lots of people use preprietary rechargeables under the same or worse conditions. they use other means of charging.
Herb... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pdml" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 1:36 PM Subject: Re: Fw: Delkin Rechargeable CR-V3 Battery w/charger $$19.99 - Sep 18 > I read that the forthcoming Minolta DSLR will use a rechargeable > battery. Big strike against it, in my opinion. I wouldn't buy one. In > remote parts of Mali, where I sometimes work, one could shoot past the > first battery charge. Even in Bamako, the capital city, electricity is > unreliable and I would not connect an expensive bit of gear to the grid.

