By the way, I've started carrying lithiums as a backup for the nimh batteries. The lithiums have a shelrf life of ten years.
> A question about how to best manage NiMH Batteries. > > > > Let say you have not shot your *ist-D or flashes for 6 weeks. You have > several sets of NiMH batteries. You know that the now stale batteries will > poop out quickly in your *ist-D, but will probably hold their own in a flash > unit. > > > > You decide to go out shooting, but for all you know, you’ll wind up with no > shots using either the DSLR or the flash… > > > > Do you --- > > > > 1 Recharge everything; after all, the batteries are stale… > > > > 2 Drain everything and then recharge to eliminate any possible > memory – assuming (of course) that your charger does not already drain and > charge. > > > > 3 Recharge a couple set of batteries for the camera, let the other > drain out in the flash and recharge the later. > > > > 4 Stop worrying and just shoot, replace the batteries as needed, and > if you come up short at the end of the day, switch to film… > > > > Just wondering, as these last several Michigan weeks have afforded me few > digital photo ops. I’ve managed to get some interesting shots of the > Michigan wilderness in early spring, but those are more grim than cheery and > better suited for B&W film than digital. > > > > So – should I fire up the charger? Start draining batteries, or just stop > worrying? > > > > - MCC > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, MI > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >
