Greg Feldman Offline Upload & Sell: Off
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Hmmm . . . I've got both Eneloop and Imedion AA cells, and this is the first I've heard of any problem with the latter. I use the Maha MH-C204W, and it charges all of them without any issues. I've got the Imedions in my 2 Mac Mighty Mouse(s) right now, and the amazing thing is that they last about 3 months between charges, so I'm not buying Lithium AA's anymore. They all work fine in my 580EX II and my wife's Canon SX100 p&s, too.
Assuming you can get them to charge, they seem to work great. I think sjms was right that it's just about the shape. I agree there's no point anymore in lithiums, nevermind alkalines or fast-discharge NiMH.
Just out of curiosity, I have the Duracell 2650Mah batteries. Being that they have a higher MaH rating, do you think they'd last much longer during a shoot, than the lower rated Eneloops. I too, am considering switching completely over to the Eneloops. I've got one set of them (Eneloops), but I've never ran them down completely.
In theory the Duracells would last longer on that one day, but that slight benefit is (for me and many others) strongly overshadowed by the benefits of the Eneloops. Besides, like you've noticed, the Eneloops aren't exactly easy to run down. And if you do run them down, you swap them out with your second set--which will not already be dead from sitting around....
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