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tgomearajr wrote:
pcunite wrote:
tgomearajr wrote:
pcunite wrote:Battery only lasts for 50 hours though.
"Only" lasts for 50 hours? And you were expecting what, exactly?
50 hours of use out of a buck fifty battery sounds great to me.
Yeah... assuming you have fresh batteries! After using them at a wedding that will be 50 - 8 plus sitting for 6 days till the next wedding. Will they make it through to the next wedding? I would rather have all AA batts... less to worry with and mess with on the charger.
First, perhaps you use triggers for 8 solid hours at every wedding, who knows. But most normal wedding photographers certainly would not. I did not use my Pocket Wizards that way either.
I use triggers for specific shots during most of the day. The only time triggers are usually turned on and left on is during the reception to light the dance floor.
But even going back to your straight 8 hours solid, that means 6 + weddings per $1.50 battery. And the "sitting 6 days" between weddings mean nothing with these batteries unless you are using rechargeables... Regular disposable battery chemistry does not self-discharge like rechargeables.
Six 8-hour weddings for a buck-fifty is not too bad at all and no screwing around having to worry about recharging.
Tom
Have to agree with that, paying the extra for lithiums where I know that they aren't going to die mid wedding because I haven't shot for a week, or adding a whole bunch of CR123A's to the recharge mess that I face getting home from a wedding (currently 40 AA's) is worth the extra to me.
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