Hello list I just got the answer from Danish Pentax importer: "Don't use NiCd or NiMH", they said, quoting the english manual (hmmm...).
BTW I got my MZ-S + BG-10 in the mail today! Uhhhh - is this a nice camera. The viewfinder somewhat small, and the trigger very soft and rubber-like. But still VERY nice. Now I just have to get used to the absence of the HYP program-shift, which I have enjoyed very much from the PZ-1/PZ-1p. The MZ-S is bit retro-like, right. I always enjoyed the basic simplicity of my Super A, that works pretty much like the MZ-S - except for the green button (shift to program - shutter-, aperure priority or program) and the hold switch. Best Regards Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 15. februar 2004 14:39 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: RE: Batteries for BG-10 (Battery Grip for MZ-S) Thanks Carlos. Very usefull information. I I'll direct the question to the Pentax importer in Denmark. I have had the same problem with Mezt flashes. After writing the importer, I got a letter saying, I could use rechargeable batteries, ehen using a special battery unit. I was kind of hoping this woul apply for the BG-10 as well. Regards Jens -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Carlos Royo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 15. februar 2004 14:02 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Batteries for BG-10 (Battery Grip for MZ-S) Jens Bladt escribió: > Hi Guys > I don't seem to have a users guide for the BG-10. PEntax USA does not have > it on their download page. > > Do any of you know if it's possible to use rechargeable batteries (NiCd or > NiMH) in the BG-10, > without risking to damage the camera? > Answers will be truly appreciatet. Hi Jens: The battery pack has a small battery dial, as you know, with two positions, one for AA lithium batteries and other for alkalines. The manual says nothing about NiMH batteries, but it says literally "Manganese batteries and rechargeable Ni-Cd batteries cannot be used". But, some people claim to have used the BG-10 with NiMH batteries with no problems. I haven't taken such risk so far, just in case. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carlos Royo - Zaragoza (Aragon), Spain "The struggle of people against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting" Milan Kundera ("La lucha del pueblo contra el poder es la lucha de la memoria contra el olvido") --------------------------------------------------------------------
