[Leica] DMR Battery Life

[leica at robsteve.com (Robert Stevens)]

Tina:

I am sure the capacity the guy heard was in regards to leaving the 
camera on with the monitor running.  I have left mine on overnight 
and once it goes into the sleep mode it seems to use little 
power.  The battery is still showing full the next morning.  I think 
most of us are getting 300 shots or more with lots of use of  the 
monitor.  The DMR batteries are also probably 1/3 the weight of a 1D 
battery, so you may want to compare the capacity by the size of the battery.

I would bet a DMR/R9 combo and two batteries is still lighter than a 
1D MkII and one battery.  Time to get out the wife's kitchen scale again...

Here are the results:

R9/DMR Battery in camera plus spare battery, 1520 grams

1D Mk II Battery in camera, 1600 g

DMR battery 100 grams

EOS 1D battery 310 grams


So it looks like you could have a DMR and three batteries for only 20 
grams more than a 1D Mk II and no spare battery.  I know people will 
argue that two more batteries for the DMR would be more expensive 
than just one spare battery for a 1D, but price or economy is not why 
most of us bought Leicas.

The DMR also comes with a cigar lighter adapter for the battery 
charger, an option not available with the 1D.  If you are so far out 
of civilization that there is not any power either in the form of 
12v, or the multi voltage AC adapter, film would probably the more 
prudent approach.

Robert



At 01:06 PM 10/8/2005, Tina Manley wrote:

>LUG:
>
>Can anybody using the DMR comment on the battery life?  This was a 
>comment on another forum:
>
>"having just completed the two day course on the DMR at Leica UK, I can
>offer some opinions. Firstly it is HEAVY! Secondly, battery life is
>poor, the tech reckoned 1.5 hours switched on, about 2 hours on/off.
>I managed 9 shots before the battery showed 2/3 empty. A colleague
>flattened it with a further 8 shots."
>
>That would certainly be a killer for me.  The Canon 1DMII battery 
>lasts for a week of continuous use before it has to be recharged.
>
>Tina
>
>Tina Manley, ASMP
>http://www.tinamanley.com
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