Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/06

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Subject: [Leica] M9 firmware update and 3rd party batteries
From: lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz)
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 00:46:57 -0400
References: <CAFuU78fDnU8PVFgH8nwKsFzEPm77vU_-0H9LHiG50txY9EJS+A@mail.gmail.com> <49E2D15BD1AA4D48A162CFF52611D9AD@billHP>

My understanding is that you may get a warning, but that they will still
work. If they're DOA, I'm screwed.

On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 12:33 AM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote:

> This no aftermarket battery thing is a real pain. If they hadn't charged
> so much for something that is obviously available for much less, they could
> have saved money on writing special firmware. Not something that makes me
> feel good about the manufacturers.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Lew Schwartz
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 11:24 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] M9 firmware update and 3rd party batteries
>
>
> Can anyone report from the field if the update will reject my non-Leica
> batteries? Not looking forward to replacing them. Also, will the Leica only
> battery injunction be enforced on the MM and M10?
>
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-- 
-Lew Schwartz


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