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nandadevieast wrote:
I was all set to purchase a DP3 Merrill, but the newly announced version will use a differwnt battery. Going by pretty high number of charges the Merrill battery goes through, its normal to think that its life will be much shorter. (Sigma gives you 2 bp41 batteries when you buy the Merrill, each one of them lasts only for 50 odd shots, hence the need to charge them again and again).
Anyone knows how many charges a typical battery lasts? Specifically, the BP41?
Fear is, that even if Sigma support the battery for an outgoing model for some time, in couple years i will be left with a dead box. Not a very comforting thought.
They are great cameras. Best i have ever used . I have a DP2M.
Anurag...Show more →
I believe Ricoh uses the same battery - Ricoh-branded DB-65 - and there are aftermarket options as well. I wouldn't worry about the battery becoming unavailable any time soon.
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