----- Original Message ----- From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" Subject: Re: Interview w/Pentax exec
> On Thu, 28 Sep 2006, K.Takeshita wrote: > >> Now, they said their concern was on "Alkaline" which indicates that >> NiMH >> might do, but considering that the whole purpose of going for AA's >> was the >> wide availability of non-rechargeable batteries, I can understand why >> Pentax >> played safe on this. > > The existence of Lithium AAs blows away their theory. Cheap, light, > durable, easy-care (actually non-care), with half a decade of > shelf-life. The fact that I can swap the flash batteries with grip > bateries and keep on shooting is what counts for me. And not a bloody > charger in sight. No, it doesn't "blow away" their theory. There is a huge number of people who buy on price alone, and then have problems that they blame on the wrong thing. My local camera sales guy has told me of more than a few customers who complain that their Pentax DSLR's are battery hogs, and they aren't buying into the theory that a lithium battery at 4 times the price is a good investment. It's easier to complain about the equipment. I haven't seen lithium AA batteries on the shelf at any stores in several years either, so for a lot of people, they don't exist. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
