I'll be leaving on my trip to Hong Kong and the Philippines in about
three weeks. I've stocked up on memory cards ( Three 1GB cards, one
512mb card ), but I'm dissatisfied with how NiMH batteries seem to hold
up in my *ist-DS. I get a day's worth of shooting out of them if I
don't use the flash. I guess that's ok; I can bring a portable charger
with me. But it would be nice if I could just bring some long lasting
CR-V3's with me. I may still have to lug a little charger around but at
least I can get (hopefully) a few days use out of one charge.
Are the rechargeable CR-V3 batteries lithium? Are they as long lasting
(or nearly so) as the non-rechargeable type? I noticed that they're
specifically not recommended in the manual for the *ist-DS. Has anyone
out there tried them, and to what level of success?
Thanks in advance for any advice......
Now I'll have to figure out which lenses and gear to lug around with me too:
SMC Pentax-DA 16-45mm f/4 AL: Can't do without it.
SMC Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4: Won't leave home without it.
SMC Pentax-FA 28-105mm f/3.2-4.5: Shouldn't leave home without it.
SMC Pentax-FA 135mm f/2.8: Too nice to leave home.
SMC Pentax-FA 80-320mm f/4.5-5.6: Never know when I'll need it.
And of course I'll be stuck lugging around the AF330FTZ too, since I
never bothered to send my *ist-DS in for service to its flash yet (It
consistantly fires full-throttle, burning out the shots). I'll send it
in under warranty when I get back, but so far, I've been too busy using
the camera to be able to live without it long enough to get it serviced.
Maybe I'll even decide I can afford the FA35/2 before I go.
Dave
