I'm checking out B&H and a bunch of other stuff and the thing that sucks the most is a) no deal for us canucks on the battery deal offered to Americans and b) taxes :P

In the meantime, I guess if I just get the basic camera package and just buy another longer run battery (V438U) I am trying to find out if I can use the thing for more than five minutes without the battery changing?

Any suggestions/thoughts?

Julian

the best I was able to get was about 45 minutes or so out of the stock battery. that was with lcd closed if I remember correctly.

One of the ideal batteris for the HD100/200 series in the Anton Bauer Dionic 90. If you decide to go this route check out my post in the classified forum here, I have an excellent A/B simultaneous dual charger for sale, and no reasonable offer will be refused.

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