Don't ask me, I'm one of those idiots who paid $45 for an original Pentax battery when I bought the K10D. Been smacking myself in the head ever since. I keep telling myself that I did my bit to help increase the K20D R&D budget (you're welcome)...but I'm not sure I believe myself.
Enjoy the Camera! --M. On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > Enjoy your new camera! > > I've used no-name Li-Ion rechargeables from bestbatt.com for years now and > never had any issues whatever with them. They last as long as the OEM > batteries I've compared them to. I also use the travel chargers they sell. > > The one for the K20D is $14: > http://www.bestbatt.com/Pentax_D_LI50_Li_Ion_Rechargeable_Battery_p/bbdli50.htm > > Godfrey > > > On Mar 3, 2009, at 3:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >> I broke down and pulled the trigger on K20D over lunch. >> >> San Jose camera was willing to sell me the body for $730, vs $700 with >> shipping on Amazon. I decided that I was willing to pay $30 to support >> the one shop in Northern California that stocks Pentax and $60 to >> support the state. >> >> The battery is charging. The manual doesn't say anything about >> charging for 8 hours the first time, so my camera should be usable, >> right around sunset. >> >> What's the best deal on a second battery? I've seen one on line that's >> supposed to be 1700mAH rather than 1500, and it's quite a bit cheaper >> than "stock". > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
