George, I don't really get what you said below. If you hadn't bought extra
sets of AAs and had them charged and in your bag (or otherwise accessible),
you wouldn't have that peace of mind. How are the AA sets any different from
the proprietary packs? I can have as many of them as I wish at ready too.
And they won't get swiped by the kids for their walkman or whatever. You do
have an advantage with AAs that they can shift applications as needed. But
you wouldn't ever allow yourself to run dry on them if a photo application
demanded. Neither would I with whatever battery I need. I got a fridge full
of those damned 357's, and there's always at least 2 sets along for the
ride. ;-).
All that aside, how about we spend some 'energy' on shootin some photos, eh?
Have a safe and Happy New Year. And don't get too 'charged up' out there.
:-)
-Mickey
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From: <ClassicVW@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [OT] Battery comments WAS: [OM] Re: olympus-digest V2 #4495 and
others...
> Yes they are. I was only stating that the "smaller" argument is not
> really valid because the camera was actually made larger with the
proprietary pack.
> And with the advances in battery technology and camera power technology,
the
> gap is narrowing for that argument as well. I remain very skeptical of the
> manufacturer's true motive.
>
> Don't forget also, that battery replacement in the field is only
easier
> IF you had bought another battery, AND you remembered to keep it fully
charged.
> You may say the same is true for AAs, but not so. I also keep a set or two
of
> AA alkalines in the bag just in case I wind up shooting more or longer
than I
> planned, or the kids stole my fully charged extra set of rechargeables and
> didn't let me know, or I returned to the hotel room last night and forgot
to put
> them in the charger. You can't have that extra peace of mind with some
> proprietary pack.
>
> George S.
>
> chling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> But a single lithium is indeed smaller and lighter than 4AAs with similar
> capacity, battery replacement on the field is also easier. Anyway this
will
> not be a point for my DC selection, the most important things are image
> quality, lenses and speed of operation, of course the price too.
>
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