"Christian Skofteland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Yesterday I attended a friend's wedding. I took along the D and a couple of >lenses and flash. I was pretty much in "snap-shooter" mode taking pictures >of my ex-coworkers, friends, the wife, etc. and having a grand old time. > >At the beginning of the event I decided to replace an old set of Lithium AAs >for a set of Sunpak rechargeable NiMHs. I had just charged them so they >were very fresh. > >20 frames later (I was using AF, the camera was set for 3sec review and >every few shots I would hit the play button to show someone a goofy picture) >the batteries were dead. > >Luckily, one of my wacky friends had a huge pack of AA alkalines in his car. >I put a set in and shot another 70 frames or so during the night. They are >still in the camera going strong. > >What's the deal with the NiMHs?
You may have defective batteries or just "not good enough" batteries. there are a lot of differences between various NiMH batteries, even amongst those with identical ratings. Read the Imaging Resource battery article at http://www.imaging-resource.com/ACCS/BATTS/BATTS.HTM The Powerex 2200 are supposedly the best. They're available from Thomas Distributing at http://www.thomas-distributing.com/mh-4aa220.htm -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
