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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 38662" data-attributes="member: 1061">Personally, I don't use Eneloops.&nbsp; I don't feel their application is designed for use in photographic flash.&nbsp; That's a personal opinion, coming from someone who has powered R/C vehicles for 20 years and has experience with many battery types.&nbsp; Eneloops have a long discharge rate and shelf life, which makes them great for devices like tv remotes that have long periods of inactivity between uses.&nbsp; Also wall clocks and smoke detectors, which have low power needs.&nbsp; Camera flash has spike/burst power needs.&nbsp; You don't care if your flash lasts for 3 months, you just want it to be able to operate at full power for the next few hours.&nbsp; Batteries in a camera flash have a very rapid discharge rate simply from using the device.&nbsp; For that, you need more battery capacity, not longevity.&nbsp; To my knowledge, the highest capacity Eneloops are 2500mAh.&nbsp; You can pick up high quality 2700mAh batteries at a lower price and get more shots.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 38662, member: 1061"] Personally, I don't use Eneloops. I don't feel their application is designed for use in photographic flash. That's a [U]personal opinion[/U], coming from someone who has powered R/C vehicles for 20 years and has experience with many battery types. Eneloops have a long discharge rate and shelf life, which makes them great for devices like tv remotes that have long periods of inactivity between uses. Also wall clocks and smoke detectors, which have low power needs. Camera flash has spike/burst power needs. You don't care if your flash lasts for 3 months, you just want it to be able to operate at full power for the next few hours. Batteries in a camera flash have a very rapid discharge rate simply from using the device. For that, you need more battery capacity, not longevity. To my knowledge, the highest capacity Eneloops are 2500mAh. You can pick up high quality 2700mAh batteries at a lower price and get more shots. [/QUOTE]

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