> How many will get sick of the film game? Having to make sure > there are enough > rolls of film in your kit ahead of time.... > > Making sure batteries are charged on a digi-cam is analogous to > ensuring that > you have films with you a spare meter battery.
I guess I would see film's comparison as memory for digital. You have to make sure you have enough. the main difference being your not using a consumable as it is reusable. But you still have to have it in your bag. The point I was driving at is that with film or film camera batteries, both are readily available at local stores, at least at this point and long term storage is available for both. NiMH on the other hand, don't store well. They drain at a set percentage every day when not being used. I can't just go buy a battery source that will work in my digital instantly. I have to charge it first and wait for that to happen. The *istD does have a battery that can be put in thankfully right out of the package. I don't remember the number though. However many if not most digicams that I have seen take AA batteries and are not usable with the one the *ist D takes. I have seen one that did use it as an alternative, but about 30 frames was it. Alkaline AA in my camera give me about 5 frames, that's it! This is all compared to about 80-100 frames of well charged fresh NiMH's in the same camera. The main digital market is digicams, not DSLR's and that is what I think is fair to compare here. Both types require long term planning, but digital is more critical with short term planning for this reason. I'm not very good at short term planning unfortunately. I see many of those around me that have the same problem as well. The booming success of C-Stores practically on every corner selling products at higher prices then larger discount or grocery stores are proof enough that many do not short term plan well or even long term for that matter. If I didn't have everything I needed for my trip the other day for film, it would have been no problem. I could have picked from 20 stores between home and where I was going to pick up supplies. However some film in the fridge about 6 months with a battery still in the camera also about 6 months old pumped along all day at full speed. Dave
