The enelopes are a marketing scam, they have better **long term** ( but not short term self discharge ) self discharge than standard nimh, but they have a lower short term total capacity than standard nimh. They are good for two things, come with a charge when you buy them if you NEED that, and hold a SMALLER starting charge long term better than regular nimh, so if you charge but then dont shoot for a long time after the charge (3-6months) they will have better overall charge left on them, but do you NEED that more than you NEED more charge short term after charging?
JC O'Connell [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Celio Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 2:32 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Buying the best batteries > You've been drinking or smoking, John. ;-) Nah, just having fun with a boring question. :) I have not seen Eneloops for sale in a retail store ever since I once saw them (but didn't know about them) at the local Fry's two+ years ago. My Promaster NIMHs are still in good shape, so I use them most of the time, but I've heard so many good things about Eneloops that I'll probably buy a set when I do see them. I'd really like to get Pentax's power pack for the 540FGZ, but as always the cost is out of my budget. John (okay, I did have a glass of wine, but that was a while ago) -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/calemp http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
