What charger are you using Rob? Dave
On 10/2/05, Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2 Oct 2005 at 6:36, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > Looking forward to seeing some of your pics. I share your appreciation > > of both the DA 16-45 and the FA 29-105, although my use of the later > > has declined steeply since I purchased the DA 50-200. Coupled with the > > DA 16-45, it gives one tremendous range in a very compact kit. The > > solution to the battery problem is lithiums. I started with lithiums > > then switched to NIMH. I soon went back to lithiums after experiencing > > the kind of difficulty you encountered. You'll get 1000 frames from a > > set of lithium. > > On my recent trip I had to charge my 2500mAh Sanyo Ni-MH AA cells three times > over seven weeks for a total of 4500 shots (and still going). No problems at > all here and my charger has a universal PSU plus my portable HDD can charge a > full set of AA cells too from mains or in my vehicle. Lithium AA cells are > about 50% more expensive than a set of high quality rechargeable Ni-MH cells > on > initial purchase too. Of course using a good charger is the key to obtaining > optimum service life and charge. > > > 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 > >
