Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/23

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Subject: [Leica] Third party M8/M9 batteries
From: tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley)
Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 17:17:18 -0400
References: <CAFfkXxvNU8VSexKNq+LmyhJB7MAOyj0kYTX=mPNsLBZGp1Z-6w@mail.gmail.com> <1638b6ddb63-c8d-c04d@webjas-vad218.srv.aolmail.net> <eb4aaabe-cc7c-7a34-1fb7-0217909a4f74@summaventures.com>

I spent two weeks in Syria and Lebanon and had no electricity a good part
of the time.  My SL batteries never gave out but I took plenty of extras
and solar chargers.  There was no limit on the number of batteries I could
carry but they had to be in carry-on luggage, not checked.

Tina

On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 4:33 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
wrote:

> Frank,
>
> it's OK to say take a few batteries and a charger, but...
>
> My daughter took me to Jordan last year for what was probably the most
> remarkable short trip ever. But, because it was Jordan and because Mr. T
> had
> decreed so I could only take one battery and no charger. Even though fully
> charged the battery died on me; I bought a local charger - that was worse
> than
> useless. I eventually flew back home to Heathrow having spent the last
> couple of
> days using my mobile.
>
> Trouble is that batteries are the Achilles' heel of digitals, especially
> if you
> fancy a trip to the Middle East or similar.
>
> Now, about that stuff called "film".... ;-)
>
> Peter
>
> On 23/05/2018 06:17, Frank Filippone wrote:
> Carry a few....
>
> >
> > ...Facing up to a trip next year and will need more, fresher batteries.
> >
> > Sent from AOL Mobile Mail
> > Get the new AOL app: mail.mobile.aol.com
>
> --
>
> ===========================================================
> Dr Peter Dzwig
>
>
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