Regarding the two year warrany, the local London Camera Exchange I bought my K200D from said I only had a one year warranty, but if I pretended that I bought it from one of their larger stores then I would get a two year warranty.

They actually registered my camera for me instore and sorted out the warranty. Just strange how one store pretends to be another just to get teh warranty extended by another year.

I think the main reason is that standard AA batteries can give a varied usable working life. This is mainly due to the voltage drop off curve, but this also applies to any battery as such, but with rechargeable batteries you don't throw them away. With some batteries the usable voltage has a small window, so while the camera can not use them anymore they may well still last a long time in other electrical items like torches or kids toys etc.

One story I heard was that Duracell had manufacturing issues a while back and were outsourcing to a third party, this then gave them one of the worst usable battery lives available. This has apparently been rectified now.

I can only really add that its best to find a battery make and type that works for you and try to stick with it.

Agree, I'll give them a good condition charge when I have the time.
So far I'm impressed with the battery life, they have gone past what I was expecting and still going strong.

Mainly macro for insects and flowers but also for scenery.
One project I want to do when I retire is to travel the country photographing all the old churches. Not for a religious reason but for the architecture of buildings built for one purpose thought history.

See jumping to conclusions about people again.
I take part and run numerous forums and have been an award by Microsoft in recognition for my contributions to online community forums.

As for post counts the main site I contribute to I'm well over 16k so please do not use the "I post more so I'm better than you" crap.

Well bought the K200D and waiting for the battiers to finish charging.
I'm saving the Lithium batteries that came with the camera for emergencies when I am on holiday.
I'll report back as to the operating life when I know more.

And now that's out of the way shall we forget the rash comments and look forward to making this site a community where all people feel welcome


Finally bought the K200D, finances could not reach the K20D but I'm happy with the setup I have.
Now where did I put those AA's

George

All I can say to your uncalled outburst is that unfortunately you appear to have missed the point of this topic completely

I was solely interested in who uses manual or auto focus, simple as that.
The term lazy is not meant as insult but used in a general term as you would jokingly say to someone who drives an automatic compared to a manual. It also is not intended to include those who unfortunately have poor eyesight and who may benefit from auto focus as I know glasses etc can be a hindrance when looking through view finders etc. I would then understand why autofocus would be used and as some of the replies already show this is the case.

No I have a very good understanding and have been using digital for many years.

Again not related to this topic but I will humor you, been using digital for many years, I want to go to DSLR because the SLR format is what I used to use over the past twenty plus years and now I want to retire a simple point and clink to something that is more versatile.


Again nothing new there and also absolutely nothing to do with the topic of manual vs auto.

That's something we all know already.

Ok you lost me on that one, how can you compare laziness to no being able to financially afford to keep paying for film and developing.

Golden rule of forums don't make things personal, keep things friendly and you get a good community that encourages people to stay and have fun.

Like they say if people think you are an idiot keep your mouth shut, otherwise open it and remove all doubt

The whole reason for buying a DSLR is running costs, simple as that. I can not afford to use countless films to get that one good shot but prefer to take multiple shots at no extra cost. So long term saving a DSLR is a better option for me than to use my aging Chinon CE5.
Also very few shops where I live now develop 35mm film anyway.Also its been a long time since I had my own darkroom and having a family removes the idea for at least another eighteen years

One reason and probably the main one in getting a DSLR is I want to control what I am focusing on rather than let technology take over.
Does anyone else prefer to do the work themselves or become "lazy" and let the camera do all the work?

EDIT is the poll script on the site faulty? its added two options of garbage??