David,
If the manual recommends against it don't use them. There were a number
of people on the list a few years ago who had the auto focus motor in
their MZ-5n's die and all of them had used the type of battery
specifically mentioned in the manual that they shouldn't use. Someone
said that it gives them better autofocus speed on their DS, I'd be wary
of that as it means the motor is being fed more current than it is meant
to have and may die at some point as a result.
I'm heading to Hong Kong some time in the future and plan on taking:
*istD FA50f1.4, DFA16-45, FA100f2.8macro, Sigma 55-200, AF360FGZ, 1X4GB
& 2X512 cards (and buy another 4GB if I can find a cheap) one and a
Fujitsu P1120 laptop (really small).
Leon
http://www.bluering.org.au
http://www.bluering.org.au/leon
David Oswald wrote:
I'll be leaving on my trip to Hong Kong and the Philippines in about
three weeks. I've stocked up on memory cards ( Three 1GB cards, one
512mb card ), but I'm dissatisfied with how NiMH batteries seem to hold
up in my *ist-DS. I get a day's worth of shooting out of them if I
don't use the flash. I guess that's ok; I can bring a portable charger
with me. But it would be nice if I could just bring some long lasting
CR-V3's with me. I may still have to lug a little charger around but at
least I can get (hopefully) a few days use out of one charge.
Are the rechargeable CR-V3 batteries lithium? Are they as long lasting
(or nearly so) as the non-rechargeable type? I noticed that they're
specifically not recommended in the manual for the *ist-DS. Has anyone
out there tried them, and to what level of success?
Thanks in advance for any advice......
Now I'll have to figure out which lenses and gear to lug around with me
too:
SMC Pentax-DA 16-45mm f/4 AL: Can't do without it.
SMC Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4: Won't leave home without it.
SMC Pentax-FA 28-105mm f/3.2-4.5: Shouldn't leave home without it.
SMC Pentax-FA 135mm f/2.8: Too nice to leave home.
SMC Pentax-FA 80-320mm f/4.5-5.6: Never know when I'll need it.
And of course I'll be stuck lugging around the AF330FTZ too, since I
never bothered to send my *ist-DS in for service to its flash yet (It
consistantly fires full-throttle, burning out the shots). I'll send it
in under warranty when I get back, but so far, I've been too busy using
the camera to be able to live without it long enough to get it serviced.
Maybe I'll even decide I can afford the FA35/2 before I go.
Dave
