Herb, with the current battery life I'm experiencing, I change batteries about every 900 or so images, for me that's way more than I've ever shot in one day. I carry a selection of Allen head wrenches anyhow. Considering I couldn't get RRS or Kirk to make a custom L plate for the *istD, I'll live with the battery "inconvenience" before I'll go with out the L plate advantage..
YMMV Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 7:27 PM Subject: Re: L plate for *istD > mine doesn't block any control. it blocks the battery chamber. since it > requires an hex key to remove if i have to change batteries, that is a major > inconvenience. it also blocks the cable remote, but that is less of an issue > since i prefer to use the IR one most of the time anyway. > > Herb.... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 8:37 AM > Subject: Re: L plate for *istD > > > > Sound like the one I've been using for the last year, > >
