Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have never run down the battery in my D3 in a day of shooting. Not even in Africa where I shot a really lot, where I went two weeks on a single battery. I didn't push the D700 so hard there, but the batteries held up almost as well. the battery in my M9 doesn't last as long but usually one spare in a day is all required. Bill Pearce -----Original Message----- From: Mark Kronquist Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 1:50 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] Battery life Is it really that bad? I typically get hundreds to thousands of shots on my D3... On Jan 12, 2012, at 11:49 AM, John McMaster wrote: > Thanks, that is the minimum I would expect. > > I have been testing and battery life is as I would hope for so I suspect > that it is the way that I carry the camera, the same as I do with the > M9.... > > > I wrap the neck strap around my wrist and carry the camera in my hand, > while > walking that would make the autofocus go from near to far and back again > continuously (until it turns off after two minutes). This would give it > far > more use than if I carried around my neck or over my shoulder - sound > believable? > > john > > -----Original Message----- >> >> You think in this day and age that 55 photos/battery is acceptable? I >> suspect that this is far less than it should do so will be testing.... >> >> john > > John, > I get about 200 shots per charged battery with my X100 but I have auto > review turned off. > (Image Disp - page 2 of set up with software version 1.11) > Howard > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information