[Leica] Re: DMR for nature work

[faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)]

not sure - I shoot pretty standardily. Just looked up 'chimping' on
wikipedia.
I 'chimp' occasionally to check focus and exposure. But not as much as I
have seen other photogs do.

I use Kensignton 2gb cards.

Eric

On 9/4/06, David Young <telyt@telus.net> wrote:
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> At 04/09/2006, you wrote:
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> >Doug - I get about 400-500 raw images per battery.
> >
> >Eric
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> >On 9/4/06, Douglas Herr <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote:
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> >>
> >>
> >>The biggest problem as I see it is battery life.  I find that the
> >>battery lasts for about 2 Gb of photos (RAW files), less with chimping,
> >>so a second battery and a means of charging are essential.  For
> >>car-camping it's not a problem; for backpacking I'd look in to a solar
> >>charger or a different camera.
> >>
> >>Doug Herr
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> How do you do this, Eric?  Like Doug, I get about 100 - 130 shots per
> battery/charge - with moderate "chimping" & deleting.  I do, however,
> turn off the LCD's "review" feature, which is both annoying and a
> waste of  battery power.  I carry two 2 gig cards, and 2 batteries,
> which is normally enough for me, for a day.
> ---
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> David Young,
> Logan Lake, CANADA
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