Do you have the battery grip? I recall reading about some very odd behavior WRT having the grip mounted with batteries in both compartments.
By way of anecdotal example, I'm at 2900 shots on my D (in about 14 months) and have only had to change the batteries three or four times. I'm using rechargeable mostly but I've got the supplies CR3s in there now and they've been there for quite some time.
I have the screen on after every shot and I'm not shy about using it for reviewing or whatever. I don't often use the on camera flash though.
Cory would rather go shooting tomorrow than go to work.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 7:50 PM
Subject: *ist Ds obiter dictum
Hi all, OK - I've had my *ist Ds for a few days now, and I thought I'd share some random thoughts on it.
* Had some major learning to do regarding battery capacity. After using it for twenty minutes (and not even taking a single frame) I was rudely told that the battery was depleted and it shut down. This was with a freshly charged set of 2100mAh NiMh batteries. At first I thought the camera was at fault, but getting the most out of NiMh batteries seem to take a bit of learning. I've been reading the battery threads with interest. * I've tried to avoid/delay the dust issue by just leaving my 50mm on the body. * Build quality is sensational. * I'm in the process of making my own custom grip for it - the body is too shallow for my liking. * The Specs exceeded my expectation. * I feel a lot more secure now that I've taken out special insurance on the camera - about AU$50 per annum. * Looking forward to getting over the learning/gee-wizz stage so I can concentrate of photography again. * I've just got the first set of test prints back, and WOW! This newfangled digital stuff really works! Skintones are terrific right out of the box - and it's so much easier managing the files than the scans I used to create. * I've already broken my own rules and deleted a heap of files. * I wish I could afford to buy one for Frank.
Cheers, Simon
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