silly question

viperMako · 12th May 2005

will the life of a digital SLR eg D70 out-live that of the battery.
What i mean is: When your D70 is still in working condition 5yrs [assuming that you yourself can endure so long without upgrading] down the road and you can't find the battery to replace the used one, as it may no longer in production. And will buying more batteries now, say 4~5pcs now, help in extending this.

But, even 2yrs later, a new DSLR may be far more technologically advanced. And cheaper too.

So may be pointless to worry about this.

Navyblue · 12th May 2005

I am afraid that your question can not be answered as it will depend on how heavy is the usage on both the battery and the camera.

Yes as you said, a decade down the road you will probably be ashamed to use a chucky 6MP dSLR where 12MP is the standard for a camera phone.

espn · 12th May 2005

D70 can use 3 x CR2 batteries with the supplied MS-D70 battery holder.

viperMako · 12th May 2005

Originally Posted by espn

D70 can use 3 x CR2 batteries with the supplied MS-D70 battery holder.

ya, right. forgot about this

mpenza · 12th May 2005

Canon 20D can use AA batteries in the battery grip

espn · 12th May 2005

Originally Posted by mpenza

Canon 20D can use AA batteries in the battery grip

D100 when launched 3-4 yrs back also can.

12th May 2005	#1
viperMako New Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 39	silly question will the life of a digital SLR eg D70 out-live that of the battery. What i mean is: When your D70 is still in working condition 5yrs [assuming that you yourself can endure so long without upgrading] down the road and you can't find the battery to replace the used one, as it may no longer in production. And will buying more batteries now, say 4~5pcs now, help in extending this. But, even 2yrs later, a new DSLR may be far more technologically advanced. And cheaper too. So may be pointless to worry about this.

12th May 2005	#2
Navyblue Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sembawang, Singapore Posts: 80	I am afraid that your question can not be answered as it will depend on how heavy is the usage on both the battery and the camera. Yes as you said, a decade down the road you will probably be ashamed to use a chucky 6MP dSLR where 12MP is the standard for a camera phone.

12th May 2005	#3
espn Deregistered Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Planet Nikon Posts: 22,045	D70 can use 3 x CR2 batteries with the supplied MS-D70 battery holder.

12th May 2005	#5
mpenza Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,397	Canon 20D can use AA batteries in the battery grip