Batteries are probably the second most important thing after memory cards. You can have your camera ready, or you’ve been shooting for a while, and suddenly the viewfinder information panel, or the EVF when you’re on mirrorless, goes blank.
I’m sure I’m not the only one who ever ran into this problem: An empty battery.
So why should I bother, you might wonder, my battery is rated to last 800 or so shots, and I probably never gonna shoot that much anyways.
Well, it’s always easy to say ‘better save than sorry’, but what does that actually mean in the case of dead batteries?
I personally think that one should always put at least one spare memory card, what you might agree with better, but I also think that one should always put a spare battery.
Even if yours is rated at 800 plus shots, you could forget to charge it after a session. Or to put it back in the camera?
My question to you would be:
What is worse? Putting a spare camera in your bag, that weighs maybe a few grams extra, or not being able to shoot how you want?
You might even want to throw in a few extras for your speedlite. Or your external mic if you have one.
Long live the picture takers, and may we always have enough spare batteries in our bags.
Robin Ho Fotos 