Bill Lawlor wrote: > I am very interested in buying a K10D asap. I plan to spent the month of > January on a personal photo trip to India. I have little experience with > high end digital cameras, but thanks to Shel I have enough experience to > believe it is time to make the plunge into digital. > > My quandry is about the power supply for the K10D. I'm unfamiliar with L-ion > batteries, chargers etc. What kind of capacity might I expect from a charged > battery? I will use RAW files, flash very seldom, if at all.
500-1000 shots per charge depending on how much you use the rear LCD (Which is a major power hog) > How long would > it take to recharge the batteries? Likely about 2 hours, if it's anything like my Nikon MH-18a charger. > Will the charger work on Indian 200-220 > 50 cycle mains? Certainly, same standard as Europe. Charger will most likely work on both 220 and 110v mains at 50 or 60 hertz with the only differences being the cable. > Is the K10D a camera with wonderful features but tethered to > a home/studio environment? Certainly not. > > What kind of company sells a camera using only L-ion batteies and lists a > power cord for, I assume the battery charger, as an "optional accessory"? Spare cords are a very useful accessory. But that also may be the AC adaptor as the camera will take an AC adaptor for tethered use. > > Obviously, nobody has actually used the K10D yet, but I'm hoping some > members of the list have experience with L-ion powered cameras. I've got about 3400 shots on my D50, which takes Nikon EN-EL3 series Li-Ion batteries, which are likely very close in spec to the K10D's battery. > > I pray the answer is not "get a K100D and a case of Lithium AA batteries. > > Thanks, Bill Lawlor > > > -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
