I've discovered the main problem with my batteries were the conditioning they were getting, and therefore in. After pulling the "depleted" batteries out of the Ds I was able to get 2 fps (without flash) and about a frame every 6 seconds with flash on my MZ-6. I'm now looking at getting a good charger for my 6 sets of NiMh that will properly fast then trickly charge and not cook my batteries.
I've kept nearly every neg I've taken since getting back into photography. Stored away in acid free holders in a dry cool place, carefully indexed and cross referenced. So far I've taken 287 frames with the digital - all of them test shots - and deleted about 100. This was not what I was planning on, mostly after I'd read about the famous Monica Lewinsky shot, and something my mother-in-law said. She saw an photo that had been taken 30 years ago in the old family home. The subject was blurred and the framing was appalling, but when she saw it (after it being in a box for at least 20 years) her face broke out in a priceless grin. She was looking at the wallpaper - which was in focus - and it brought back a flood of memories. I have little idea today what'll be important tomorrow, maybe even this... http://members.iinet.net.au/~celsim/bath01.jpg Simon -----Original Message----- From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 16 December 2004 11:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: *ist Ds obiter dictum On 15 Dec 2004 at 20:18, William Robb wrote: > I've found that not all NiMH batteries are created equal. The > batteries I bought with my istD (Kodak 2100 mAh) also suffer from an > unusually short life expectancy. > I believe you also have to do a few charge/discharge cycles before > the batteries are properly formed, so Simon's batteries may still > have some hope. I can only say very positive things about the Sanyo Ni-HM AA cells that I've bought over the years, long life, expected capacity and economical. A good charger is essential of course. > I don't see how deleting files that are essentially garbage anyway is > a bad idea. > I don't keep crap negatives either. I do dump outright garbage like shots of blank sky etc but I've also put fuzzy images to use on a occasion (to make noise profiles). I just bought two spindles of premium 8x DVD media today (27 in each), they cost about the same as premium CD media per disc from 2 years ago, not a substantial investment. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
