Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm using $10 Hong Kong batteries in my M9 and have never had a problem. :-) Tina On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 8:54 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote: > How true! > > But as a cheap-skate amateur, I find it a bit hard to spend $130 on a damn > battery and wouldn't risk my M9 with a non-Leica battery. So, for a while, > I'll just be real careful about the state of charge. And, of course, At the > low volume amateurish rate at which I work, it is inconceivable that I > would > leave the house without the SD card in the camera. > > I posted just to get an idea whether my new M9 arrived with a defective > battery or defective indicator, and from the almost unanimous tone of the > responses, I gather that they're probably all like mine. > > Herb > > > Amen! I would never trust a battery indicator on any camera. Always take >> extras! >> >> Tina >> >> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 7:55 PM, R. Clayton McKee <rcmphoto at yahoo.com >> >wrote: >> >> > --- On Mon, 2/21/11, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > > On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 6:27 PM, >> > > Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> >> > > wrote: >> > > >> > > two rules of digital photography, no matter the camera >> > > brand. >> > > >> > > bring a spare card >> > > bring a spare battery >> > > >> > > You may never need them, but someday, you will get out >> > > there and realize you >> > > left the card in the reader or the battery in the >> > > charger, or the card will >> > > fail or the battery will run down. just sayin' >> > >> > And if you're doing unrepeatable stuff or you're doing it for money, >> take >> > two or three spares, and a couple of backup cameras, because the Is has >> a >> > sense of humor, and it's a nasty one. >> > >> > >> > R. Clayton McKee >> > PhotoJournalist >> > from somewhere just south of somewhere else... >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > -- > Herbert Kanner > kanner at acm.org > 650-326-8204 > > Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, > for they are subtle and will pee > on your computer! > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com