Peter wrote:
> Battery dependance is especially bad when you're two days on foot away from > the nearest > store and find out that the batteries you had for backup died of > disuse. You don't have > to be a survivalist to appreciate a mechanical backup. (Stainless Steal? > Magnesium? what > the hell happened to Brass, (or does that make me a survivalist). You certainly don't have to be a survivalist. There's something pure about doing photography without consuming lots of electricity. The joy of precision mechanical gear. I even bought an expensive watch a year that slows 1,5 minutes a week but don't use batteries. However, the battery issue is real for me. I may be days away from a battery store (there aren't many around anyway that sell those specialised camera batteries). My MZ-S battery consumption is borderline at 30 rolls a set. However, the battery consumption of the 645 doesn't worry me as a set of batteries last for more rolls than I bother to count. If the batteries are reasonably new I don't even bother with backups with this particular body. P�l
