> > From: David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/07/26 Thu AM 12:39:48 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Power converters and transformers > > John Francis wrote: > > > All you need is an adapter to enable you to plug a US plug into > > an Australian socket. The K10D charger is quite happy to work > > with 240V 50Hz. In fact most electronics (notebook computers, > > cell phones, etc.) come with universal chargers nowadays. > > On a loosely related note, why don't they make the charger double as a power > supply for the camera instead of having to buy a separate power supply as an > accessory? >
It would have to be built more substantially, in an electrical sense, to cope with the load and would therefore be more substantial physically. Not doing so allows Pentax to ship and sell the camera cheaper and allows the sale of another item if required. I seem to have come across this syndrome before........ ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
