On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Mark Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > John Sessoms wrote: > >>There are no Lithium Ion AA batteries, but the *ist-D can also use CR-V3 >>batteries and those ARE available as Litium Ion rechargeables. Plus, >>they're 3V(+) rather than the 2.5V(-) you get with a pair of NiMH AAs. >> >>Has anyone used these? The only drawback I foresee is there doesn't seem >>to be a charger that can do 2 of these at once. > > Pentax officially advised against them due to their higher voltage, > though with the DC-DC switching regulators in modern electronics I > seriously doubt there would be any issues. Probably just a legal CYA > tactic, IMO. > > I only knew one person who used them and he did so without ever having > any problems. And he was a Pentax rep. :)
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