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Aaron Rosen · January 29th, 2004, 10:51 AM

Hi All -

Just bought my second BP-945 batt. to complement the standard bat. that shipps with the XL1s.

How many batts. do you like to carry with you on a shoot?

You can nevery have enough power but when is it over kill and should this be enough to hold me over for a bit?

- AR

Chris Staab · January 29th, 2004, 11:53 AM

I have two of the standard batteries, and one high capacity. I just shot a big wave day documentary that lasted from 6:00 A.M. and wrapped at about 3:00. I never ran out, though I came close. My camera also has the B&W viewfinder which increases energy consumption considerably. I will probably wind up buying one more high cap. battery for peace of mind, but that is more choice than necessity. I'd rather deal with having too much power than not enough

Rick Bravo · January 29th, 2004, 12:14 PM

The Hi-Caps are great. We still use them on some of our older XL-1 cams. I usually went out with one on the camera and two on a charger. It was very seldom that I ever needed to switch out a battery, but I always beleive in redundancy when it comes to powering equipment.

Our XL-1s cameras take the Anton-Bauer Trimpacs...4 hours of continuous recording!!! Not that I would ever imagine needing that much continuous recording time!

We also power the UltraLight 2 with the same battery as the camera. This knocks the battery life down to about 1 hour 20 minutes.

RB

Nathan Gifford · January 29th, 2004, 12:52 PM

2 regular batts and one high capacity. I start with the regulars, unless I know the high capacity will suit. I have my grip run spent batteries to the car and recharge them there.

Bob Safay · January 29th, 2004, 02:22 PM

In the field I carry three regular ones. Also a car charger. I have shot in Africa, Amazon River and Patagonia and have not run out. When going overseas I also carry a spare charger in case one gets zapped at a hotel. Car charger work great in the field and can be used almost anywhere, including a parking lot.

Yi Fong Yu · February 2nd, 2004, 10:19 PM

here's what i have:

CH-910 with dual 6000 mAh battery packs and one standard 930 battery. also have one car charger as well as the standard Canon one that plugs into wall.

i plan to get two more 6000 mAh and another CH-910, is this overkill?

January 29th, 2004, 10:51 AM	#1
Aaron Rosen Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: HB, CA - USA Posts: 298	RRR - More Power... Hi All - Just bought my second BP-945 batt. to complement the standard bat. that shipps with the XL1s. How many batts. do you like to carry with you on a shoot? You can nevery have enough power but when is it over kill and should this be enough to hold me over for a bit? - AR

January 29th, 2004, 12:14 PM	#3
Rick Bravo Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 574	You can never have TOO MUCH power! The Hi-Caps are great. We still use them on some of our older XL-1 cams. I usually went out with one on the camera and two on a charger. It was very seldom that I ever needed to switch out a battery, but I always beleive in redundancy when it comes to powering equipment. Our XL-1s cameras take the Anton-Bauer Trimpacs...4 hours of continuous recording!!! Not that I would ever imagine needing that much continuous recording time! We also power the UltraLight 2 with the same battery as the camera. This knocks the battery life down to about 1 hour 20 minutes. RB __________________ "The future ain't what it used to be." Yogi Berra. www.rbravo.com

January 29th, 2004, 12:52 PM	#4
Nathan Gifford Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Tickfaw, LA Posts: 1,217	2 regular batts and one high capacity. I start with the regulars, unless I know the high capacity will suit. I have my grip run spent batteries to the car and recharge them there. __________________ Nathan Gifford Southern Cyclist Magazine & Productions For quick answers try our Search! To see me and Rob Lohman click here

February 2nd, 2004, 10:19 PM	#6
Yi Fong Yu Trustee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vulcan Posts: 1,564	here's what i have: CH-910 with dual 6000 mAh battery packs and one standard 930 battery. also have one car charger as well as the standard Canon one that plugs into wall. i plan to get two more 6000 mAh and another CH-910, is this overkill? __________________ bow wow wow

January 29th, 2004, 11:53 AM	#2
Chris Staab Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hawaii Posts: 51	I have two of the standard batteries, and one high capacity. I just shot a big wave day documentary that lasted from 6:00 A.M. and wrapped at about 3:00. I never ran out, though I came close. My camera also has the B&W viewfinder which increases energy consumption considerably. I will probably wind up buying one more high cap. battery for peace of mind, but that is more choice than necessity. I'd rather deal with having too much power than not enough

January 29th, 2004, 02:22 PM	#5
Bob Safay Trustee Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,557	In the field I carry three regular ones. Also a car charger. I have shot in Africa, Amazon River and Patagonia and have not run out. When going overseas I also carry a spare charger in case one gets zapped at a hotel. Car charger work great in the field and can be used almost anywhere, including a parking lot.