Phil_Hawkes
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Last weekend I was taking photos at a wedding (not an assignment, just having fun at a friend's wedding). Unfortunately, I had left my battery chargers elsewhere and so I only had three 1/4 full batteies (two Epson, one of another brand).
I used each of the batteries in turn until the camera turned itself off. Then I thought: I'll try turning the camera back on each time the camera turned itself off. I found that I could get another 3 or so shots before the camera turned itself off again. But I could turn the camera back on a number of times to get another addition 3 or so shots each time. Eventually, the camera wouldn't turn back on when the battery got sufficiently flat, but warming the battery in my pocket gave me a few extra shots later on. Using this method, I guess I would have got 100 additional shots off batteries that the camera considered flat.
I wonder if the reason I was able to take so many additional photos (after the battery was flat) was the manually cocking shutter?
If so, that is quite an advantage for the R-D1. Winding the level is annoying sometimes, but it is a lifesaver if it can get you those few extra shots that you sometimes need in an emergency.
Cheers, Phil
I used each of the batteries in turn until the camera turned itself off. Then I thought: I'll try turning the camera back on each time the camera turned itself off. I found that I could get another 3 or so shots before the camera turned itself off again. But I could turn the camera back on a number of times to get another addition 3 or so shots each time. Eventually, the camera wouldn't turn back on when the battery got sufficiently flat, but warming the battery in my pocket gave me a few extra shots later on. Using this method, I guess I would have got 100 additional shots off batteries that the camera considered flat.
I wonder if the reason I was able to take so many additional photos (after the battery was flat) was the manually cocking shutter?
If so, that is quite an advantage for the R-D1. Winding the level is annoying sometimes, but it is a lifesaver if it can get you those few extra shots that you sometimes need in an emergency.
Cheers, Phil