I like the Energizer Lithium AA dry cells. Last about as long as CR-V3 but cost 1/2 as much. $10 a four pack at Wal-Mart.
John Sessoms wrote: > I'm new to the list. I haven't found this discussed in the archive ... > > The CR-V3 batteries Pentax recommends for the *ist-D cost an arm & a > leg, so I've mostly been using Ni-MH AAs to power the camera. The AAs > don't seem to give very good performance. When I install freshly charged > batteries, the battery status display shows the half battery indicator > the instruction book says is "low battery". I actually get better > performance from AA alkaline batteries. > > I've looked on the web for CR-V3 rechargables & found some, but I also > ran into advice to check with the camera manufacturer before using them. > > Haven't heard anything back from Pentax yet, so I thought I'd ask here. > Does anyone have experience using CR-V3 rechargables in the *ist-D? If > so, what was the experience like, and is there a brand/model you'd > recommend? > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
