On 5/30/07, Barry Rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Folks
Hi! I'm new to the list and have been lurking for a while (and finishing exams) so this is my first post. > 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 have an *ist DL and I use either rechargeable CRV3 lithiums or hybrid NiMH AAs. I found the CRV3s on eBay under the Juice brand. The batteries were fairly inexpensive along with the charger but it is a slow charger and having two chargers and at least four CRV3s would be the ideal way to go as a charge takes roughly 6-12 hours. For the hybrid NiMH AA cells I purchased the new Rayovac hybrid locally but other contenders are the Eneloops (and likely others too). I haven't had these long enough to comment but they were indeed holding all or most of their capacity out of the packaging. Along with these I pack a backup set of Energizer lithium CRV3s. A nice bonus is the slightly higher voltage of CRV3s means the AF is a bit faster. A disadvantage is that some rechargeable CRV3s are too high a voltage and the camera refuses to work (I got lucky with the Juice ones). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
