Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry if I sounded like I was trying to NOT answer your question, but to me there are always so many variables, I don't even try to guess how long they are going to last; leastways with a lens they have not released yet. I guess we'll see when we'll see, huh? On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote: > I have spares, too. My question is, since the 70-200 has 2 motors in > the lens, wouldn't it also have twice the battery drain? > -Lew Schwartz > > > On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > wrote: > > I'm getting about the same or a little better battery life from the Sony > > A7r as I get from my M9, when I use the Zeiss AF 35mm lens. I don't > notice > > a big difference from using it with Leica lenses with no AF. The small > > batteries (not aftermarket) are $40 from Amazon, so there's no reason no > to > > have spares. > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj < > jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: > > > >> I dont know about Sony, but Nikon cameras (D800E, D4) with the 70-200 > >> and 200-400 which I have used tend to go on forever. On the D800, with > >> normal usage (no live view) I get around 1000 shots, and if I turn off > >> the LCD, I get over 1600 shots per charge. I have never managed to > >> deplete the D4 battery yet, even after shooting over 2200 shots once. > >> Cheers > >> Jayanand > >> > >> On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 9:37 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > I just noticed that SONY will be releasing a hefty tele-zoom for its > >> > AR series. (70-200mm I think). It boasts 2 motors; I guess this is > >> > necessary to speed up autofocus because of the increased mass of its > >> > glass. Do other mfgrs do this? It seems to me that this would cut > >> > battery life, no? > >> > > >> > Comments? > >> > > >> > -Lew Schwartz > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Leica Users Group. > >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Sonny > > http://sonc.com/look/ > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > 1714 > > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > > > USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA