These comparative tests might be of interest to you. http://www.stefanv.com/electronics/low_self_discharge.html It looks like Sony holds well.
While I have a set of Eneloops, and use them as a spare set for the flash, I choose to use regular NiMH batteries that are of somewhat higher capacity (2500 mAh). Before an event where I'd use the flash, I charge them fully, so that should give me higher useable capacity. You can see a comparison of self-discharge of such bateries to that of Eneloops: http://www.stefanv.com/electronics/sanyo_eneloop.html According to this plot, for the first 20-25 days after charing, you get more energy out of regular NiMH then out of hybrids, because of the difference in the full capacity. HTH, Igor On Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:52 -0600, "Walter Gilbert" wrote: > FWIW, I just found some of Sony's version of Eneloops at Adorama for > $7.49/free shipping. > > http://is.gd/c8sDX6 > > So, I went with those. I don't know if they'll be quite as good as the > Sanyos, but how bad can they be for the price? It'll be nice to have > another set, in any event. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
