How many batteries do you have?
March 16th, 2010Do you bring your battery charger? How many camera bodies do you bring and how many batteries for each body?
Do you ever find yourself running low on batteries and need to charge some while at the events?
I dont do anything professional or get paid but I have the Canon Rebel XTi and I have a battery grip, total of 4 batteries.
I personally have 2 batteries only with the 400D and I find that more than enough most days. I do intend to get a grip at some point to get that little bit extra out of my batteries, but I am not finding myself pressured to get one (not got giant hands ;))
Use Energizer titanium technology. They work for photographers who like to take more than one picture under a minute.
Another I enjoy to have long lasting batteries is recharging batteries...the one's you put in the capsule that come with the batteries.
I hope this will help!:thumbup:
I could probably go a whole day of shooting on one battery per camera...but my primary body will usually show the battery at 'half power' later in the day, so I swap that one to be safe. My secondary battery usually stays at full power on the meter. I wish the cameras had a more accurate battery meter.
It would probably be smart to have a charger with me...but I wouldn't have time to charge a battery so having a charged up spare is essential. It's also good to have more than one spare because you never know when one will crap out on you, or you might forget to charge one or two of them.
With a grip and two batteries...you could probably shoot all day with no problems. Bigger lenses and ones with IS, will use more power than others though.
For my flash, I have 4 sets of AA rechargeables that are all charged up and ready to go. I don't often use my 2nd flash so I don't bother bringing additional spare batteries. If I used a 2nd flash often, I'd add another set or two.
I take AAs and the adapter with me where I expect a gig to outlast my battery life.
Just get a small diesel generator and an AC adapter for the camera and flash; that way people won't gripe about your shutter being too loud. :greenpbl:
This is one of the nice things about film - by the time I need to change a battery, I've gone through so much film and chemistry that the battery cost is insignificant. Unfortunately, it also takes so long that I have no idea what battery I need by that time and have to remember to pull it out and write down the identifiers before heading to the store.
For the digitals, I try to keep two changes in addition to the fresh ones in the cameras, and carry an AC adapter for each in case I have the opportunity to plug in. It's no problem to yank the cord out and move if I need to, but if I can stay in one place for a while, I don't have to keep an eye on the battery meter.
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