Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> >------------------------------ > >Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 16:19:24 -0500 >From: Harry Haige <haige@compuserve.com> >Subject: [Leica] M6 Battery Current Consumption > >... >Duracell for example rates their DL1/3N battery and D357 cell at about 160 >mah, and with my M6's meter consumption of 10-12 ma, a lifetime of about 15 >hours would be expected. The M6 manual's figure of about 20 hours is >probably reasonable given tolerances in ratings and ability to operate with >some drop in voltage. > >I have no experience with the latest TTL cameras however. > Hi LUG, remember that the M6 hasn't any ability for accurate light metering with drop of voltage in a range you can't even guess. In the new M6-TTL's manual Leica predicts a batterie livetime of 8 hours. May be the next feature which will be added to the M6 is a watch counting operating hours. Leica would have been well advised to add a good spotmeter (or an egg-timer) instead of that x-times extended selling of M6's at a discount price. In my case, I made an end to that problem and bought a 30 years old M4 (delicious) to replace the M6. Best regards Berthold