Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Yes - you have to use two of the larger D123 lithium battery for the > winder. In fact, if you leave the winder on all the time, you'll never > have to use those smaller capacity 2CR lithium batteries. > > Most of my camera equipment including a T2 and TVS use the larger lithiums. > The Contax G1 used that smaller 2CR. I sold mine for another M6 boday > last year but that's another story. Really? I didn't realize the R8 uses the same batteries as the G1. When I had a G1 I was somewhat disappointed with how few rolls the batteries lasted in that camera (and at that time they were still new to the market and $12.00 per battery; I think the price has come down since then). And seems I've read that Olympus has avoided designing their point-&-shoots around them because they felt the battery's lifetime was too limited. Which makes me curious: On average, how many rolls per set of batteries do you R8 users average? Larry