D2H users. Cold_weather performance of EN-EL4 battery

COBALT · 26th September 2004

Hi guys,
Would like to ask you fellow cs'sers using the Nikon D2H. It concerns the cold weather performance of the EN-EL4 battery. Has anyone used them in cold temperatures like -9 deg C. May be taking a trek up the himalayas and considering buying spare EN-EL4 battery as back-ups.
Many thanks for your troubles.

2100 · 27th September 2004

-10 range should be chicken feat for Li-ion. Even my C5050 with GP 2000mAH survived Soraksan of -19 deg C and Harbin -34, and even full bore skiing conditions with the cam buried under snow. I didn't even care about condensation, anyway what condensation, the air is too damn dry to condense.

I worry more about static electrical discharge.

C5050 magnesium alloy. Come to think of it, better than my D70.

finkster · 27th September 2004

Survived on one battery from 9am to 6pm of fairly intensive usage at temp around 15-20 degrees C. At your low temp of -9, perhaps it might last half a day. This is my own experience, so depends on your shooting intensity and style.

Check with the users in nikonians.org as there should be more cold-weather D2h shooters than here in SG.

COBALT · 27th September 2004

Originally Posted by finkster

Survived on one battery from 9am to 6pm of fairly intensive usage at temp around 15-20 degrees C. At your low temp of -9, perhaps it might last half a day. This is my own experience, so depends on your shooting intensity and style.

Check with the users in nikonians.org as there should be more cold-weather D2h shooters than here in SG.

Thanks for that, will consider doing so.

COBALT · 27th September 2004

Originally Posted by 2100

-10 range should be chicken feat for Li-ion. Even my C5050 with GP 2000mAH survived Soraksan of -19 deg C and Harbin -34, and even full bore skiing conditions with the cam buried under snow. I didn't even care about condensation, anyway what condensation, the air is too damn dry to condense. I worry more about static electrical discharge.

C5050 magnesium alloy. Come to think of it, better than my D70.

Thanks for sharing your valuable experience

any D2H users there please do comment

26th September 2004	#1
COBALT Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bukit Batok Posts: 117	D2H users. Cold_weather performance of EN-EL4 battery Hi guys, Would like to ask you fellow cs'sers using the Nikon D2H. It concerns the cold weather performance of the EN-EL4 battery. Has anyone used them in cold temperatures like -9 deg C. May be taking a trek up the himalayas and considering buying spare EN-EL4 battery as back-ups. Many thanks for your troubles.

27th September 2004	#2
2100 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,116	-10 range should be chicken feat for Li-ion. Even my C5050 with GP 2000mAH survived Soraksan of -19 deg C and Harbin -34, and even full bore skiing conditions with the cam buried under snow. I didn't even care about condensation, anyway what condensation, the air is too damn dry to condense. I worry more about static electrical discharge. C5050 magnesium alloy. Come to think of it, better than my D70.

27th September 2004	#3
finkster Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: LAS Posts: 648	Survived on one battery from 9am to 6pm of fairly intensive usage at temp around 15-20 degrees C. At your low temp of -9, perhaps it might last half a day. This is my own experience, so depends on your shooting intensity and style. Check with the users in nikonians.org as there should be more cold-weather D2h shooters than here in SG.