On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 6:06 AM, AlunFoto<alunf...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2009/6/24 Adam Maas <a...@mawz.ca>: >> Welcome to the inevitable backlash from the manufacturers over cheap, >> out-of-spec batteries. The batteries are causing warranty claims due >> to their lack of functional therman protection circuits so the >> manufacturers program the cameras to not accept them. > > I agree. > > But doesn't it make the coming Pentax K-7 stand out all the more, with > its battery grip accepting AA cells and whatnot? :-) > > jostein >
Nope, AA support in the grip is pretty much standard. The K10D/K20D were unusual in that the D-BG2 doesn't take AA's. NiMH and Lithium AA cells do not have the safety issues that can be experienced with out of spec Lithium-Ion packs. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
