"So you can't keep everyone happy." That's definitely the truth. I obviously don't see the lack of AA support as a killer.
Might have taken a 9V though... I would guess the they are not capable of supplying the current required... Tom C. >From: Lawrence Kwan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Lack of AA Battery Power - they don't have a choice >Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:43:26 -0400 (EDT) > >On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Amen to that. The Pentax designers could care less about accomodating > > owners of the *ist D, like myself, who have several CF cards. Lack of >CF > > card slot, and the change to non-AA battery power is the big turn-off >for > > me on the "top-of-the line" K10. > >There have been complaints about lack of AA battery power, and many felt >abandoned by Pentax engineers. But in fact, I don't think they have a >choice. K10D requires much higher voltage to run. The DC-in is 8.3V >instead of previous 6.5V. So in order to run AA batteries, especially >NiMH ones, you need at least 6xAA. This is simply not possible for the >size of K10D. > >Even with 6xNiMH AA, it may be stretching it; as the batteries run down, >you may only get about 6.6V. And with the current size of the battery >grip, I am not sure if there is enough room for 6 AAs, unless they make >the grip much larger with a bulge for batteries. > >Interestingly, some reviews were negative about the use of AA in previous >cameras, as they were unhappy about the lack of rechargeable solution in >the included camera package. So you can't keep everyone happy. > > > > >-- >--Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence -- >--Tungsten T3 Enhanced DIA Keyboard----Nokia Ringtone Convertor-- > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
