Lawrence Kwan wrote: >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.
Nope. Voltage is a non-issue these days because single-chip switching power supplies are small, cheap and have such amazing efficiency that they can be used to step up voltage almost anywhere. (In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't already used in the ist series of DSLR's) Current draw and having a battery with sufficient energy density are the two real issues. I'd have been happy if they'd just built the K10D around CRV3 rechargeables with an AA option. Still, it looks as if the battery grip may have sufficient space for a four-AA battery option. Keeping my fingers crossed. -- Mark Roberts Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com 412-687-2835 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
