Peter,
Not to plug them, but check out this thread from a guy using them in
a Sigma SLR:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...essage=6494635
The poster seems to think they last longer than the Ni-MH batteries.
Plus, I like the idea of charging them up and being able to go on
a trip and not worry about the drain as much.
I ordered the Omicron kit and a spare battery from Beach Audio yesterday.
I'll try to have an update on them since it was the cheapest setup of RCR-V3
I could find.
I agree the information out there is sketchy. I think these are only being
produced and marketed from Taiwan and Korea, and this makes info hard
to get.
I'd be interested in where the different brands are manufactured and if that
has any impact on the behaviour.
Unfortunately my wimpy Kodak CX won't be able to give these a run for the
money in testing. I just was looking for the best rechargeable solution for
my camera.
Jay
(PETERWOJ) wrote in message news:<>...
> >they seem like a great deal over the long run over
> >using Ni-MH. Here's the info I gathered on various
> >models:
> >
> >Model No. mAh low kit price website
> >Samsung SBP-1103 1100mAh $84 http://www.samsungcamera.com
> >Power Vision RCR-V3 1200mAh $59 http://www.apitec.com.tw/
> >Omicron 3CRV-3R 1200mAh $27
> >Moby Power RCR-V3 unk mAh$45 http://www.mobypower.com/
> >Delkin Devices RCR-V3 $33 unk mAh http://www.delkin.com/
> >
>
> There is no way 1100mAh RCR-V3 outlast 2100 NIMH in normal temperature and
> right after NIMH taken off the charger. Either the rating is wrong or they
> won't last that long. I thing the rating is wrong since my 4 yr old Sony Li-ion
> NP-F550 is just a little bigger than RCR-V3 and it has 3000 mAh capacity. Now
> I'm not sure if I would buy batteries from a company which can't even figure
> out it's capacity. Also for $84.00 I can buy 32 AA cells rated at 2100 mAh and
> since 2AA cells =1 CRV then I get 16 times number of batteries. Unless I would
> be in extreme, subfreezing weather I cant think of one reason to use those
> batteries. BTW the batteries need keyed in compartment. Without keyed
> compartment they could be inserted wrong (if they fit, because they're 1mm
> longer than AA cell to avoid that) and then they will be shorted out.
