Re: Pentax K-r and AA batteries.

2011-05-04 Thread Boris Liberman
On 5/4/2011 03:01, Bruce Walker wrote: But you can get batteries that exhibit less voltage droop before losing most of their charge. Try the newer 2450 mAH Energizers. Also try the ... and here I will reduce my voice to an almost inaudible whisper ... Sanyo Eneloops. Many here, including me,

Pentax K-r and AA batteries.

2011-05-04 Thread Don Guthrie
Does anyone have experience powering the K-r from a set of AA batteries via the adaptor? I used nothing but lithium batteries in my K200d. I know I get like 1000 Raw or Raw+ from each set. I think I bought 5 packs in 2010. Now I have a new K-r and i bought the adapter to use liths and I

Re: Pentax K-r and AA batteries.

2011-05-04 Thread Thomas Bohn
I use only Eneloops in my K-m. Even as reserve. They keep their energy for a while and I never had any troubles with them. And I use the old ones. Sanyo released improved ones recently (Like a year ago) I think. 2011/5/4 Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com: Does anyone have experience powering the

Pentax K-r and AA batteries.

2011-05-03 Thread Timber
Does anyone have experience powering the K-r from a set of AA batteries via the adaptor? I've terrible results with this setup and I would like to know if it's a user error or it's common. I use 2000mAh NiMH Duracell batteries and I've got them yesterday fully charged in the camera, and after I

Re: Pentax K-r and AA batteries.

2011-05-03 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-05-03 7:47 PM, Timber wrote: Does anyone have experience powering the K-r from a set of AA batteries via the adaptor? I've terrible results with this setup and I would like to know if it's a user error or it's common. I use 2000mAh NiMH Duracell batteries and I've got them yesterday fully

Re: Pentax K-r and AA batteries.

2011-05-03 Thread Timber
TBH what I would like to see is the cheap chinese Pentax K-r battery shaped as the 4 AAs but with a capacity about 2x the normal K-r battery :) I am sure we will get that 'monster' soon :) .t On Tue, 2011-05-03 at 20:01 -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: The short answer is that Pentax digital bodies