Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]sounds like my makita cordless drill (the one with the battery in the handle like a 1911). every time my wife asks me to do something around the house, i plug in the charger, pop in the battery and chill for a few hours... she thinks its a ploy... :-) -rei On Mar28 12:05, Leicajay@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 3/28/04 11:11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, > leicachris@worldnet.att.net writes: > > > > True, but that Nikon battery will outlast the S2 AA batteries. Both are > > great cameras. > > > > Problem is, for example my son (a Nikon AF man): he pulls his camera out of > the bag maybe once in a month-6 wks to make some spontaneous shots. For him > with the Fuji he grabs some AA's from a huge bulk-pack from Costco he uses for > his Walkman, Gameboy etc etc, and he's good to go. With the dedicated > battery packs he'd need to charge them up first. It's the same thing that's a major > drawback with the R8 motor drive. Darn thing should've had an optional AA > tray like the Nikon and Canon drive grips...and *those* drives are twice as fast > so it's not like the R8 drive couldn't run on as few as 4 AA's. > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey