How to switch off Hasselblad 205 battery?
I have been using my new Hasselblad 205FCC for about 6 months. I has been a great experience. But, during that time I have been through 3 lithium batteries. This seems a bit excessive as, previously, my Bronica GS/1, which uses the same battery for the same metering function, used to last at least a year of heavy use. One problem that I suspect is that the “Meter on / AE lock” button is being accudently activated whilst in my camera bag. The “Meter on / AE lock” button sticks out on the left-hand-side of the camera body and would be the first thing to touch the rear camera bag padded wall as the bags moves around. I suspect that, as the bag bumps against my hip, the button gets pressed and the meter switches on for 16 seconds. If this happens regularly, then the battery would run down quickly. Especially as, being inside the dark camera bag with a lens cap on, the underexposure light would be flashing. On P16 of the manual it says that I should “keep the magazine slide inserted … to
