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K-3iii and in-camera battery recharging

Started 4 months ago | Discussions thread
LDBOK Senior Member • Posts: 1,374
Re: K-3iii and in-camera battery recharging

bob5050 wrote:

LDBOK wrote:

I have never used in-camera charging with my K3.3. I still use the charger that came with my K5/K3. I always have the battery grip on my K3.3. BTW, the batteries that came with and I bought with the K5 are still working.

Never bought the battery grip, I suppose because I never ran through an entire battery in a day, so seemed an unnecessary weight. No doubt I'd feel different if I were a pro.

The charger is still traveling with me, but I noted that it never came out of the bag the last two trips--I have a multi-USB port converter, so even competing for a single outlet with the computer and phone, the camera can always be plugged in overnight.

I have a long lens on the K3.3 (300mm or longer) about 97% of the time, and the grip improves the balance and handling for me. I shoot almost entirely wildlife with the K3.3 and usually shoot at 7 FPS. It isn’t unusual for me to shoot 300 plus shots a day, and don’t want to run out of power mid sequence.

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