ist D battery mystery.

Michael

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My first digital slr was an ist Dl2 and that had its moments with batteries it would frequently show no power when the batteries were fully charged. From what I can gather from that range of cameras. the electronics were picky for want of a better word re batteries. My problems were also solved with Eneloop batteries so I can only assume that there is some sort of conflict between Energisers et al and the camera board. Hopefully this answer hasn't exacerbated your confusion

Michael
Michael
Details of various types of AA battery and their voltages can be found here:
https://www.batteryequivalents.com/aa-batteries-size-types-and-equivalents.html
Paul
K1000, Espio 140, ist, istD, K70, K3iii and numerous lenses, just don't tell my wife.
Funily enough had similar with mine today with same Lithium batteries (which are proving hard to get at the shops) ,Switched off ,removed batteries, replaced batteries , switched on all working fine.

Re. possible shortages...AA Lithium are in short supply...many battery distributors are out of stock of the Lithium AA although they still have stock of the AAA for the moment.
I'm beginning to speculate this might have something to do with the Global Elites stocking their underground bunkers for what they see as an imminent global disaster. The Max Keiser show on RT earlier today, was quoting from a report by the head of Commodities Research at Goldman Sachs saying that there was a fundamental 'Molecule Crisis'...the worst they had seen in the 30 years they have been doing the job.
Whether it was in oil, gas, coal, copper, aluminium...apparently they just can't get what they need...massive shortages.
So...if you need any batteries , cards...general consumables and can get them, might be worth stocking up whilst you still can.
Both the *istDS and the K5 are incurably addicted to old glass
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Z-1p, K-1, P50
F50 1.7. FAs 24, 35, 50 1.4, 85, 135

Metz 45 CL-4, AF500FTZ. AF540FGZ.
Some Mamiya and some Nikon
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For the shots I took yesterday with my K50 I fitted an adaptor with 4 of these that had been sitting unused for 2 years and they were still OK.
Peter
Didn't the *ist D have the capacity to take 2CR5 batteries as well as AA? I did have the *ist D but can't remember the configuration. If it did it may be worth trying those if you have some spare.
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Z-1p, K-1, P50
F50 1.7. FAs 24, 35, 50 1.4, 85, 135

Metz 45 CL-4, AF500FTZ. AF540FGZ.
Some Mamiya and some Nikon
Sdeve
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After pondering a while I went and dug out four AA Eneloop batteries and fitted them. Lo and behold, the camera works great. OK, back to the Energisers. Put two into a torch and the torch blasted out full power, as it did with the other two. Now I discover that without any batteries fitted, the battery indicator doesn't show at all but, as mentioned, works fine and shows a full charge with the Eneloops. I'm confused. Anyone have any thoughts? (Not on my confusion, but on the batteries and camera)