Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, all.? I've done a bit of e-searching.? Many fewer sources offer third-party batteries for the M8/M9 than a few years back. There seem to be only two varieties available now.? Mostly I saw the Cameron Sino batteries (1600 mah), and another no-name brand (1800 mah).? OEM Leica batteries are 1860 mah. The last time I got batteries was in late 2010.? At that time, there were third-party batteries circulating that had a very bad reputation, and lower mah ratings (1400-1700) than the OEM Leica batteries.? Also available were 1900 mah batteries with blue print on the label, which had a good reputation. I bought two of these. Seven and a half years later, they still work.? They are no longer available. My guess is that there was enough business to support both bad knock-offs and good knock-offs back then. Today, the M8-M9 family is no longer current, and only really cheap, bad ones remain.? So it may be that it's best to bite the bullet and pay the Leica price, as obscene as it is, and as much as I hate encouraging them.? No small camera battery is worth $175, or even $125. And then there is the vendor.? They sent me the following baloney boilerplate when I complained that the batteries had died after only a few charge cycles. ?? ?"When a brand new battery is installed and your device is not functioning properly, we suggest that you contact the manufacturer of your device to see if they can help troubleshoot the problem. ?? ?"The manufacturer of the battery you have purchased is Cameron Sino which is different from the original battery, this is the reason it has a different quality. ?? ?"If you would like to have the %100 same quality, we suggest you to contact the manufacturer of the original battery for additional information as to where to buy the original one." Guess who ain't never gettin' no more of my business. --Peter > Although...that happens with every battery sometime. That said, there really does seem to be a difference between Fuji OEM batteries and nonOEMs, more noticeable in the more recent cameras. So I?d assume it?s true with Leicas as well. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 22, 2018, at 7:42 PM, Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > > > The math doesn?t work when a battery dies just when you want to take a > > picture. > > > >> On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 6:32 PM Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > >> > >> Every year this subject gets discussed. > >> I postulated, years ago, that the market for the M8 battery type was > >> infinitessimal, compared to Nikon/Canon. What correct in the head Chinese > >> maker would bother for this tiny market?? My conclusion was none. So how do > >> these batteries get made and sold so cheap?? My thought is that , in the > >> case of M8 batteries, that there is a reject rate. That the third party > >> batteries did not meet some Leica spec. These batteries are sold as > >> aftermarket items, cheap. It follows they will not last as long as the > >> Leica spec ones. > >> As time pases, we have some proof they do not last. > >> Here is the financial question:? if Leica makes a battery that costs > >> 10-20-30 times the cost of the aftermarket brand , but lasts only 5 times > >> as long, which is a better buy??? > >> > >> And the answer is....... > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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