No Thanks - I’ll Stick with a Real Camera

[Robert Watcher]

I saved the little bit of battery that I had in my camera, until tonight - my last night being able to shoot the streets of Tapachula Mexico. It is such a vibrant city - and while my iPhone got me through this dilemma - there is nothing like the control of a real camera to capture the images I want for my records.

When I turned the camera on tonight, it didn’t take long to realize the possibility of only a shot or two before the camera dies - no longer were the 2 green bars of battery showing, now there were only a couple of bars of orange/red.

I sat on a bench on a busy pedestrian street, with a half a dozen policia federal hovering around me and coming up behind to see what I was doing - or to protect this foreigner with his camera fully exposed (not sure which). I managed about 25 frames and decided to head home in the hopes of wirelessly downloading a few to my iPad. These six were successful and half way through downloading the seventh, my Olympus Share App posted an error downloading message. The battery was done.

But the plan worked. I ended up capturing some of the hubbub going on in this part of the world. Olympus E-M10 w/45mm f1.8 shot wide open.

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[comment23]

No 2 is a great moment! Looking forward to see the rest of them when you get the rest of that card copied over.

 

[Robert Watcher]

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[Robert Watcher]

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[Robert Watcher]

A pic of the Policia Federal, who were keeping a very close eye on what I was doing. A couple of them circled around behind Anne and I while I was sitting on a bench shooting, to observe what we were doing I suppose. After several minutes of taking pics, I decided it was time to move to another location a block away.

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[Bytesmiths]

When I turned the camera on tonight, it didn’t take long to realize the possibility of only a shot or two before the camera dies - no longer were the 2 green bars of battery showing

My #1 rule: carry extra batteries!

I've used cheap third-party batteries on my E-M1.2 with only a few minor problems: 1) the percentage remaining does not show up, although the "bars" still work as a gross measure of remaining capacity, 2) every now and then, the screen flashes "Olympus battery recommended!" and 3) they seem to self-discharge faster than the Olympus one. So I just make sure at least one is sitting on the charger.

 

[PakkyT]

My #1 rule: carry extra batteries!

See I am so upset - no battery charger where he says he forgot his extra battery and charger which was also at home charging up that extra battery.

 

[Bytesmiths]

See I am so upset - no battery charger where he says he forgot his extra battery and charger which was also at home charging up that extra battery.

Ouch!

I use the PowerExtra batteries available on evilBay and Shamazon, which come with their own charger, with a cigarette-lighter cord to run on 12 volts. So then, you have two chargers, and one can "live" in your camera travel bag!