Prinzflex SuperTTL -- which battery?

I'm wondering whether anyone here can help where Google has failed?

I'm about to give a friend a very old camera that I've had sitting
unused in the garage for the last 15years (and which was fairly old at
the time that it went into storage) -- a Prinzflex SuperTTL; my guess
would be that it's a re-badged Praktica from the early/mid '70s.

It seems in good condition mechanically, but I need to get a new battery
for the exposure system before testing it and passing it over.

The battery it last used was a 'Mallory Duracell IOL14', but Google can
supply little information, and I'm assuming that I would need to use a
modern battery of the same (or similar) specification.

The only thing that I could find is a vague suggestion that a
replacement might be a PX625?

Can anybody suggest a battery that would work with this camera?

regards.

--
Jake

I'm sure the Prinflex Super TTl was just a rebadged Practica Super TL

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I'm wondering whether anyone here can help where Google has failed?

I'm about to give a friend a very old camera that I've had sitting
unused in the garage for the last 15years (and which was fairly old at
the time that it went into storage) -- a Prinzflex SuperTTL; my guess
would be that it's a re-badged Praktica from the early/mid '70s.

It seems in good condition mechanically, but I need to get a new battery
for the exposure system before testing it and passing it over.

The battery it last used was a 'Mallory Duracell IOL14', but Google can
supply little information, and I'm assuming that I would need to use a
modern battery of the same (or similar) specification.

The only thing that I could find is a vague suggestion that a
replacement might be a PX625?

Can anybody suggest a battery that would work with this camera?

regards.

--
Jake

I'm sure the Prinflex Super TTl was just a rebadged Practica Super TL

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"jake" wrote in message
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I'm wondering whether anyone here can help where Google has failed?

I'm about to give a friend a very old camera that I've had sitting
unused in the garage for the last 15years (and which was fairly old at
the time that it went into storage) -- a Prinzflex SuperTTL; my guess
would be that it's a re-badged Praktica from the early/mid '70s.

It seems in good condition mechanically, but I need to get a new battery
for the exposure system before testing it and passing it over.

The battery it last used was a 'Mallory Duracell IOL14', but Google can
supply little information, and I'm assuming that I would need to use a
modern battery of the same (or similar) specification.

The only thing that I could find is a vague suggestion that a
replacement might be a PX625?

Can anybody suggest a battery that would work with this camera?

regards.

--
Jake

did it look like this one http://i2.ebayimg.com/03/i/02/7b/9c/a8_1.JPG

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I'm sure the Prinflex Super TTl was just a rebadged Practica Super TL

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"jake" wrote in message
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I'm wondering whether anyone here can help where Google has failed?

I'm about to give a friend a very old camera that I've had sitting
unused in the garage for the last 15years (and which was fairly old at
the time that it went into storage) -- a Prinzflex SuperTTL; my guess
would be that it's a re-badged Praktica from the early/mid '70s.

It seems in good condition mechanically, but I need to get a new battery
for the exposure system before testing it and passing it over.

The battery it last used was a 'Mallory Duracell IOL14', but Google can
supply little information, and I'm assuming that I would need to use a
modern battery of the same (or similar) specification.

The only thing that I could find is a vague suggestion that a
replacement might be a PX625?

Can anybody suggest a battery that would work with this camera?

regards.

--
Jake

In message , Bhup
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did it look like this one http://i2.ebayimg.com/03/i/02/7b/9c/a8_1.JPG

No, like this one (27k):

http://www.gododdin.demon.co.uk/ng/PRINZ01.JPG

regards.
--
Jake

In message , Bhup
writes
did it look like this one http://i2.ebayimg.com/03/i/02/7b/9c/a8_1.JPG

No, like this one (27k):

http://www.gododdin.demon.co.uk/ng/PRINZ01.JPG

regards.
--
Jake

That looks like a Ricoh. My guess is you need a mercury battery. (No longer
available in the United States for sure.)
If so, you can try one of the Wien (zinc) to check the meter, try to fit a
hearing aid battery, or spend US $ 30.00 on the
silver battery adapter with the necessary diode in it.
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That looks like a Ricoh. My guess is you need a mercury battery. (No longer
available in the United States for sure.)
If so, you can try one of the Wien (zinc) to check the meter, try to fit a
hearing aid battery, or spend US $ 30.00 on the
silver battery adapter with the necessary diode in it.
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