Originally posted by Clavius I haven't got the foggiest idea as to why some people prefer AA's. Shop bought AA's got me around 15 shots. Eneloops about 60.
Really? I'm getting about 300 with my Energizer rechargeable sets. 200 if I'm using the flash. Eneloops are supposed to be great. Are you sure your charger is charging them fully. It may not be. I had a bad charger once. It would show them as fully charged but they'd never charge but halfway. Once I replaced the charger it was like having new batteries. I got 3-4X the number of shots with them.
I'm with the people above. I don't like hauling 2 chargers when I travel. I use the same batteries in all my other stuff, so why not the camera? It simplifies things. If I actually use up all my chargable batteries, not likely since I have 4 sets, but if I do, I can use anything AA. I'd just hit the nearest store and keep on shooting.