Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>From my experience, and I've tried a lot of off brands, it's worth what you pay to have the reliability of the genuine Leica ones. The off brands don't hold a charge and seem to run out at the most inopportune times! I ended up taking them all to a battery deposit so I wouldn't use them by accident. Tina On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 4:11 PM, Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Can anyone recommend a reliable source for M8/M9 batteries? The ones I > have are getting old. A year ago, I bought two from batteryclerk.com, > which lasted only about 7 charge/discharge cycles before they both failed. > Fortunately, they failed just after--rather than during--my recent trip to > eastern Washington. They were "Cameron Sino" brand, in other words, Chinese > knockoffs. > > All my other batteries, both Leica and third party, have lasted 5-10 > years. Yes, ten: One of my original M8 batteries still works! I just want > to get a couple more in case one of my current ones bites the dust. > > --Peter > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html