um, lithium disposables contain lots of very recyclable raw materials. they should never been 'thrown out', they should be recycled.
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 10:55 AM, eckinator <[email protected]> wrote: > Think of the planet, guys - disposables are evil... > Thanks > Ecke > > 2010/11/24 Walter Gilbert <[email protected]>: >> 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> Eric Weir >>>> Decatur, GA USA >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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. > -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- 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.
