At the end of last year, I decided to completely update my battery wardrobe. We are talking about "finger" batteries for shoe-mounted on-camera flash. Usually, I have 3-4 sets of batteries with me (4 pcs. in a set). Sometimes, during a wedding photoshoot, one set is used up, and sometimes three. The fourth set is in reserve. Four sets were used up, literally a couple of times. But, with this issue, there were such "scary" situations that I prefer to have one set of batteries more than necessary.
I bought sets from different companies. Some died, others were bought. For variety, I bought another company. I probably tried everything that is on the battery market. Over time, in practice, I wanted to figure out which company makes them better.
True, this never happened. I never identified the winner of the multi-year competition. There was no leader, they were all more or less the same in survivability. Therefore, I made a strong-willed decision. I decided to throw everything away and buy 4 sets with a native fast charger from one company. I went to a photo store in Olimpiyskiy. There they persistently recommended that I buy Lenmar batteries and a charger.
The sellers said that in our country this brand is not very well known, but abroad, it is quite popular among professionals. I listened to them and bought Lenmar. Both batteries and a native charger. I used them and took pictures. And in fact, the batteries turned out to be not bad. I was happy with them. One day I urgently needed batteries, but I did not have Lenmar with me. I went to Sitikom and bought Ansmann 2850 mA there. I took pictures and then used this set along with all the others.
About a year later, I threw away all the Lenmar sets and bought new ones. Ansmann continued to hold a charge and recharged quickly as before. Performing their battery duties properly. Some more time passed. Less than a year. I threw away the Lenmar. I also threw away the Ansmann, which served two lives according to the Lenmar calendar.
I think it is clear what I bought to replace the Lenmar. Let's see how much time passes until the next article-continuation of this story. What will be the lifespan of these Ansmann kits. Was it a coincidence or a pleasant pattern?
And which batteries have served you the longest?
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