[ I am tremendously behind the pdml due to the volume of traffic that
is flowing these days. I hope this info is still of use to someone. ]
> > Get a power cord for the Motor A and put the batteries inside
> your jacket.
> > See B&H
> >
> > Regards, Bob S.
>
> Thanks Bob, I was wondering if there was something like that
> made. Do they make something for the button batteries as well?
> I was a bit surprised though, as it wasn't all that cold: when I
> took the dawgs out after my initial post it was only -14C. I was
> using fresh batteries in both the camera and the motor, but the
> thing was pretty much choked after less than an hour outside.
I've had my super program out at night for astrophotography, for up
to about 1.5 hours or so. I didn't have any problems with the camera
giving up; heck, I gave up before the camera did! I was pleasantly
surprised at how well it did compared to an all-manual body.
There are two battery cables here.
One cable is the "Battery Cord A". The cable has an insert that replaces
the 2 1.5v cells in the Super Program. The other end of the cable
has a "battery pod" which you place your batteries in.
The other cable is the "Power Cord A", which allows you to separate
the Motor Drive A and the Battery Pack A from each other.
I've been planning on getting one or both of these for my SuperPrograms.
The Battery Cord A for when I do astrophotography at night time in
the winter. Brrrrrr. The Power Cord A, in addition to moving the
battery pack a off-camera, is supposed to give you a remote electric
release via the vertical trigger on the Battery Pack A.
There may be a problem with using the Battery Cord A and the Motor
Drive A at the same time .... it looks like the Battery Cord sticks
out perpendicular to the bottom of the body, and therefore sorta
eliminates use of the Motor Drive.
Bolo -- Josef T. Burger
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