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Subject: [Leica] Autofocus & battery life question
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 12:07:02 -0600
References: <CAFuU78eDQyYEdPWnr4uwKB0EUu-_DBVZiUFRq338tb3+5rvafw@mail.gmail.com> <CAH1UNJ3r_O5iQAwmYLRAYDbnabqmnVh_SbSiaq7d3ckTW2FQCg@mail.gmail.com>

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
> >
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Sonny
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