Scouring your camera bag, you have all your most important gear: cameras, lenses, memory cards, and batteries. With the adoption of mirrorless cameras by many photographers, we have also adopted more batteries. When my primary camera was a Nikon D850, I could shoot roughly 1,800 photographs on a charge.
I am using the Nikon Z7 II as my primary camera, and unfortunately, I get about 400 photos per battery. I am charging and purchasing batteries more than ever before. Enter the Hahnel Pro Cube 2 charger, a game changer in the battery charging game.
The is a game-changer in battery charging. It is a dual-battery charger with interchangeable battery plates that can charge AA batteries. If you are unfamiliar with Hahnel, it is a 65-year-old company that creates quality photographic accessories for your camera.
Hahnel offers various accessories, including battery chargers, batteries, flash triggers, and speedlights. When it comes to gear, quality is always crucial. It's an investment; we don’t want to replace any gear every few years.
The Hahnel Pro Cube 2 charger's build quality is what you would expect; it is made of plastic and metal. But don't let that fool you. The overall build quality is very nice, weighing around one pound.
You can confidently pack it in your luggage or camera bag without worrying about its durability. I threw it in my camera bag and traveled over 3,000 miles on my recent Route 66 trip, and it held up like a champ, even sliding off the dash of the SUV a f.