![]() Performance suffered when the duds got mixed in with good batteries. I had lots more rechargeable NiMH batteries on hand than I ever did alkalines and an unknown number of them became duds. Then I’d forget to use a set for months and it’d lose its charge and wouldn’t work again. I needed enough for three sets of flashes at four batteries apiece, plus some back-up sets, then enough for various other devices and a dozen or so to be left charging while I was out. ![]() First, I found that I needed lots of them. The capacity doesn’t give enough shots and it gets worse when batteries start getting the ‘memory effect’ and other kinds of abuse that are normal consumer behaviour.Īfter flirting with NiCd rechargeables on an off I changed to NiMH when that technology matured, but the situation wasn’t much better than with alkalines. I found these batteries finicky and short lived. Most external flashes that I have checked are OK with NiCd though. In fact, some flashes and electronic devices can’t use NiCds as the high current can damage circuitry. NiCd batteries can deliver very high current and therefore promise fast recycle times. I still use them on most of my cordless power tools. We’d have our own little hoards, so when the new batteries came in with the shopping they’d all be gone in a flash.Īs a kid and young adult, started using NiCd rechargeables for high drain motorised applications like remote controlled cars and Airsoft guns. That would last my family anything between a couple of days and a couple of weeks, but usually the battery drawer would be empty when I needed to grab a handful to shoot with. Today, these cost about ten dollars for a bumper pack of 20 batteries. I started out buying AA (LR6) batteries at the grocery store. Here’s my story it’s a typical consumer tale of woe, but there’s hope. There is a bewildering array of batteries available. ![]() For some reason Canon still haven’t moved onto Lithium battery packs and so I have to keep dropping in AA batteries. The Canon 580 EX II is a beast of an external flash and it drinks energy like a dehydrated camel knee deep in Lucozade. I have lots of devices that take AA batteries and none more so than my Speedlites. I seem burn through batteries at an alarming rate. You can read also his previous Fuji X100 and Olympus ZX1 reviews. You can follow Dan on twitter Are the Best AA Batteries for Photography? This is another guest post from Dan on the best AA batteries for photography. ![]()
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