The frame count was a warning. I've found that's the only way to be
sure about my batteries, and it's part of why I went back to lithiums
after a brief and somewhat painful NIMh experiment. I know a set of
lithiums, with battery grip installed, will give me about 2000 frames.
If I have an important shoot, and I'm at 2000, out they go.
Paul
On Sep 29, 2005, at 12:04 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Fred,
When the batteries died this AM, they were gone.
As Godfrey says, 1106 was the last shot.
The indicator was originally full, then half full, then dead.
Putting thd dead CV3's back into the camera got me no display,
but a blinking empty battery symbol.
Not much warning!
Regards, Bob S.
On 9/28/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sep 28, 2005, at 1:41 PM, Charles Robinson wrote:
The battery indicator on the D is pretty hopeless. Full, half,
dead. As soon as it goes off full, I replace the batteries.
Sounds as though the DS is the same.
Same for the DS. With NiMH, I'd go to half for a minute and then
it's back up to full.. but the camera clearly has less and less
power until the camera would just plain give up (without much of a
clue from the battery indicator on top).
With my NiMH or with CRV3/AA Lithium cells, full, half, empty and
flashing ... change now.
(Here's hoping this doesn't touch off a debate about the proper
kinds of batteries to use in the camera. Suffice it to say that if
I could afford to keep the camera fed with the legitimate, non-
rechargeable CR-V3 batteries I would do it!)
I dunno. It all depends how much shooting you do. A set of AA or CRV3
Lithium disposables lasts about 1100-1300 exposures. Energizer AA e2
Lithiums are running about $14 for a pack of 8 at discount retailers,
on average. I use NiMH AAs for day to day use and charge them every
week, usually make 200-300 exposures per week. If I made 100
exposures per week, I'd stick with the Lithiums only. 10 weeks = $8
isn't that expensive and it's more reliable.
Godfrey
