----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Rice" Subject: Lithium-ion batteries for istDs?
> > > Hey Folks > > My wife photographs with an istDs (which used to be mine), while I use a > K10D. I'm having some battery problems with her camera (sometimes the NiMH > rechargeables seem to hold only enough charge for about 50 shots, > especially > if the batteries haven't been used for a while). > > I think that maybe I have to exercise the NiMH rechargeable batteries more > completely occasionally, since I tend to recharge at the end of each day > when I'm using them even if they're just partially depleted. Online > battery > FAQs suggest that NiMH don't have much of a memory effect, though. > > Any advice? And I've been wondering---can I can get rechargeable Li-ion > batteries for istDs? I gave up on NiMH batteries within a year of buying my istD. I don't have the patience to deal with something that requires that much maintenance. That the istD was particularly prone to battery induced glitches didn't help. Rechargable lithium ion batteries are available, I don't know if they are suitable for your camera though. I went with CR-3v batteries, and eventually found AA lithiums (non rechargable) locally. I would have started using them, but the K10 came along and the istD got traded for a dog. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
