Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't know Tina, Of all the digital cameras I have used I have only needed spare batteries for my M8/M9. They do not last long being so small, presumably to package into such a small body. I bought a spare battery for my EOS 1Ds mk2 when I got it 6 years ago and have never needed it - those things are huge and heavy - like the camera - and last ages! I did buy some cheap batteries for the M8, and some still work, but none hold a charge as long as the branded one and a couple have died, one had bent contacts and did not fit easily. Eventually I bought a full price Leica one :-( FD On 23 Feb, 2011, at 00:10, Tina Manley wrote: > Totally understood, but nobody should depend on one battery. Skip coffee > for a month or give up desserts. You can get a new battery. What if you > were on the trip of a lifetime and your battery gave out far from anywhere > to recharge it? > > I've been using the Hong Kong batteries for at least five years - I have 10 > of them - and they still work fine, no problems at all. If you have to > have Leica batteries, just make an appropriate sacrifice and get one. > Nobody should be allowed to use a camera with only one battery!! > > You've been very lucky. > > Tina > > On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 5:01 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote: > >> >> >> Since my living does not depend on getting the picture, I'll probably just >> see if I can get along with reasonable battery charging discipline. >> However, >> if I get bitten just one more time, I'll buy a second Leica battery. >> >> Herb >> >> >> -- >> 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! >> >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information