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<blockquote data-quote="MrF" data-source="post: 146873" data-attributes="member: 10292">Re: Recharagble batteries?I'm not a pro, but I think if I was, I'd just get two sets of the normal eneloops for that price and effectively have 4000mAh.&nbsp; I can't see changing batteries 20% more often during an event being that big of a hassle - imagine all the battery changes wedding shooters had to do when all they had were 700mAh alkaline batteries.&nbsp; The big advantage to me of the eneloops was the low self-discharge aspect.&nbsp; The fact that I could charge them today, and pull them off the shelf a year from now and still have 90% of their capacity compared with losing that same amount in a single day with NiMH batteries.&nbsp; To the OP, while the XX's do have a higher capacity, unless you're going to put your flash on the camera and shoot for hours at a time, you probably won't notice a difference in practical use.&nbsp; If you're like me and use the flash often, but not continuously, you should be fine with the regular Eneloops.&nbsp; If you want to spend the money, buy an 8 pack and keep one set charged.&nbsp; It's more total energy than one set of XX's for the same price.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MrF, post: 146873, member: 10292"] [b]Re: Recharagble batteries?[/b] I'm not a pro, but I think if I was, I'd just get two sets of the normal eneloops for that price and effectively have 4000mAh. I can't see changing batteries 20% more often during an event being that big of a hassle - imagine all the battery changes wedding shooters had to do when all they had were 700mAh alkaline batteries. The big advantage to me of the eneloops was the low self-discharge aspect. The fact that I could charge them today, and pull them off the shelf a year from now and still have 90% of their capacity compared with losing that same amount in a single day with NiMH batteries. To the OP, while the XX's do have a higher capacity, unless you're going to put your flash on the camera and shoot for hours at a time, you probably won't notice a difference in practical use. If you're like me and use the flash often, but not continuously, you should be fine with the regular Eneloops. If you want to spend the money, buy an 8 pack and keep one set charged. It's more total energy than one set of XX's for the same price. [/QUOTE]

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