Godfrey, Does it matter much if one uses a 1500, 1700, or 1750 mah battery? What do those numbers actually mean? Could one use a 2500 mah battery (assuming one was available)?
What I'm getting at, if I'm not clear, is that I heard that batteries for the Pentax need to be within some certain range of volts or amps - some power range, I guess - in order to properly work in the camera. Are the figures you gave capacity, which, I suppose, means how long the battery might last, as opposed to the actual power of the batteries. I, for one, could certainly benefit from a better understanding of batteries. Perhaps others could as well. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi > It has been confirmed by three separate, reliable sources that the > Pentax K10D uses a 1700 mah version of the NP-400 Li-Ion battery used > in the Konica Minolta A2 and other cameras. This is a good battery, > and is easily available in 1500, 1700 and 1750 mah versions from > known good suppliers. B&H Photo carries the Impact brand 1750mah for > $20. I've had good experiences with Impact brand batteries for other > cameras. > > This was discussed with pictures on DPReview.com' forum recently: > > <http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=20723942> > or > http://tinyurl.com/y4k8gv -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
