How many until dead ?
Oct 19, 2021 18:09:47 #
It's important to have a spare battery in your pocket ...
...just in case you forgot to put one (or two) in the camera.
As for how many shots I get per charge, what does it matter unless someone is borrowing my camera, and shoots the way I do.
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...just in case you forgot to put one (or two) in the camera.
As for how many shots I get per charge, what does it matter unless someone is borrowing my camera, and shoots the way I do.
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Oct 19, 2021 18:32:53 #
Bill_de wrote:
It's important to have a spare battery in your pocket ...
...just in case you forgot to put one (or two) in the camera.
As for how many shots I get per charge, what does it matter unless someone is borrowing my camera, and shoots the way I do.
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...just in case you forgot to put one (or two) in the camera.
As for how many shots I get per charge, what does it matter unless someone is borrowing my camera, and shoots the way I do.
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And then, you'll simply replace the battery(ies) when they get low. Right?
Oct 19, 2021 18:39:38 #
Longshadow wrote:
And then, you'll simply replace the battery(ies) when they get low. Right?
You mean we don't need to buy a new camera when the battery dies?
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Oct 19, 2021 18:44:46 #
mwsilvers wrote:
So what do you do if you forget to recharge your battery and you're on the way out to a shoot? And what are you going to do when your battery's recharge capacity and it's tability to hold a charge starts to diminish? I'd hate to find out the hard way when I'm out shooting that my battery no longer has the ability to meet my needs.
I pack up the camera and do something else. Taking pictures isn't that important. I don't do it for a living. When I find out that the battery capacity is lower than before I would buy another one and throw away the bad one.
Oct 19, 2021 18:53:41 #
Bill_de wrote:
You mean we don't need to buy a new camera when the battery dies?
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Some people may, like getting a new car when the ashtray is full.
Oct 19, 2021 19:43:04 #
I can get between 1500-200 pictures per battery charge depending on what source you look at. But I haven’t had a battery go dead yet. Often I have two camera bodies so I guess my spare battery is in the ‘other’ camera.
Oct 19, 2021 20:37:12 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
BebuLamar wrote:
I pack up the camera and do something else. Taking pictures isn't that important. I don't do it for a living. When I find out that the battery capacity is lower than before I would buy another one and throw away the bad one.
"Taking pictures isn't that important. "
Hmmm. I was very surprised by this unexpected statement since you are so active on this photography site, but it certainly explains why you only own a single battery.
Oct 19, 2021 20:56:38 #
flyboy61
Loc: The Great American Desert
I maybe get around 350 exposures with any of my D 7100's 5 batteries. Of course, I have the photo review function on, and have only VR lenses. But...300-350 is a good day's shooting for me, and I always carry a spare or two.
Oct 19, 2021 20:56:46 #
mwsilvers wrote:
"Taking pictures isn't that important. "
Hmmm. I was very surprised by this unexpected statement since you are so active on this photography site, but it certainly explains why you only own a single battery.
Hmmm. I was very surprised by this unexpected statement since you are so active on this photography site, but it certainly explains why you only own a single battery.
Not everyone is obsessed.
Oct 19, 2021 20:58:00 #
flyboy61
Loc: The Great American Desert
Bill_de wrote:
You mean we don't need to buy a new camera when the battery dies?
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Oct 19, 2021 21:01:41 #
I am 77-years old and have been in photography since I was 8. I have earned my living as a professional photographer for well over 50 years and I am still working. Yet there is something I can not understand. So will someone please advise me?
Y'all spend many thousands of dollars on digital cameras, battery-operated flash gear, exposure meters, remote triggers, radio/slave flash systems- all electronically powered and all requiring batteries. If the battery unexpectedly dies in your camera or any of these other aforementioned accessories, the whole thing shuts down! So, why do so many folks fuss about the cost of batteries, worry about the differential in cost of OEM vs. 3rd party models and be hesitant about carrying a few extra batteries for all this gear?
When you consider the investment in the equipment, the cost, time, and effort that photographers of every ilk spend in going out, working hard, and shooting whatever they shoot, money spent on travel and vacations where picture making is part of the plan or the importance of family events you want to record for posterity, they cost a few extra batteries in comparison, is a pittance. How's that for a run-on sentence? If you are mathematically inclined- do the percentages!
Some of this battery bickering defies common sense!
I can write all about ampere/hours, charging rates, battery types and characteristics, and all manner of electronic technobabble, but after over a half-century of using batteries of many kinds I can tell you that even a brand new fully charged OEM battery can unceremoniously drop dead at the most inopportune times.
"Who needs a stinking spare battery.." can join the ranks of many famous last words. Well, nobodies gonna die but there can be some serious frustration and disappointment!
Y'all spend many thousands of dollars on digital cameras, battery-operated flash gear, exposure meters, remote triggers, radio/slave flash systems- all electronically powered and all requiring batteries. If the battery unexpectedly dies in your camera or any of these other aforementioned accessories, the whole thing shuts down! So, why do so many folks fuss about the cost of batteries, worry about the differential in cost of OEM vs. 3rd party models and be hesitant about carrying a few extra batteries for all this gear?
When you consider the investment in the equipment, the cost, time, and effort that photographers of every ilk spend in going out, working hard, and shooting whatever they shoot, money spent on travel and vacations where picture making is part of the plan or the importance of family events you want to record for posterity, they cost a few extra batteries in comparison, is a pittance. How's that for a run-on sentence? If you are mathematically inclined- do the percentages!
Some of this battery bickering defies common sense!
I can write all about ampere/hours, charging rates, battery types and characteristics, and all manner of electronic technobabble, but after over a half-century of using batteries of many kinds I can tell you that even a brand new fully charged OEM battery can unceremoniously drop dead at the most inopportune times.
"Who needs a stinking spare battery.." can join the ranks of many famous last words. Well, nobodies gonna die but there can be some serious frustration and disappointment!
Oct 19, 2021 21:08:17 #
flyboy61
Loc: The Great American Desert
I maybe get around 300-350 exposures with any of my D 7100's 5 batteries, both Nikon and aftermarket. Of course, I use the photo review function (Chimpers, UNITE!) and have only VR lenses. But...300-350 exposures is a good day's shooting for me, and I always carry a spare or two.
I recharge immediately after getting home from any shoot!
I only had one battery on my first trip to Hawaii, and no charger! The BIG camera store on the islands wanted to sell me a new charger for ~$90+ tax. I found a mom and pop jewelry/camera store, and they recharged it for ~$10.
I recharge immediately after getting home from any shoot!
I only had one battery on my first trip to Hawaii, and no charger! The BIG camera store on the islands wanted to sell me a new charger for ~$90+ tax. I found a mom and pop jewelry/camera store, and they recharged it for ~$10.
Oct 19, 2021 21:09:50 #
flyboy61
Loc: The Great American Desert
I maybe get around 300-350 exposures with any of my D 7100's 5 batteries, both Nikon and aftermarket. Of course, I use the photo review function (Chimpers, UNITE!) and have only VR lenses. But...300-350 exposures is a good day's shooting for me, and I always carry a spare or two.
I recharge immediately after getting home from any shoot!
I only had one battery on my first trip to Hawaii, and no charger! The BIG camera store on the islands wanted to sell me a new charger for ~$90+ tax. I found a mom and pop jewelry/camera store, and they recharged it for ~$10.
I recharge immediately after getting home from any shoot!
I only had one battery on my first trip to Hawaii, and no charger! The BIG camera store on the islands wanted to sell me a new charger for ~$90+ tax. I found a mom and pop jewelry/camera store, and they recharged it for ~$10.
Oct 19, 2021 21:10:50 #
flyboy61 wrote:
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Of course, I use the photo review function (Chimpers, UNITE!) ..
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Of course, I use the photo review function (Chimpers, UNITE!) ..
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Best way to see if you got what you want!
Oct 19, 2021 21:21:26 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
Longshadow wrote:
Not everyone is obsessed.
You are right, of course. However, he is such an active member here that I was taken aback by his admission.
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