I keep a couple sets of NiMH -- Sanyo Eneloops and Energizers for my
K-x, and they both seem to hold up pretty well. But, if it's going to
be a situation where I know I'm going to need to take a LOT of photos,
but not sure how many, I get the Energizer Ultimate Lithiums if I feel
like I can spare the few bucks at the moment. They really do last a
long time -- longer than I ever would've believed, actually.
I don't know if anyone makes a rechargeable AA lithium with that kind of
life. I've never seen them in Walmart. But, if they do, I'll save up
the money to get a set if I have to. I have seen some Westinghouse
rechargeable lithium AA's, but the voltage output rating listed on the
package makes me afraid they'll damage my camera.
-- Walt
On 11/24/2010 11:57 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
You should invest in a good set of rechargeable NiHMs or buy
disposable Lithiums, .
When I was using the *ist-D and Ds exclusively I would wear out a
package of 12 of the rechargeable, recharging them about once a week,
in about a year and a half. They probably would have lasted longer if
I had a better charger, but at $24.00 for a package of 12 it didn't
seem to to be an onerous cost. Now that I have a K20D the *ist-Ds is
just a backup and/or carry to sketchy places camera. I bought a
package of 12 disposable energizer Lithium batteries. They get
between 600 to 800 shots in constant use and the package has lasted
about a year and 1/2 so far with occasional use, though I'm on the
last set of four.
On 11/24/2010 10:32 AM, Eric Weir wrote:
On Nov 24, 2010, at 6:11 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
Eric, once you invested your money, digital is free. You can shoot
as much as you please and learn simply by trial and error. Given
instant feedback your learning curve may be relatively short.
Thanks, Boris. You forgot about batteries. [On my camera at least
alkalines last a ridiculously short time.] That said, trial and error
on digital instructs more rapidly, and may just instruct more. I'm
glad I made the switch.
I don't think it would make sense to shy away from LR3 or any other
RAW processing software at this point. You can simply sit down in
front of the computer and learn it by trial and error.
I'm not shying away from LR3, and I've being doing it largely the way
you say -- just trying things. And though I have a long way to go,
it's working.
I was shying away from raw -- till last night. I'm over that now.
The web is full of LR guides and other material that is very easy to
google out. But the more you actually try things, the more fun you
have, the more you learn in the process and the more satisfaction
you get from your hobby.
That seems to be the way it's headed. For the moment I'm relying on
the videos at Adobe and the LR3 help pages for guidance.
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Eric Weir
Decatur, GA USA
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