Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Do cheap-skates spend seven grand on a camera body when they can get one for for seven hundred? -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ mark at rabinergroup.com Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > From: Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:54:12 -0800 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Battery life indicator (M9) > > How true! > > But as a cheap-skate amateur, I find it a bit hard to spend $130 on a > damn battery and wouldn't risk my M9 with a non-Leica battery. So, > for a while, I'll just be real careful about the state of charge. > And, of course, At the low volume amateurish rate at which I work, it > is inconceivable that I would leave the house without the SD card in > the camera. > > I posted just to get an idea whether my new M9 arrived with a > defective battery or defective indicator, and from the almost > unanimous tone of the responses, I gather that they're probably all > like mine. > > Herb > > >> Amen! I would never trust a battery indicator on any camera. Always take >> extras! >> >> Tina >> >> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 7:55 PM, R. Clayton McKee <rcmphoto at >> yahoo.com>wrote: >> >>> --- On Mon, 2/21/11, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 6:27 PM, >>>> Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> two rules of digital photography, no matter the camera >>>> brand. >>>> >>>> bring a spare card >>>> bring a spare battery >>>> >>>> You may never need them, but someday, you will get out >>>> there and realize you >>>> left the card in the reader or the battery in the >>>> charger, or the card will >>>> fail or the battery will run down. just sayin' >>> >>> And if you're doing unrepeatable stuff or you're doing it for money, take >>> two or three spares, and a couple of backup cameras, because the Is has a >>> sense of humor, and it's a nasty one. >>> >>> >>> R. Clayton McKee >>> PhotoJournalist >>> from somewhere just south of somewhere else... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Herbert Kanner > kanner at acm.org > 650-326-8204 > > Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, > for they are subtle and will pee > on your computer! > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information