That's a good point, Ann, but every battery operated SLR camera I've used will give at least *some* warning that the batteries are about to crap out. I've never seen a situation where one shot goes fine, and then, without warning, the camera is dead because of batteries. I know that I've always been able to at least finish the roll of film that's in the camera.
William in Utah. Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > Leon, carrying a spare battery is one thing. Being in the middle of shooting > something > ephemeral and having to stop and (1) dig out the battery, (2) change it to take > another > picture when the one in the camera dies is another. Not to mention being able > to use > the camera under extreme weather conditions. > > It really seems that they should be able to design and produce a "modern" camera > that > you can, at the very least, remove the film from if the battery dies. But of > coruse, if > it worked without a battery, some battery mfgs wouldn't make quite so much > money, eh? > > annsan > > Leon Altoff wrote: > > > On Fri, 31 May 2002 20:02:31 +1000, Bob Rapp wrote: > > > > >> Do any of the newer autofocus cameras, like the MZ-5n, ZX-7, M-S offer > > >> mechanical shutter speeds along the lines of the LX ox ME-S, or are they > > >> completely unusable when the batteries die? > > >> -- > > > If it doesn't have a manual film advance, it is totally useless! I have NO > > >totally useless cameras.<grin> > > > > If it doesn't have film then it's useless. If I can remember to pack a > > roll of film I can remember to pack a spare battery. It all comes down > > to taking what you need. The original cameras were no good if you > > didn't take along your darkroom tent so you could develop the glass > > plate right away. Even a solar charged digital camera is no good > > without a computer or printer to download the pictures to every once in > > a while. > > > > Leon > > > > http://www.bluering.org.au > > http://www.bluering.org.au/leon > > - > > 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 . - 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 .
