You are obviously not as careless or clumbsy as I am!
Cotty wrote:
On 20/7/04, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, offered:
Batteries sometimes get lost; chargers can be lost or damaged. It is
great to have a camera like the *ist d that can utilize AA batteries
from the corner convenien
On 20/7/04, Daniel J. Matyola, discombobulated, offered:
>Batteries sometimes get lost; chargers can be lost or damaged. It is
>great to have a camera like the *ist d that can utilize AA batteries
>from the corner convenience store in an emergency.
Point taken. I have yet to encounter a photo
On 20/7/04, Kristian Walsh, discombobulated, offered:
>> The point is, I don't need to replace them. I brought 3 proprietary
>> batteries plus the charger to GFM.
>On the other hand: Lithium-Ion batteries lose their effectiveness after
>about 24-30 months, whether you use them or not, so buying t
On 19/7/04, arnie, discombobulated, offered:
>The other I went to downtown Manhattan to take some pictures and lo! my
>rechargable cr-v3's are dead! so i went into the nearest shop, bought a pack
>of AA's, and went on shooting.
>
>I love Pentax!
>
>arnie
Sorry, I just can't get my head around thi
DagT wrote:
På 19. jul. 2004 kl. 19.13 skrev DagT:
På 19. jul. 2004 kl. 18.56 skrev William Robb:
- Original Message -
From: "DagT"
Subject: Re: *ist D and Power sources
Sure, as long as you in fairly civilized areas I agree. But
sometimes I
go outdoors and stay there for som
alf charged... This is not the case with NiMH
batteries whose voltage will slowly tail off until they run completely out.
-el gringo
-Original Message-
From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 6:44 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: *ist D and Power s
ects (well, none to my knowledge)...
tan.
-Original Message-
From: Dr. Shaun Canning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, 18 July 2004 2:43 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss
Subject: *ist D and Power sources
Hi gang,
Here's a question for all the knowledgable *ist D owners out there to
ponder. I u
]>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: *ist D and Power sources
>
> På 19. jul. 2004 kl. 15.11 skrev Kenneth Waller:
>
> > On 7/19 Shaun Canning wrote:
> >
> > "An optimal solution would have been for Pentax too release the *ist
> > D with a pr
On 19/7/04, graywolf, discombobulated, offered:
>They still don't have AA rechargables on the market over there, Cotty? You
>should have picked some up while you were here in the US. HAR!
I had 2 sets of 4 NiMHs on me for use in the flash, mate.
>
>For perspective! If Cotty had needed to replac
Well, I don't know. Without batteries the blinky-lights on my MX are don't work.
How the heck can you take photos without blinky-lights?
And speaking of all this digital stuff. My Sekonic L-308B digital light/flash
meter went on the blink last year at GFM. It got steadily worse, and was not
wor
They still don't have AA rechargables on the market over there, Cotty? You
should have picked some up while you were here in the US. HAR!
For perspective! If Cotty had needed to replace the battery in his Canon while
at GFM he could have ran over to Ashville (2+ hour round trip), if one of the
On Mon, 19 Jul 2004, William Robb wrote:
> > Sure, as long as you in fairly civilized areas I agree. But
> sometimes I
> > go outdoors and stay there for some days and other times I travel
> to
> > countries were charging is not readily available. In both cases AA
> > batteries are available in an
;Pentax equipment on the PDML?"
Ditto
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: *ist D and Power sources
On 19 Jul 2004 at 0:00, Kenneth Waller wrote:
> Then we would have another PDML thread about those darn expensive Pentax Li-
entax only source battery.
-Original Message-
From: "Dr. Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: *ist D and Power sources
LOL! Yeah, Ken your probably right
We all whinge about everything regardless of its merit. Take the *ist D
for example...(I love mine inc
On Mon, 19 Jul 2004, DagT wrote:
> Some non-Pentax people have been praising the AA compatibility of the
> *istD as a great advantage with the camera.
It is a major selling point for me.
On vacations I don't want to carry one charger per device. Having
more devices that can use a common AA charg
On 19 Jul 2004 at 0:00, Kenneth Waller wrote:
> Then we would have another PDML thread about those darn expensive Pentax Li-ion
> rechargeable batteries & why didn't Pentax do something else battery wise.
I think you'll find the fact that Pentax chose to utilize readily available AA
cells as a
På 19. jul. 2004 kl. 15.11 skrev Kenneth Waller:
On 7/19 Shaun Canning wrote:
"An optimal solution would have been for Pentax too release the *ist
D with a proprietry Li-ion rechargeable battery simalar to those used
in
other Pentax digital cameras"
Then we would have another PDML thread about th
dn't Pentax do something else battery wise.
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: "Dr. Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Jul 19, 2004 4:31 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: *ist D and Power sources
I disagree. The CR-V3 rechargeables are not the 'optima
chargeable batteries
& why didn't Pentax do something else battery wise.
Kenneth Waller
-Original Message-
From: "Dr. Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Jul 19, 2004 4:31 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: *ist D and Power sources
I disagree. The CR-V3
case with NiMH
batteries whose voltage will slowly tail off until they run completely out.
-el gringo
-Original Message-
From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 6:44 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: *ist D and Power sources
"Rob Studdert&quo
On 18 Jul 2004 at 7:51, William Robb wrote:
> If you are deleting in the field, you are also using the LCD, which
> is the major battery hog.
> Use the screen less, use it to check histograms avery now and again
> (especially if your light has changed).
> I can fill a one gig card shooting jpeg on
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote:
> Alex, are you using Auto focus? Flash? I am amazed that you can get so
> much! I assume that if you say 270, then you are shooting RAW? (As I do,
> and I can get 282 exposures) What the heck am I doing wrong?!?!?
I use auto focus, but I don
- Original Message -
From: "Tanya Mayer Photography"
Subject: RE: *ist D and Power sources
> One thing though, is that I will often delete in field, so I guess
for every
> time I fill the card with 282 exposures, you could probably add
another 100
> that I
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 1:56 AM
Subject: Re: *ist D and Power sources
> Hmm, has anyone tried any of the Li-Ion CR-V3 (RCR-V3) batteries at all?
l Message -
From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 1:03 AM
Subject: RE: *ist D and Power sources
>
> Shaun, if anyone *has* come up with such a solution - I WANT IT! Try
using
> the *istD with the
t: RE: *ist D and Power sources
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote:
> Shaun, if anyone *has* come up with such a solution - I WANT IT! Try
using
> the *istD with the Hitachi microdrive, no battery grip, and see just how
> long the batteries last!
I use this setup and h
Rob, how does that thing work?!?! And yeah, how much would it set me
back?!?!
:-)
tan.
-Original Message-
From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, 18 July 2004 3:50 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: *ist D and Power sources
On 18 Jul 2004 at 12:42, Dr. Shaun
Hmm, has anyone tried any of the Li-Ion CR-V3 (RCR-V3) batteries at all?
Love, Light and Peace,
- Peter Loveday
Director of Development, eyeon Software
On 18 Jul 2004 at 12:42, Dr. Shaun Canning wrote:
> The question is: Is anybody using any alternative power sources to power
> their *ist D? For example, has anyone come up with or come across a
> 'power pack' that will power the *ist D like a quantum digital power
> pack (which is not availabl
On 18 Jul 2004 at 15:03, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote:
> I have used it many times
> since, with no bad side effects (well, none to my knowledge)...
I just looked a bit more carefully, the Muvo PSU input current is 280mA max,
output current is 1.5A max which explains why it works. I still think
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote:
> Shaun, if anyone *has* come up with such a solution - I WANT IT! Try using
> the *istD with the Hitachi microdrive, no battery grip, and see just how
> long the batteries last!
I use this setup and have no problem with filling up the drive (a
On 18 Jul 2004 at 15:03, Tanya Mayer Photography wrote:
> BTW, I posted this once before, but I'm not sure if anyone noticed. I
> "discovered" that the AC Adapter for the MUVO works perfectly with the
> *istD! I haven't found anywhere that I can buy the AC Adapter that is
> supposedly available
owledge)...
tan.
-Original Message-
From: Dr. Shaun Canning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, 18 July 2004 2:43 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss
Subject: *ist D and Power sources
Hi gang,
Here's a question for all the knowledgable *ist D owners out there to
ponder. I use 2300 mah Nimh
Hi gang,
Here's a question for all the knowledgable *ist D owners out there to
ponder. I use 2300 mah Nimh rechargeable batteries in my *ist D and
AF360 flash (12 all up - 8 in camera, 4 in flash). While I am reasonably
happy with this setup, it is sometimes left wanting. Particulalry when
shoo
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