Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While my first statement was anecdotal in nature, i.e. tech reps saying don't use them when there is no conflict of profit. In other words, I understand why manufacturers won't advise using someone else's lens or flash on their camera but saying don't use a battery that is a third lighter, works something over twice as long, and makes your product useable at -20C without some very good reason? However, when one of my cameras locked up when trying the lithium batteries I put the issue to rest. However, you have made me curious again so I visited the technical pages at energizer.com. Buried in their tech pages on the L91 was a table showing the open circuit voltage of the L91 is 0.2 volts higher than the alkaline equivalent. It also has a very different discharge curve under varying loads. Last, I was musing about the very different performance of fresh developers versus replenished. In a commercial lab fresh developer overdevelops versus control so you have to add a developer starter, mostly a bromine restrainer, to mimic used developer. The analogy I'm making is that until byproducts develop the output exceeds the "norm". Now that I'm not running any camera's that won't use either the lithium's or the NiMH rechargeable's that's it for me. I'm going to take Ted's advice and take more pictures. :)) Bye Bye Don dorysrus@mindspring.com