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This is not an exact test as such but I felt it would help others if I noted my observations on here. Perhaps it may stimulate discussion, especially with wedding togs.
I was doing a shoot last week using a 580EXII and two 430EXII's.
In the 580 I had Uniross 2700 rechargeables.
In one 430 I had Kodak Alkalines (this flash was borrowed and the, new, batteries were supplied with it).
In the other 430, my own, I had Duracell plus alkaline mn 1500.
All 3 flash units were off camera and triggered wirelessly using a ST-E2 and all flash units were used on full power.
The Duracell and Kodak were new out of the packet and the Uniross were fully charged.
I'm unsure how many shots were taken as there were a good few test shots during setup but there was quite a lot. In total I would say there was close to 3 hours worth and all shots taken were with flash and it was fairly fast shooting at times.
None of the batteries failed completely but what started to happen was the recharge times became longer and I was having to wait on them or taking a shot and the flash would 'fail'.
The 1st to slow down were the Duracell which quite surprised me! They were closely followed by the Kodak batts.
The Uniross rechargeables were still going strong without fail at the end of the night. Bearing in mind the 580 has a stronger output than the 430's I think this is very good!
I was doing a shoot last week using a 580EXII and two 430EXII's.
In the 580 I had Uniross 2700 rechargeables.
In one 430 I had Kodak Alkalines (this flash was borrowed and the, new, batteries were supplied with it).
In the other 430, my own, I had Duracell plus alkaline mn 1500.
All 3 flash units were off camera and triggered wirelessly using a ST-E2 and all flash units were used on full power.
The Duracell and Kodak were new out of the packet and the Uniross were fully charged.
I'm unsure how many shots were taken as there were a good few test shots during setup but there was quite a lot. In total I would say there was close to 3 hours worth and all shots taken were with flash and it was fairly fast shooting at times.
None of the batteries failed completely but what started to happen was the recharge times became longer and I was having to wait on them or taking a shot and the flash would 'fail'.
The 1st to slow down were the Duracell which quite surprised me! They were closely followed by the Kodak batts.
The Uniross rechargeables were still going strong without fail at the end of the night. Bearing in mind the 580 has a stronger output than the 430's I think this is very good!