Film vs. Digital... Die, Die, Die! (was: VCF suggestions...

Tony> Take, or require (the latter meaning that you can still use the Tony> camera, with a good range of shutter speeds, without the Tony> battery, only the exposure meter doesn't work). Tony> IIRC, the new-ish Leica MP doesn't meed a battery other than Tony> for the meter, the shutter is totally mechanical. And I believe Tony> Nikon have done a limited run of a reproduction of one of their Tony> classic S-series rangefinder cameras, that is fully mechanical Tony> too. My Contax RTS, which is at least 30 years old, needs a battery to release the shutter. Tony> Mroe seriously, the batteries taken by most film cameras were Tony> standard primary batteries and are a lot easier to find than a Tony> custom Li-ion or NiMH pack for a digital camera. I forgot what the Contax needs. A primary battery for sure, but I don't think it's one of the usual AA or such. It might be as bad as a set of nice microphones I have (Signet) -- which require an 8 volt mercury battery. Seriously not PC, and hard to find even 10 years ago, probably completely nonexistent now. paul