Re: a real advantage of the D*ist!

2003-02-27 Thread Steve Desjardins
It also takes 2 CR-V3's. these are expensive but last much longer that the AA's. What I'm hoping is for a really good Li ion battery in the optional grip. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: a real advantage of the D*ist!

2003-02-27 Thread Chris Brogden
On Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Maciej Marchlewski wrote: > That's what I was going to add. When we got M**ta Dimage 7Hi at work > my boss was realy eager to try it out. The rechargeables that came > with the camera had to be charged so he went and bought 4 alkalines > (or at least that's what he told me). T

Re: a real advantage of the D*ist!

2003-02-27 Thread Jeff Tsai
Let's hope the battery life (is there a rechargable???) is as good as Canon's. I can get by on a day's shoot of a 340 MB microdrive filled twice on a pair of batteries loaded up in the battery grip and using an external flash. Cheers. On Thursday, February 27, 2003, at 09:25 PM, [EMAIL PROT

Re: a real advantage of the D*ist!

2003-02-27 Thread Maciej Marchlewski
Dnia 27-02-2003 o godz. 2:23 Mike Johnston napisal: it takes > > ORDINARY AA BATTERIES... you know, the kind you can buy in just about > > any small shop, anywhere in the world :-) > > Kristian, > I agree with this. Rechargeable NiMH batteries are efficient, cost > effective, and environmentall

Re: a real advantage of the D*ist!

2003-02-26 Thread Mark Roberts
Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Never mind the 6 megapixels, or the small size, or the newest AF >> system in any DSLR... here's the biggest advantage of the D*ist >> --- it takes ORDINARY AA BATTERIES... you know, the kind you can >> buy in just about any small shop, anywhere in the world :-

a real advantage of the D*ist!

2003-02-26 Thread Kristian Walsh
Hi all, Never mind the 6 megapixels, or the small size, or the newest AF system in any DSLR... here's the biggest advantage of the D*ist --- it takes ORDINARY AA BATTERIES... you know, the kind you can buy in just about any small shop, anywhere in the world :-) This simple thing could get more