Photographing Where No Electricity Source

In article <7od574ddrka02frpus3kfk6dtkvelgccu1@4ax.com>,
<bobs@yeruncle.com> wrote:

> If you use a DSLR, you can get 500 or 700 or maybe more pics on 1 charge... A
> P&S camera will only take a few dozen...

that's on the low side. many dslrs get 1500-2000 photos per charge,
some even more.

if the original poster has access to a vehicle, then get a car charger,
or get an inverter and use the normal charger.

Jake <me@privacy.com> wrote:
>Anyone had any experience with photographing for over a week where there is
>no electricity.

I use a dSLR that routinely gets about 1000 shots per charge.
2-3 batteries and 10GB of memory cards and I'm set.

--
Ray Fischer
rfischer@sonic.net

Alan Browne wrote:
> 1 SLR
> doesn't have batteries of any kind.

What is it?

BugBear

bobs@yeruncle.com wrote:
>
> If you use a DSLR, you can get 500 or 700 or maybe more pics on 1 charge... A
> P&S camera will only take a few dozen...

I suggest some reading on battery life is in order.

a quick random google shows the Nikon Coolpix S210
at

Battery life (approx.): Approx. 220 shots with EN-EL10 battery (based on CIPA standard)

BugBear

bugbear wrote:
> Alan Browne wrote:
>> 1 SLR doesn't have batteries of any kind.
>
> What is it?
>
> BugBear

I think there may be more than one - certainly my old Zenit EM didn't
need no batteries, not even for its light meter. Sadly to use one
nowadays you would need to hunt down M42-mount lenses, and the selenium
cells used to only last 20 years or so... )O:

Quite a few old slr's had fully mechanical shutters, so the only thing
you lost was the metering.

Mark Thomas wrote:
> bugbear wrote:
>> Alan Browne wrote:
>>> 1 SLR doesn't have batteries of any kind.
>>
>> What is it?
>>
>> BugBear
>
> I think there may be more than one - certainly my old Zenit EM didn't
> need no batteries, not even for its light meter. Sadly to use one
> nowadays you would need to hunt down M42-mount lenses, and the selenium
> cells used to only last 20 years or so... )O:
>
> Quite a few old slr's had fully mechanical shutters, so the only thing
> you lost was the metering.

yes - but IIRC no batteries at all was rare.

BugBear

On Jul 7, 11:52*am, "Jake" <m...@privacy.com> wrote:
> Anyone had any experience with photographing for over a week where there is
> no electricity.
>
> I am guessing that the two main options are to take a lot of charged
> batteries, or maybe the safest way would be to take film bodies instead.
>
> Are there any other viable solutions to be able to shoot digital without
> worrying about power, such as solar charging devices, etc?

How many pictures do you anticipate taking? Also, is your camera
relatively new? I have found that the newer cameras have much, much
more efficient battery use than those of 3, 4, or 5 years ago. There
is no comparison between my Canon D60 and newer 30D, for example.

Jake wrote:
> Anyone had any experience with photographing for over a week where there
> is no electricity.
>
> I am guessing that the two main options are to take a lot of charged
> batteries, or maybe the safest way would be to take film bodies instead.
>
> Are there any other viable solutions to be able to shoot digital without
> worrying about power, such as solar charging devices, etc?

Just for couple of weeks lot's of batteries for your camera and enough
memory cards and that should be enough.

--
Lightnings, Galapagos, Thailand, Nature, Ecuador etc.
http://www.petrilopia.net/

"bugbear" <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote:
> Mark Thomas wrote:
>> bugbear wrote:
>>> Alan Browne wrote:
>>>> 1 SLR doesn't have batteries of any kind.
>>>
>>> What is it?
>>>
>>> BugBear
>>
>> I think there may be more than one - certainly my old Zenit EM didn't
>> need no batteries, not even for its light meter. Sadly to use one
>> nowadays you would need to hunt down M42-mount lenses, and the selenium
>> cells used to only last 20 years or so... )O:
>>
>> Quite a few old slr's had fully mechanical shutters, so the only thing
>> you lost was the metering.
>
> yes - but IIRC no batteries at all was rare.

There are quite a few fairly recent SLRs that work without batteries: the
OM-1n, FM2, and FM3a all work fine without batteries.

--
David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan

Jake wrote:
> Anyone had any experience with photographing for over a week where there
> is no electricity.
>
> I am guessing that the two main options are to take a lot of charged
> batteries, or maybe the safest way would be to take film bodies instead.
>
> Are there any other viable solutions to be able to shoot digital without
> worrying about power, such as solar charging devices, etc?
>
>
Will you have an Automobile or SUV?
There are probably chargers that can be used with the car battery as a
power source (Google it). If necessary, you can use a small inverter to
convert 12 Volts DC to 110 Volts AC. Then you can operate any
conventional battery charger from your vehicle.
Bob Williams