Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm getting about the same or a little better battery life from the Sony A7r as I get from my M9, when I use the Zeiss AF 35mm lens. I don't notice a big difference from using it with Leica lenses with no AF. The small batteries (not aftermarket) are $40 from Amazon, so there's no reason no to have spares. On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: > I dont know about Sony, but Nikon cameras (D800E, D4) with the 70-200 > and 200-400 which I have used tend to go on forever. On the D800, with > normal usage (no live view) I get around 1000 shots, and if I turn off > the LCD, I get over 1600 shots per charge. I have never managed to > deplete the D4 battery yet, even after shooting over 2200 shots once. > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 9:37 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote: > > I just noticed that SONY will be releasing a hefty tele-zoom for its > > AR series. (70-200mm I think). It boasts 2 motors; I guess this is > > necessary to speed up autofocus because of the increased mass of its > > glass. Do other mfgrs do this? It seems to me that this would cut > > battery life, no? > > > > Comments? > > > > -Lew Schwartz > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA