Well spotted, the picture is a genuine Pentax battery. There is even a phone number if you want to double check what you are buying.

All the Pentax clip-on CdS meters took the PX 625 1.35V mercury battery.

I think we have established that the answer to the original question is yes, SRS can be trusted.

Cashback means that you buy the product and then apply to Pentax, who will send you a cheque. This is often done via tryirning the guarantee card or by registering the product online.

The Pentax battery DLI50 is rated at 7.4V and 1620mAh. It is labelled Pentax Corporation Made In Japan and comes in a Pentax box, complete with an intruction leaflet.

The point I was making is that clearly a NP400 battery marked Konica/Minolta and rated 1500mAh is not the same. Similar maybe, serviceable maybe but not the same. Other similar batteries may also have different ratings and could be made anywhere from China to Brazil.

You pays your money and takes your choice...

You can pencil me in, subject to work commitments.

How about making a firm date and time and then seeing who will sign up to the event in this thread? Without this info it's not easy to say yes or no.

I beg to differ as the Pentax battery has a different rating to the Konica/Minolta one. They may fit and they may work, but they are not the same.

Try everything, take lots of pictures, always take the camera out with you.

Before Chris visits anyone he needs to buy a coffee machine, apparently...