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Howdy gang, recently acquired a new old stock example of a Minilux and when testing the camera I only had a CR123 battery on hand and not the prescribed 123A battery that the manual calls for. When powering the camera up, the lens would only extend partially from the body. Tapping the shutter button brought it out further and once out the camera functions perfectly. Accordingly when powering the camera down the lens doesn’t retract fully into the body. Is it possible that the slight power differences in the 123 vs 123A battery is causing this? As mentioned the camera is new old stock and was never used. 
 

thanks in advance! 

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As far as I know, there is no generic difference between a CR123 and a CR123A, assuming both are disposable batteries, despite what some websites claim. Whether a manufacturer chooses one or the other designation (or something else again) seems to be arbitrary - they should be the same size and have the same nominal voltage etc. Of course, there may in practice be slight differences in these properties if you compare batteries made by different manufacturers, even if they have the same designation. If you are comparing rechargeables with disposables, there will be more significant differences, including in voltage, which could affect the operation of your device.

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If your Minilux is NOS, never used, that could mean it's been sitting for almost 20 years.  20 years of inactivity causes things to gum up.  I would repeatedly turn the camera on and off, and gently nudge the lens to try to complete its motion.  It may just need that exercise before it fully functions.

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