Originally posted by K2 to K50 ...
- I am a frequent, semi-compulsive half-shutter press user - even when I decide not to take a shot.
- I keep forgetting to turn the LCD screen off when keeping the camera turned on.
- Ahem......I sometimes forget to switch the camera off when I finish shooting for the day!!!!
I am often torn between setting the camera to use the battery in the body first, or use the battery in the grip first (ease of replacing the grip battery vs need to remove the grip to replace the body battery, vs wanting to keep the grip battery fully charged in case I want to switch to portrait orientation.
All that said, does anyone use the D L190 battery in the grip, and if so, just how much longer does it last than the D L109??
And can the D L109 charger be used to charge a D L190, or must one buy the dedicated D L190 charger?
1. Switch to back-button focus. Half-press will still do metering but won't waste amperage on autofocus.
2. Set the auto-sleep function on - I use the 30 minute option to accomodate my long pauses between serendipitous opportunities for taking a shot or two while, for example, waking through the woods.
3. I do that too, but the auto-sleep thing seems to be effective in cutting battery current loss.
And, yes; however, I haven't seen any real data on it, and it would obviously depend on how you use the camera, but for me, using the larger battery gives you about 30% more duration than the skinny battery. And, yes, again, it does require the use of a different charger. Promaster has a set consisting of a charger along with a brand-x battery for a reasonable price.
I leave the thing on the camera as much as possible - I use the K-1 battery in the grip, set the camera to use that one first, and treat the KP battery in the camera as backup. That's because I try to avoid taking the grip off at all - I've found that if it isn't mounted exactly right, I get problems because the contacts don't always meet up correctly.