William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jaume Lahuerta"
Subject: Re: K-x body, anyone have any experiences to pass on?
Simple answer: lithiums. They're all but necessary in most cameras
using
AA-size batteries.
But these are disposables...a step back IMHO.
Quite honestly, we are all kinda pissing in the wind here. We don't
really know what the power requirments are out of the new camera,
though it is fairly safe to assume that they are fairly high. What we
do know is that previous Pentaxes have had problems with NiMH
batteries, and the cure has been to go to Lithiums.
We also know that in North America, Pentax is packing Lithiums into
the camera.
We also know that the K-x doesn't seem to do well on NiMH batteries.
The logical conclusion is that the camera needs something that it
isn't getting from NiMH batteries, and that Pentax knows this.
Perhaps the step forwards is a better NiMH battery.
No, we aren't. Why should an average customer care about the power
requirements? If the user manual says the camera should work with NiMH
batteries (without additional requirements stated), it should work fine
with ANY non-faulty NiMHs the users happen to have.
Otherwise the users do feel pissed and will not buy more Pentax
products. Also they will drone about it everywhere and chase away more
potential buyers. That causes less profit from sales, less money for
product development and I / you / we have to wait longer for next proper
camera or lens.
BR, Margus
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