Since I took the discussion to general battery use and have crudely used
non-Oly examples to illustrate my points, I've rebadged the thread as
T. --Apologies
Stephen,
It really is quite surprising how well the new cells hold up. At the same
time, I surely understand the shagrin of seeing the 'investment' in the AA
cells turned into an expense. I can live with it since I have a number of
flash units that are all too willing to use the AAs.
Also, I hope no one takes my comments to mean I think all cameras with
proprietary batteries are better than those that use AAs. It's a combination
of the better cells and the frugal electronics that make the difference.
As you can see in my earlier post, I got in excess of 1200 exposures out of
a single BP511. To me, it was unexpected and practically unimaginable. What
would I get if I had the 2 cell battery grip? More peace of mind than I
could understand, I think!
-Mickey
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> Mickey,
> I couldn't agree with you more. I have a D60 that uses the same Canon
> BP511 proprietary battery your Digital Rebel does. All I can say is
> they're awesome batteries. I've used very good rechargeable AA's in
> my C4040 and they don't hold a candle to the BP511. With the BG-ED3
> battery grip, I've shot well over 1000 frames in a day with one set
> of batteries and not the see the battery level drop. George can keep
> using his AA's if that what makes him happy, but all I can say is
> that these new proprietary batteries are simply amazing as to how
> good they are.
>
> -Stephen.
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