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Subject: [Leica] How long is an M8 battery supposed to last ?
From: vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko)
Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 09:37:54 -0400
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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
>>
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