> Agreed, though backup BLM-1s (or whatever) don't cost all that
> much if you really can't find a place to charge for a while.
I had five batteries for two cameras. Between the four of us we had
enough battery power to light up Niagara Falls for a few seconds.
But even at that, we were scrambling to charge batteries.
What makes it so different is a film camera, such as an OM-4Ti or
OM-2S, uses batteries only to check exposure and during the exposure
itself. A 15-minute shot setup may only take a few seconds of
battery power in an OM, but will take many minutes worth of power in
a digital camera. Sure, you can turn off/on the camera all the time,
but a digital camera doesn't lend itself to "contemplative"
photography quite as nicely as film cameras do. I feel the need to
hurry up and get the shot with digital.
The typical DSLR gets 2-3 hours of continous runtime on a battery
regardless of the number of pictures taken during that time. I hate
watching the clock
AG
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