On Tue, Jul 07, 2009 at 10:24:45PM -0400, paul stenquist scripsit: > I'm annoyed that no aftermarket batteries seem to be available for the > K8. I want at least four batteries, and I don't want to pay Pentax > prices for an item that should be generic.
It's not a generic item, though; the energy density figures for the K-7 battery are state of the art. The necessary QA and manufacturing precision are going to put it in the same class as high-end Li+ laptop batteries (=get this wrong, watch the nasty chemical fire devour the device). The good side is you get 1600+ shots/battery; the downside is that the battery is expensive. And since the volume on K-7s will be relatively low, so is the incentive to produce a generic version of this specific high end battery. -- Graydon -- 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.
