Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/13

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Subject: [Leica] Rolls per set of batteries (M6)
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Wed Sep 13 20:08:30 2006
References: <000e01c6d792$16963e60$6401a8c0@opportunity>

Same size batteries not labeled specifically for cameras also seem,  
to me, to die more quickly.

Ric Carter
http://gallery.leica-users.org/f/Passing-Fancies

On Sep 13, 2006, at 8:09 PM, Lew wrote:

> "B"s the thing, I guess. Thanks, guys.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+lew1716=optonline.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+lew1716=optonline.net@leica-users.org] On  
> Behalf Of Nick Roberts
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 4:01 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Rolls per set of batteries (M6)
>
> Same here with my "Classic" M6 - I hardly ever need to change the  
> battery. But wasn't there an issue with the
> very early M6 models to do with excessive consumption - I think  
> that at some point, the circuitry was updated,
> around the same time that the metering sensitivity was increased -  
> or is my memory defective? The move from
> Wetzlar to Solms is roughly when I think it was.
>
> Nick
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: grduprey@mchsi.com
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 8:35:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Rolls per set of batteries (M6)
>
>
> Lew,
>
> Don't know for sure, but the battery in my M6TTL lasts about 1  
> year, with an average of 2 -3 rolls per week.
> Even when I have several trips and shoot 14 or more rolls it will  
> take a year to run it down.
>
> Gene
>
>
> -------------- Original message from "Lew" <lew@fastmail.fm>:  
> --------------
>
>
>> I realize that everyone's different in terms of storage, time between
>> shoots, etc... But is 12 - 20 rolls within reason? That's what I shot
>> on a recent vacation, but when I took my camera out again a week  
>> later
>> that batteries were absolutely dead.
>> -Lew
>>
>>
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