Re: EOS 300V battery pack

2005-04-15 Thread Stefan Gerris
On Fri, April 15, 2005 13:23, Keith Green said: > Surely, to compare the AAs ypu can only quote the > capacity for 2 cells, as the other two will be wired > in series to give 3 volts, the same as the CR2. > This would give you worst/best cases of 1400mAh/6500mAh > for your calculations. That is c

Re: EOS 300V battery pack

2005-04-15 Thread Harman Bajwa
--- Stefan Gerris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To optimize battery life, don't use the camera's > built in flash, don't > play around with AF and don't keep the shutter > button pressed half-way for > too long before taking the shot, keep your batteries > warm (20'C)... ... and if you have it, kee

Re: EOS 300V battery pack

2005-04-15 Thread Keith Green
Stefan Gerris wrote: Hi David, What experiences have people had in terms of battery life when using a battery grip? Do the 4 AA batteries last longer than the 2 CR2 lithiums? Well, I never used CR2 Li's in my EOS30 with BP300. Used 4 AA's straight from the beginning. But there's an easy answer to

Re: EOS 300V battery pack

2005-04-15 Thread Stefan Gerris
Hi David, > What experiences have people had in terms of battery > life when using a battery grip? Do the 4 AA batteries > last longer than the 2 CR2 lithiums? Well, I never used CR2 Li's in my EOS30 with BP300. Used 4 AA's straight from the beginning. But there's an easy answer to your question:

RE: EOS 300V battery pack

2005-04-14 Thread Tom Pfeiffer
2005 8:17 PM > To: eos@a1.nl > Subject: EOS 300V battery pack > > Hi all, > > What experiences have people had in terms of battery life > when using a battery grip? Do the 4 AA batteries last longer > than the 2 CR2 lithiums? I have a 300V and the batteries cost >

EOS 300V battery pack

2005-04-14 Thread David Mitchell
Hi all, What experiences have people had in terms of battery life when using a battery grip? Do the 4 AA batteries last longer than the 2 CR2 lithiums? I have a 300V and the batteries cost me $20 every 20 odd films. I'm thinking about the BP220 battery grip, but is this going to buy me any more ba