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Afternoon all

I have a question regarding the Nikon D300, I am thinking of upgrading from my D200, I have seen the battery grip increases the frame rate to 8fps, which would be very useful to me as I love airshows.

However do I need to get the optional EN-EL4 battery to get 8fps? Or will the standard EN-EL3 do it?


Thanks in advance guys
 
No the EN-EL3 will not do it.

you will need the EN-EL4 with the replacement tray or a set or two of AA rechargeables.

The grip comes with the tray for AA but not the EL4

Get some of those rechargeables that hold a long charge i.e. can sit in a bag for upto a year after charging and still have 80% or more charge when you need them.

Remeber the EL4 charger costs the GDP of a small country, well not quite :)
 
thanks for the reply, I've already got about 12 decent rechargeables and a 15minute charger so thats not a problem, until i get the EN-EL4
 
I see what you mean about the charger :eek:
 
gaz gun man said:
thanks for the reply, I've already got about 12 decent rechargeables and a 15minute charger so thats not a problem, until i get the EN-EL4
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Remember though that the 15 min chargers really do eat into the capacity of the batteries, especially with a poor quality charger.

I've recently bought a Maha C9000 Wizard One charger, used it to charge Eneloops at a rate of 200 mAh. With your 15 minute charger, you're probably putting 1500/2000 mAh through them which severely affects their lifespan.

Re low self-discharge batteries, Sanyo Eneloops are one of the best at keeping their charge when not in use, even in cold conditions...
 
markta said:
Remember though that the 15 min chargers really do eat into the capacity of the batteries, especially with a poor quality charger.

I've recently bought a Maha C9000 Wizard One charger, used it to charge Eneloops at a rate of 200 mAh. With your 15 minute charger, you're probably putting 1500/2000 mAh through them which severely affects their lifespan.

Re low self-discharge batteries, Sanyo Eneloops are one of the best at keeping their charge when not in use, even in cold conditions...
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thanks for that information fella I never knew that about the fast chargers.


PsiFox said:
The EL4 one you mean?
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yeah!
 
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One thing nobody factors in with the EL4a batteries is the shooting time between charges. Even bashing away at 8fps you'll still take a couple of thousand shots before the battery runs out. Best bet is to look for a second hand charger on ebay etc then buy a new Nikon battery ( don't buy the fakes, false economy )

Pete
 
Thanks for the advice, Pete

I only use genuine batteries anyway.

Just need a job now to finance it :eek:
 
Don't see many of the chargers on Ebay but the batteries are reasonably priced from HK - genuine ones that is.

Oh and remember you only get the hi FPS if you shoot in 12 bit 14 bit severely limits the FPS
 
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