Extended battery?

[scubajeanie]

We have both Olympus 5050 and 4040 with Olympus housings, has anyone been able to find an extended battery set up for use underwater? We have the extended battery for dry, but it sure would be nice to have more battery power down under.

 

[ssra30]

If you use 2200 mAh NiMH rechargeable batteries, you should be able to get at least 2 dives with the C4040 and 3 dives with C5050. Usually I change batteries after 2 dives as I will need to download the pictures and change the memory card anyhow.

 

[firedogut]

I use the new rayovac ones.
http://www.rayovac.com/15minutes/info.html


I love these. 2000mAH. Some of the highest out there (you can get as high as 2200mAH). Best part they charge in 15 min if 100% dead (in real life it takes about 7 min). you can geat a great set at Sams. it comes with aCar charger also

http://www.samsclub.com/eclub/main_...=0&BV_SessionID

 

[MonkSeal]

I use the new rayovac ones.
http://www.rayovac.com/15minutes/info.html


I love these. 2000mAH. Some of the highest out there (you can get as high as 2200mAH). Best part they charge in 15 min if 100% dead (in real life it takes about 7 min). you can geat a great set at Sams. it comes with aCar charger also

http://www.samsclub.com/eclub/main_...=0&BV_SessionID

Which camera do you use it in ?

How many pics are you able to take with one set ?

 

[Gilligan]

You can obtain 2300 mAh Sanyo batteries and fast charger from:
http://ripvan100.com/

 

[Dee]

I prefer the Maha PowerEx 2200 NiMh batteries..

 

[firedogut]

Which camera do you use it in ?

How many pics are you able to take with one set ?

any camera that takes AA or AAA. Number of pics vary on camera.

 

[ssra30]

I use MAHA PowerEx 2200 mAh NiMH batteries for my C5050. Fully charged, I can shoot about 130 RAW pics over 2-3 dives (camera power remained on during the dives continuously, so about 2.5-3 hours). However I don't use internal flash at all since I have hard wired connection to my Ikelite strobe. Have not try to push it much beyond that since I would need to open my housing and change the memory card at that point anyhow.