> I know the CT-2 supports DryFit batteries, I'm not sure if the CT-1 does. > They are available on eBay fairly reasonably. > >From my experience, the dryfit batteries will, if given reasonable care, > last around 20 years.
Yes, the Metz 60CT-1 does support dry-fit batteries. A few months ago I dusted off my 60CT-1 after about 8 years storage with a single use 2 years ago, and the 15 year old battery not only still had some charge, but recharged in regulation time, and performed like new. But FWIW a slightly older dryfit cell that I have is swollen so I won't tempt fate by putting it on the charger. I bought the flash unit new in 1980, it's had one overhaul 10 years ago and works like new. Not bad for a 29 year old flashgun. Regards, Anthony > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > William Robb > Sent: Friday, 13 March 2009 5:18 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Buying the best batteries > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Celio" > Subject: Buying the best batteries > > > > Anyone available to answer an alliteratively quaint and quick question? > > > > Well, I was wondering what's the best battery to buy for frequent-flash > > photography. The bullshit batteries I bought for last weekend's white > > wedding were obviously obsolete for that oddysey of outbusts. > > > > Alkalines are available all around, yet vary in their veracity and voltage > > volume. Lithiums last a lot longer, but buying them by the bag begets > > broke-ness. Rechargeables require regular monotonous mainenance and more > > money at the moment of purchase, but procurement provides a pre-existing > > power population in your pocket that pooh-poohs spurious substitution by > > shoddy successors. > > > > Recycle rates, really, are the reason I ask about all this. My Pentax > > AF540FGZ needs a new and nubile change in the charge-chamber. Previous > > performance pooped out posthaste, posing a problem. > > > > Suggestions? > > External battery packs used to be the way we improved performance. A box > with a bunch of D cells has a lot more oomph than a set of penlight > batteries. > I'm a fan of old Metz 60 series flash units. They aren't fancy, and they > don't support modern TTL flash control, but they are accurate, fast and have > lots of power. > I know the CT-2 supports DryFit batteries, I'm not sure if the CT-1 does. > They are available on eBay fairly reasonably. > >From my experience, the dryfit batteries will, if given reasonable care, > last around 20 years. > > William Robb > > > -- > 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.
