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Photo Accessories that Fail Security Checks

I was with a photo group and after shooting all day, it was a rush to get to Alice Springs airport, so although I knew I had placed  a nail file and scissors in my checked baggage, there was no time to go through my photo pack. I was the last in our group [...]

Need AA Batteries? Cool - Battery Hack!?!?

Here is an interesting idea to offset those AA battery purchases that I found on YouTube. Not sure about safety or if this really works. I just found it to be interesting! Video 2 below, debunks this idea. My guess is that a 6-volt battery can be created with [...]

Sanyo eneloops: five years charged!

I guess no one will ever forget a set of batteries for five years inside a photo bag, but it's good to know that if that happens you still might be able to get some juice out of the battery. You will, I mean, if the battery is a new eneloop from Sanyo. Sanyo [...]

Batteries: how to choose wisely

Photographers depend on batteries as they never did before. Without them there’s no photography these days. So it's good to be prepared and have batteries ready when you go out to take pictures. Cameras nowadays use mostly proprietary batteries so [...]

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