I second this. I purchased two sets of Rayovac NiMH rechargables along with the one hour charger by the same manufacturer. NiMHs are just about a total necessity if you do much shooting with this flash at all. They are quicker to recharge than alkaline and they last longer. With this flash I used to take 2 sets of aklalines to shoot one football game, switching at the half. With the NiMH I only need to take one set, this is highschool football by the way. I choose the Rayovac batts over the other brands because they had a longer life 1600mha vs the other's 1300mha. Also the one hour charger has a car kit available so if the need ever arose I'd have that option for charging. Speaking of the TR Power Pack II, has it ever been determined if you can use NiMH batts in that? I know you cannot use nicads, but never saw if you cannot use the NiMH... -- Nick Wright http://www.wrightfoto.com/
---------- >From: Brendan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Need advice for flash for Pentax PZ-1P >Date: Mon, May 13, 2002, 2:19 PM > > Nimh rechargables and 1 hr quick charger has been a > life saver. The Flash does turn it self on when loose > in bag, it also can't auto off if bumping into it's > own buttons. > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> In a message dated 5/13/2002 12:15:36 PM Central >> Daylight Time, >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> >> >> > I have a PZ1p with an AF500FTZ flash. Great >> combo, powerful, swivels >> > up/down and sideways, has AF assist IR lamp. I >> don't think the flash can be >> > >> > beat when used with a PZ1p. Some say it is a >> battery hog. I agree with this >> > >> > perception as far as using alkaline batts. Use >> lithium and it goes a lot >> > further. >> >> One point about the AF500FTZ and batteries -- I >> noticed on a trip that when I >> pulled out the flash, my brand-new lithium AAs were >> DEAD! In fact, this has >> happened with that flash twice. I'm guessing that >> it's easy for the unit to >> be accidentally turned on while travelling in a >> camera bag, so -- based on >> that theory -- I no longer leave the batteries in it >> while transporting the >> flash. When I'm setting up to shoot, that's when I >> put them in, and remove >> them when done. >> >> ERNR >> My photographs hang on the virtual walls at >> http://members.aol.com/ernreed >> - >> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. >> To unsubscribe, >> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. >> Don't forget to >> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at >> http://pug.komkon.org . >> > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Games, Movies, Music & Sports! http://entertainment.yahoo.ca > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
