I now have the following that use AAs: Minolta F300 5MP 2xAF500FTZ *istD and battery grip
That's a total of 18 batteries to keep everything running. I now have 5 chargers and 20-some NiMH AAs. My wife says, "Bucky, didn't you just GET some batteries?" I say, "Yes, but I need more." She sighs and shrugs her shoulders. -----Original Message----- From: Juey Chong Ong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21-Oct-03 08:03 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: *ist D: Enabled! On Monday, Oct 20, 2003, at 23:46 America/New_York, Bucky wrote: > OK, so I go to pick up my *istD today, and there's a package that > comes with > it that contains a battery charger and 4 AA NiMH batteries. On the > side of > the box, the part of the "included items" that refers to the 2 CRV3 > batteries has been scribbled out with a black magic marker. Inside > the box > is a slip that informs me that Pentax Canada has "upgraded" the CRV3s > to > rechargeables for a "more enjoyable picture taking experience". All I can say is: Congratulations, you are sooooo lucky! I'd trade the CRV3's that came with mine for a *good* NiMH charger anytime. I'm glad Pentax "got it" so quickly. When I bought my Olympus C2000Z, it came with a great universal-voltage NiMH rapid charger and batteries. By the time I upgraded to the C3000Z, it was CRV3s. When I upgraded to the C5050, it was back to NiMH charger and batteries, but this time, it was no longer a rapid charger. Thank goodness I didn't sell the old charger. And this year it's the Pentax *ist-D using the old Olympus batteries and chargers. :-) So on average, the "one digital camera a year" theory has been true for me, at least. They don't pile up, though. The C2000Z was stolen; the C3000Z developed dead sensors so I sold it. --jc
