re: [OM] more about the F280

[Winsor Crosby]

> I said:
>
> >  >I occurred to me that because of the longer duration of the flash in
> >  >Super FP mode that it must really use up the batteries. Does anyone
> >  have
> >  >any first hand experience with this. I haven't used it in FP mode
> >  enough
> >  >to know. Should I carry an extra set of batteries to my normal backup
> >  >set?
> Winsor Crosby wrote:
>
> >  I thought the batteries were just there to charge the capacitor,=20
> >  which would be the same regardless of mode.
> Yes but if the flash is putting out x amount of light over a longer
> period of time doesn't that equal more total energy expended? Maybe I'm
> confusing the total flash dump with the rate of burn. and maybe this
> isn't a noticeable issue with battery usage. Please correct me.
>
> Mike
> -
I think we were talking about two different things. I thought you 
meant more battery use than a manual flash when obviously you meant 
more use than an auto flash. Of course C.H. Ling pointed out 
elsewhere on the list that the duration of the FP flash varies which 
I did not know before.
--
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California

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