint; harmless unless you intentionally do damage to them, to the handler. The ocean and landfill on the other hand suffers. Those were banned or were being banned when the time the XG-1 came out, so Minolta used LR44/AG13/357/etc. batteries in the XG series. Trust me, I had that worry since the mercury battery was so common for metering in film SLRs. But generally, it seems like most mercury battery SLRs only used it for metering, not function so you can just ignore it.***
How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them, but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.
@danj the acid was neutralized but the nickel plating was damaged in the process. I shouldn't have an issue right?
[image|2647386]
I got this XG-1 untested with a 50mm 1:1.7 SR lens and have confirmed it works, but I had to make a minor adjustment to the film advance as the alignment was just a bit off. Other than that, it worked great at first after adjusting the shutter; I think my tests did it, or it was tripped up and I got it super cheap over that alone. I did a film test with a suspect roll of Kodak Gold 200 as it was not film tested (I didn't trust random film, specially from a vintage SLR). But there is damage from the leaky batteries in the battery cover that was there before I got it, from batteries which were never removed.[br]
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(The reason I was okay with trashing the unknown Kodak Gold 200? It's grainy, and I usually shoot Fuji 400 or Kodak professional stock, plus nor do I know when it expired/what's on it).
[image|2645184]
[image|2645182]
[image|2645183]
***Vintage camera note: if anyone is worried that I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it - even then unless it's leaking, they're like lead paint; harmless unless you intentionally do damage to them, to the handler. The ocean and landfill on the other hand suffers. Those were banned or were being banned when the time the XG-1 came out, so Minolta used LR44/AG13/357/etc. batteries in the XG series. Trust me, I had that worry since the mercury battery was so common for metering in film SLRs. But generally, it seems like most mercury battery SLRs only used it for metering, not function so you can just ignore it.***
How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them, but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.
@danj the acid was neutralized but the nickel plating was damaged in the process. I shouldn't have an issue right?
I got this XG-1 untested with a 50mm 1:1.7 SR lens and have confirmed it works, but I had to make a minor adjustment to the film advance as the alignment was just a bit off. Other than that, it worked great at first after adjusting the shutter; I think my tests did it, or it was tripped up and I got it super cheap over that alone. I did a film test with a suspect roll of Kodak Gold 200 as it was not film tested (I didn't trust random film, specially from a vintage SLR). But there is damage from the leaky batteries in the battery cover that was there before I got it, from batteries which were never removed.[br]
(The reason I was okay with trashing the unknown Kodak Gold 200? It's grainy, and I usually shoot Fuji 400 or Kodak professional stock, plus nor do I know when it expired/what's on it).
[image|2645184]
[image|2645182]
[image|2645183]
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***Vintage camera note: if anyone is worried that I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it - even then unless it's leaking, they're like lead paint; harmless unless you intentionally do damage. Those were banned or were being banned at the time the XG-1 came out, so Minolta used LR44/AG13/357/etc. batteries in the XG series. Trust me, I had that worry they used a mercury battery as well and it's another vintage film SLR you need to stockpile non-mercury replacements which die quickly (which isn't always a problem, especially if the camera is mechanical and you just can't use the metering).***
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***Vintage camera note: if anyone is worried that I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it - even then unless it's leaking, they're like lead paint; harmless unless you intentionally do damage to them, to the handler. The ocean and landfill on the other hand suffers. Those were banned or were being banned when the time the XG-1 came out, so Minolta used LR44/AG13/357/etc. batteries in the XG series. Trust me, I had that worry since the mercury battery was so common for metering in film SLRs. But generally, it seems like most mercury battery SLRs only used it for metering, not function so you can just ignore it.***
How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them, but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.
@danj the acid was neutralized but the nickel plating was damaged in the process. I shouldn't have an issue right?
I got this XG-1 untested with a 50mm 1:1.7 SR lens and have confirmed it works, but I had to make a minor adjustment to the film advance as the alignment was just a bit off. Other than that, it worked great at first after adjusting the shutter; I think my tests did it, or it was tripped up and I got it super cheap over that alone. I did a film test with a suspect roll of Kodak Gold 200 as it was not film tested (I didn't trust random film, specially from a vintage SLR). But there is damage from the leaky batteries in the battery cover that was there before I got it, from batteries which were never removed.[br]
(The reason I was okay with trashing the unknown Kodak Gold 200? It's grainy, and I usually shoot Fuji 400 or Kodak professional stock, plus nor do I know when it expired/what's on it).
[image|2645184]
[image|2645182]
[image|2645183]
***Vintage camera note: if anyone is worried that I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it - even then unless it's leaking, they're like lead paint; harmless unless you intentionally do damage. Those were banned or were being banned at the time the XG-1 came out, so Minolta used LR44/AG13/357/etc. batteries in the XG series. Trust me, I had that worry they used a mercury battery as well and it's another vintage film SLR you need to stockpile non-mercury replacements which die quickly (which isn't always a problem, especially if the camera is mechanical and you just can't use the metering).***
How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them, but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.
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@danj the acid was neutralized but the nickel plating was damaged in the process. I shouldn't have an issue right?
I got this XG-1 untested with a 50mm 1:1.7 SR lens and have confirmed it works, but I had to make a minor adjustment to the film advance as the alignment was just a bit off. Other than that, it worked great at first after adjusting the shutter; I think my tests did it, or it was tripped up and I got it super cheap over that alone. I did a film test with a suspect roll of Kodak Gold 200 as it was not film tested (I didn't trust random film, specially from a vintage SLR). But there is damage from the leaky batteries in the battery cover that was there before I got it, from batteries which were never removed.[br]
(The reason I was okay with trashing the unknown Kodak Gold 200? It's grainy, and I usually shoot Fuji 400 or Kodak professional stock, plus nor do I know when it expired/what's on it).
[image|2645184]
[image|2645182]
[image|2645183]
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***Vintage camera note: if anyone is worried that I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it. Those were banned or were being banned at the time the XG-1 came out, so Minolta used LR44/AG13/357/etc. batteries in the XG series. Trust me, I had that worry they used a mercury battery as well and it's another vintage film SLR you need to stockpile non-mercury replacements which die quickly (which isn't always a problem, especially if the camera is mechanical and you just can't use the metering).***
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***Vintage camera note: if anyone is worried that I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it - even then unless it's leaking, they're like lead paint; harmless unless you intentionally do damage. Those were banned or were being banned at the time the XG-1 came out, so Minolta used LR44/AG13/357/etc. batteries in the XG series. Trust me, I had that worry they used a mercury battery as well and it's another vintage film SLR you need to stockpile non-mercury replacements which die quickly (which isn't always a problem, especially if the camera is mechanical and you just can't use the metering).***
How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them, but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.
I got this XG-1 untested with a 50mm 1:1.7 SR lens and have confirmed it works, but I had to make a minor adjustment to the film advance as the alignment was just a bit off it worked great at first and needed help. I did a film test with a suspect roll of Kodak Gold 200 as it was not film tested (I didn't trust random film, specially from a vintage SLR). But there is damage from the leaky batteries in the battery cover that was there before I got it, from batteries which were never removed.[br]
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I got this XG-1 untested with a 50mm 1:1.7 SR lens and have confirmed it works, but I had to make a minor adjustment to the film advance as the alignment was just a bit off. Other than that, it worked great at first after adjusting the shutter; I think my tests did it, or it was tripped up and I got it super cheap over that alone. I did a film test with a suspect roll of Kodak Gold 200 as it was not film tested (I didn't trust random film, specially from a vintage SLR). But there is damage from the leaky batteries in the battery cover that was there before I got it, from batteries which were never removed.[br]
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(The reason I was okay with trashing the unknown Kodak Gold 200? It's grainy, and I usually shoot Fuji 400 or Kodak professional stock, plus nor do I know when it expired/what's on it).
[image|2645184]
[image|2645182]
[image|2645183]
***Vintage camera note: if anyone is worried that I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it. Those were banned or were being banned at the time the XG-1 came out, so Minolta used LR44/AG13/357/etc. batteries in the XG series. Trust me, I had that worry they used a mercury battery as well and it's another vintage film SLR you need to stockpile non-mercury replacements which die quickly (which isn't always a problem, especially if the camera is mechanical and you just can't use the metering).***
How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them, but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.
I got this XG-1 untested with a 50mm 1:1.7 SR lens and have confirmed it works, but I had to make a minor adjustment to the film advance as the alignment was just a bit off it worked great at first and needed help. I did a film test with a suspect roll of Kodak Gold 200 as it was not film tested (I didn't trust random film, specially from a vintage SLR). But there is damage from the leaky batteries in the battery cover that was there before I got it, from batteries which were never removed.[br]
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(The reason I was okay with trashing the unknown Kodak 200? I usually shoot Fuji 400 or Kodak professional stock, plus no info on expiration, so I got rid of it).
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(The reason I was okay with trashing the unknown Kodak Gold 200? It's grainy, and I usually shoot Fuji 400 or Kodak professional stock, plus nor do I know when it expired/what's on it).
[image|2645184]
[image|2645182]
[image|2645183]
***Vintage camera note: if anyone is worried that I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it. Those were banned or were being banned at the time the XG-1 came out, so Minolta used LR44/AG13/357/etc. batteries in the XG series. Trust me, I had that worry they used a mercury battery as well and it's another vintage film SLR you need to stockpile non-mercury replacements which die quickly (which isn't always a problem, especially if the camera is mechanical and you just can't use the metering).***
How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them, but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.
*XG-1* Cleaning leaky battery acid from the cover?
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*XG-1* Cleaning old battery acid from the cover?
crwdns2934249:0crwdne2934249:0:
I got this XG-1 untested with a 50mm 1:1.7 SR lens and have confirmed it works, but I had to make a minor adjustment to the film advance as the alignment was just a bit off it worked great at first and needed help. I did a film test with a suspect roll of Kodak Gold 200 as it was not film tested (I didn't trust random film, specially from a vintage SLR). But there is damage from the leaky batteries in the battery cover that was there before I got it, from batteries which were never removed.[br]
(The reason I was okay with trashing the unknown Kodak 200? I usually shoot Fuji 400 or Kodak professional stock, plus no info on expiration, so I got rid of it).
[image|2645184]
[image|2645182]
[image|2645183]
***Vintage camera note: if anyone is worried that I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it. Those were banned or were being banned at the time the XG-1 came out, so Minolta used LR44/AG13/357/etc. batteries in the XG series. Trust me, I had that worry they used a mercury battery as well and it's another vintage film SLR you need to stockpile non-mercury replacements which die quickly (which isn't always a problem, especially if the camera is mechanical and you just can't use the metering).***
How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them, but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.
*XG-1* Cleaning leaky battery acid from the cover?
crwdns2934249:0crwdne2934249:0:
I got this XG-1 untested with a 50mm 1:1.7 SR lens and have confirmed it works, but I had to make a minor adjustment to the film advance as the alignment was just a bit off it worked great at first and needed help. I did a film test with a suspect roll of Kodak Gold 200 as it was not film tested (I didn't trust random film, specially from a vintage SLR). But there is damage from the leaky batteries in the battery cover that was there before I got it, from batteries which were never removed.[br]
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(The reason I was okay with trashing the Kodak 200? I usually shoot Fuji 400 or Kodak professional stock, plus no info on expiration, so I know right away.)
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(The reason I was okay with trashing the unknown Kodak 200? I usually shoot Fuji 400 or Kodak professional stock, plus no info on expiration, so I got rid of it).
[image|2645184]
[image|2645182]
[image|2645183]
***Vintage camera note: if anyone is worried that I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it. Those were banned or were being banned at the time the XG-1 came out, so Minolta used LR44/AG13/357/etc. batteries in the XG series. Trust me, I had that worry they used a mercury battery as well and it's another vintage film SLR you need to stockpile non-mercury replacements which die quickly (which isn't always a problem, especially if the camera is mechanical and you just can't use the metering).***
How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them, but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.
*XG-1* Cleaning leaky battery acid from the cover?
crwdns2934249:0crwdne2934249:0:
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I got this XG-1 untested with a 50mm 1:1.7 SR lens and have confirmed it works (and loads film, which I sacrificed the suspect roll of Kodak Gold 200 to verify, as I wouldn't want to use unknown film from a vintage SLR). but there is damage from the leaky batteries in the battery cover that was there before I got it, from batteries which were never removed.[br]
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I got this XG-1 untested with a 50mm 1:1.7 SR lens and have confirmed it works, but I had to make a minor adjustment to the film advance as the alignment was just a bit off it worked great at first and needed help. I did a film test with a suspect roll of Kodak Gold 200 as it was not film tested (I didn't trust random film, specially from a vintage SLR). But there is damage from the leaky batteries in the battery cover that was there before I got it, from batteries which were never removed.[br]
(The reason I was okay with trashing the Kodak 200? I usually shoot Fuji 400 or Kodak professional stock, plus no info on expiration, so I know right away.)
[image|2645184]
[image|2645182]
[image|2645183]
***Vintage camera note: if anyone is worried that I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it. Those were banned or were being banned at the time the XG-1 came out, so Minolta used LR44/AG13/357/etc. batteries in the XG series. Trust me, I had that worry they used a mercury battery as well and it's another vintage film SLR you need to stockpile non-mercury replacements which die quickly (which isn't always a problem, especially if the camera is mechanical and you just can't use the metering).***
How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them, but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.
*XG-1* Cleaning leaky battery acid from the cover?
crwdns2934249:0crwdne2934249:0:
I got this XG-1 untested with a 50mm 1:1.7 SR lens and have confirmed it works (and loads film, which I sacrificed the suspect roll of Kodak Gold 200 to verify, as I wouldn't want to use unknown film from a vintage SLR). but there is damage from the leaky batteries in the battery cover that was there before I got it, from batteries which were never removed.[br]
(The reason I was okay with trashing the Kodak 200? I usually shoot Fuji 400 or Kodak professional stock, plus no info on expiration, so I know right away.)
[image|2645184]
[image|2645182]
[image|2645183]
***Vintage camera note: if anyone is worried that I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it. Those were banned or were being banned at the time the XG-1 came out, so Minolta used LR44/AG13/357/etc. batteries in the XG series. Trust me, I had that worry they used a mercury battery as well and it's another vintage film SLR you need to stockpile non-mercury replacements which die quickly (which isn't always a problem, especially if the camera is mechanical and you just can't use the metering).***
How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them, but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.
I got this XG-1 untested with a 50mm 1:1.7 SR lens and have confirmed it works (and loads film, which I sacrificed the suspect roll of Kodak Gold 200 to verify, as I wouldn't want to use unknown film from a vintage SLR). but there is damage from the leaky batteries in the battery cover that was there before I got it, from batteries which were never removed.[br]
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(The reason I was okay with trashing the Kodak 200? I usually shoot Fuji 400 or Kodak professional stock, plus no info on expiration, so I know right away.
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(The reason I was okay with trashing the Kodak 200? I usually shoot Fuji 400 or Kodak professional stock, plus no info on expiration, so I know right away.)
[image|2645184]
[image|2645182]
[image|2645183]
***Vintage camera note: if anyone is worried that I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it. Those were banned or were being banned at the time the XG-1 came out, so Minolta used LR44/AG13/357/etc. batteries in the XG series. Trust me, I had that worry they used a mercury battery as well and it's another vintage film SLR you need to stockpile non-mercury replacements which die quickly (which isn't always a problem, especially if the camera is mechanical and you just can't use the metering).***
How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them, but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.
I got this XG-1 untested with a 50mm 1:1.7 SR lens and have confirmed it works (and loads film, which I sacrificed the suspect roll of Kodak Gold 200 to verify, as I wouldn't want to use unknown film from a vintage SLR). but there is damage from the leaky batteries in the battery cover that was there before I got it, from batteries which were never removed.
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I got this XG-1 untested with a 50mm 1:1.7 SR lens and have confirmed it works (and loads film, which I sacrificed the suspect roll of Kodak Gold 200 to verify, as I wouldn't want to use unknown film from a vintage SLR). but there is damage from the leaky batteries in the battery cover that was there before I got it, from batteries which were never removed.[br]
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(The reason I was okay with trashing the Kodak 200? I usually shoot Fuji 400 or Kodak professional stock, plus no info on expiration, so I know right away.
[image|2645184]
[image|2645182]
[image|2645183]
***Vintage camera note: if anyone is worried that I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it. Those were banned or were being banned at the time the XG-1 came out, so Minolta used LR44/AG13/357/etc. batteries in the XG series. Trust me, I had that worry they used a mercury battery as well and it's another vintage film SLR you need to stockpile non-mercury replacements which die quickly (which isn't always a problem, especially if the camera is mechanical and you just can't use the metering).***
How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them, but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.
I got this XG-1 untested and have confirmed it works. but there is damage from the leaky batteries in the camera before I got it, which were never removed.
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I got this XG-1 untested with a 50mm 1:1.7 SR lens and have confirmed it works (and loads film, which I sacrificed the suspect roll of Kodak Gold 200 to verify, as I wouldn't want to use unknown film from a vintage SLR). but there is damage from the leaky batteries in the battery cover that was there before I got it, from batteries which were never removed.
[image|2645184]
[image|2645182]
[image|2645183]
***Vintage camera note: if anyone is worried that I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it. Those were banned or were being banned at the time the XG-1 came out, so Minolta used LR44/AG13/357/etc. batteries in the XG series. Trust me, I had that worry they used a mercury battery as well and it's another vintage film SLR you need to stockpile non-mercury replacements which die quickly (which isn't always a problem, especially if the camera is mechanical and you just can't use the metering).***
How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them, but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.
I got this XG-1 untested and have confirmed it works but the battery cover is corroded due to having old batteries installed which the seller never removed.
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I got this XG-1 untested and have confirmed it works. but there is damage from the leaky batteries in the camera before I got it, which were never removed.
[image|2645184]
[image|2645182]
[image|2645183]
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***Note: if anyone is worried I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it. Those were banned or were being banned at the time the XG-1 came out so Minolta used CR2032/LR44/etc in these XG cameras. Trust me, I had that worry too I'd find out it used a Mercury battery and I cannot buy good ones that aren't eaten up by the camera. These say 357,so that further confirms the risk is low.***
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***Vintage camera note: if anyone is worried that I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it. Those were banned or were being banned at the time the XG-1 came out, so Minolta used LR44/AG13/357/etc. batteries in the XG series. Trust me, I had that worry they used a mercury battery as well and it's another vintage film SLR you need to stockpile non-mercury replacements which die quickly (which isn't always a problem, especially if the camera is mechanical and you just can't use the metering).***
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How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.
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How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them, but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.
I got this XG-1 untested and have confirmed it works but the battery cover is corroded due to having old batteries installed which the seller never removed.
[image|2645184]
[image|2645182]
[image|2645183]
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***Note: if anyone is worried I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it. Those were banned or were being banned at the time the XG-1 came out so Minolta used CR2032/LR44/etc in these XG cameras. Trust me, I had that worry too I'd find out it used a Mercury battery and I cannot buy good ones that aren't eaten up by the camera.***
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***Note: if anyone is worried I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it. Those were banned or were being banned at the time the XG-1 came out so Minolta used CR2032/LR44/etc in these XG cameras. Trust me, I had that worry too I'd find out it used a Mercury battery and I cannot buy good ones that aren't eaten up by the camera. These say 357, so that further confirms the risk is low.***
How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.
I got this XG-1 untested and have confirmed it works but the battery cover is corroded due to having old batteries installed which the seller never removed.
[image|2645184]
[image|2645182]
[image|2645183]
***Note: if anyone is worried I inadvertently handled a "Mercury battery", I highly doubt it. Those were banned or were being banned at the time the XG-1 came out so Minolta used CR2032/LR44/etc in these XG cameras. Trust me, I had that worry too I'd find out it used a Mercury battery and I cannot buy good ones that aren't eaten up by the camera.***
How do I clean this without damaging the battery cover? I can get them but I'd much rather avoid trying to chase one down for such a old camera.