Hi, I'm Col from the sunny (and virus free) Bay of Plenty. I have been a photographer since the box Brownie days. When my older brothers left home I took over the little dark room they had kindly left in the basement of our Wellington home. I have lived in Hamilton and Napier and in both locations built myself darkrooms. However when colour became more mainstream, I opted out of my own developing as my colour blindness would have produced various results! So shop processed colour negatives became the thing. I have used Pentax cameras since 1967. However now in the digital age I have succumbed to a pocket digital with 20x zoom and only God knows how many Mpa. So much easier than a film camera.
Now I'm looking at moving on my old Spotmatic. Just a little problem: the built-in light meter doesn't appear to work. Flat battery maybe? However I can't seem to be able to locate a replacement battery. The two I have are V 400 PX and EPX 400. Can anybody suggest a source or alternative number?
Cheers Col.

Hi Col,

There is a discussion on alternatives that might be helpful here: Asahi spotmatic sp battery recommendation - PentaxForums.com

I started out with film in 80s and used to develop some B&W myself (but obvious not to the extent you have!). I also never attempted to develop colour.
Enjoy the Spotmatic!

You should keep it for old times sake. I have purchased a few spotmatics for the attached lenses. I have kept the best body but the rest have been dumped. Just not worth any $$$ any more