Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks all. From the sounds of it, my battery is normal. I don't chimp, except for when I want to check the framing of my 135mm lens. Vick Nathan wrote: > Vick, > > If you charge the battery in the evening, just leave it in overnight. > That's what I usually do. As for the number of images, that depends on > a lot of factors, obviously temperature, how much you chimp, what > interval you set before the camera goes to sleep and so on. I get > around 300-400 images per battery charge. Since I hardly ever shoot > this many in one day, this is not a problem, although I do have a > spare battery,, fully charged, available at all times. And I also > carry the compact charger in my bag--not only is it small but also > faster than the big brick supplied as standard. > > Nathan > > > On 26/05/2009, at 13:47, Vick Ko wrote: > >> Questions: >> >> 1. How long is an M8 battery supposed to last ? i.e. should it be >> able to do 600 jpg+DNG photos? >> >> 2. does that very first charge have to be all night? Or only until >> the yellow LED goes out? >> >> 3. if the yellow LED goes out, is the battery truly fully charged? >> The battery shows "all bars" when I put it into the body. >> >> 4. is this the type of battery that, if the first charge is not >> completely charged, the battery will never be able to carry a full >> charge? >> >> Thanks >> Vick >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >