[Leica] How long is an M8 battery supposed to last ?

[sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)]

I concur with Ted, I have a small change purse that holds two batteries, a
spare SD card, and a microfiber cloth.  I carry it with me all the time.

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 10:01 AM, TED GRANT <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi Guys & Gals,
>  I never count or worry about how many shots or how long it lasts. No time
> for these minor concerns. I have three spare battriers full chaged all the
> time. In this fashion you eliminate all these questons of "how long does 
> the
> battery last! You don't have to worry if you alway carry a couple of fully
> chared battries and a couple of spare cards.
>
> KISS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-) Just like having a have dozen spare cards!
> :-)
> ted
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nathan <photo at frozenlight.eu>
> Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 9:07 am
> Subject: Re: [Leica] How long is an M8 battery supposed to last ?
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>
> > 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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