On 30/4/06, Joseph Tainter, discombobulated, unleashed: >Don't the Nikon and Canon models take only proprietary >rechargeable batteries? I consider that a fatal flaw, not least >because sometimes I work in the northern Sahel, where there is >no electricity. I hope Pentax keeps their current DSLR battery >options in the new models.
Quite a few Canons use the BP-511 or similar: <http://tinyurl.com/o66gm> 1D series use the NP-E3 <http://tinyurl.com/lmmbu> Personally I have 2 NP-E3s and a Quantum Turbo 2X2 which will also power the camera (simultaneously with the flash) if necessary. I didn't quit Pentax digital because of batteries, but if the *ist D had been released at the same time as the D60, it would have been the nail in the coffin for me. I wanted to get away from AA's. YMMV Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
