Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > Whatever for? I find this to be a wonderful thing. The Nikon F5 runs on > NiMH battery pack. It is so superior to AA batteries that I only hoped > Leica would have the brains to follow suit. I just hope the price > includes > the battery pack and charger. Which, for the F5, run nearly $500 USD! The > battery was something like $135, the charger being the more > expensive part. > If one battery lasts for a month, then there's no need to carry more than > two batteries. Way better than packets of AAs. > I'd be interested to know what their cold weather performance is at -35c compared to AA Lithiums - never had a problem with my F4 with that setup. By then though I need a pipe wrench to focus my M6! Of course. nowhere to recharge a dead NiMh pack along the Beafort Sea Coast (especially now the DEW line sites are gone) Tim A