Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I?m using only my A7R3 right now, and I have three Sony batteries for it. I?ve never gone to the second battery in a day with it. SonC On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 12:17 AM Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > Sonny, fyi, I have only Leica batteries. The others died off. > The problem with even what I did, is that so many more of the cheap > batteries can be bought that spares are insignificantly cheap. Carry a few. > > I am going through the same issues with the Sony A7 batteries. The > difference is that the Sony market is pretty gigantic (if only by > comparison) such that cheapies may be as good as Sony brand. > > Sonny, what do you use in your Sony? I have a mix, but they came with the > bodies I bought used. Facing up to a trip next year and will need more, > fresher batteries. Sony? Other? > > Sent from AOL Mobile Mail > Get the new AOL app: mail.mobile.aol.com > > On Tuesday, May 22, 2018, Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > The math doesn?t work when a battery dies just when you want to take a > picture. > On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 6:32 PM Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> > wrote: > Every year this subject gets discussed. > I postulated, years ago, > that the market for the M8 battery type was > infinitessimal, compared to > Nikon/Canon. What correct in the head Chinese > maker would bother for this > tiny market? My conclusion was none. So how do > these batteries get made > and sold so cheap? My thought is that , in the > case of M8 batteries, that > there is a reject rate. That the third party > batteries did not meet some > Leica spec. These batteries are sold as > aftermarket items, cheap. It > follows they will not last as long as the > Leica spec ones. > As time > pases, we have some proof they do not last. > Here is the financial > question: if Leica makes a battery that costs > 10-20-30 times the cost of > the aftermarket brand , but lasts only 5 times > as long, which is a better > buy??? > > And the answer is....... > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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