Olympus BLS50 LithiumIon Battery (7.2V, 1175mAh) V6200740U000

Olympus Xa Battery. Bescor LI92B LithiumIon Battery for Olympus Cameras LI92B B&H 2x Battery for Olympus Rangefinder XA, XA2, XA3, XA4 Cameras 1.5V Batteries NEW Alkaline (LR44) have a constant drop in voltage during their lifetime while silver oxides keep the same voltage until almost the end and have a massive drop in voltage then

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So LR 44 will probably give false meter values and exposure times quite soon. The silver oxide type has a higher capacity and lasts longer than Alkaline cells.

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Battery 2× SR44/EPX-76 none (selenium cell) 2× LR/SR44 Size 102 mm × 64.5 mm × 40 mm 4.0 in × 2.5 in × 1.6 in Olympus XA: small rangefinder with aperture priority 35mm f/2.8 lens; Olympus XA1: simple mechanical camera with a selenium meter; Olympus XA2: scale focus camera, automatic shutter 35mm f/3.5 lens PhotoSpares_online (11829) 99.9% positive; Seller's other items Seller's other items; Contact seller; GBP 3.49

Olympus Li12B / Li10B Compatible LithiumIon Rechargeable Battery. A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is applicable).. Some of them attributed the "issue" to the type of battery used and I've seen mention with other cameras where using different types of batteries can cause the meter to be inaccurate.

Olympus LI42B Rechargeable LithiumIon Battery V6200730U000 B&H. PhotoSpares_online (11829) 99.9% positive; Seller's other items Seller's other items; Contact seller; GBP 3.49 Olympus explecitely recommands using silver oxide batteries (SR44)