Carbo wrote:Have you noticed if the battery life got better with several charge-use cycles? That seemed to help the for the D200 users.
I can't say I have noticed a difference after several months of using my D-80 regarding improvement with battery life. It is possible part of my perception with the battery life is the fact that I started shooting sports photography of my kids with the D-80. When doing this, I shoot in the "Sports Mode", which means the camera is constantly focusing as I try to catch good action photos. I can use up 2/3 to 3/4 of an entire battery during a one hour soccer match. I'll shoot 150 shots, JPEG Fine. I'll be editing out shots with my view finder during half-time breaks or time outs. So the camera is going constantly. Nonetheless, it does seem to me, the D-80 burns through batteries more quickly. When backpacking with my D-50 last year, one battery got me through the entire 5-day trip. I was shooting RAW with the mode set in A, S, or P. Sorry I don't have a more scientific appraisal. I figure to have a better idea when I take my D-80 on my next backpack trip in August.
And btw, both batteries for my D-80 were purchased independently and have not been on any recall list, and they both are similar in terms of duration before needing recharged. And I do recharge them before they go dead.