Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]International shipping of Li-Ion batteries is usually frowned upon?. john From: LUG <lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org> on behalf of Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> Date: Tuesday, 4 October 2022 at 11:53 To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Cc: Peter Cheyne <peter.cheyne at gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Leica] Fixed focus tab, taiko photos, want off-brand replacement M9 battery Peter, thanks for the kind words. I have two M9 batteries and a travel charger. The LUG is still a family, even though I don't participate. I will sell them cheap, drop me an email and we can arrange. Shipping will be $10 US Priority Mail On Sun, Oct 2, 2022 at 12:37 AM Peter Cheyne via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > For about a year, I was unable to disassemble my 50 mm Summilux, which I > needed to do to remove a part of a loose screw that once held the now lost > focussing tab. Then I bought some very grippy rubberized gloves and managed > it, then added a cheap but practical rubber focus tab. Great, reunited with > my love for this lens! > > I bought one of those paracord rope type straps for it, which used to cost > a fortune with deluxe brands but now can be had for under $20. It's great. > Comfortable, soft, strong. > > Went to a taiko (big Japanese drum) festival last night and took some snaps > with the M9 and the Voigtlander 35 mm Nokton (f/1.2). Not as good as > Richard Man's great photos over the years of taiko drummers in the States, > but it was fun taking them. Here's a link to some of the photos: > > > https://www.amazon.co.jp/photos/share/jhpUZwO21OowL97WFivnzvgXB0r5nVNMcN7Zksxw1tS > > With her iPhone, my wife video recorded me taking some photos: > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/N28VB2V6JcgVQQP18 > > Inability to use my 50 mm Summilux put me off using the Leica in recent > months, but now I'm happy to be back! > > Went out today and took snaps of my two youngest at a canoe lesson (eldest > is studying for un entrance exams): > > > https://www.amazon.co.jp/photos/share/lnzt1XleIxVNIZtrUGhcKyrNfIZZ3lpZQFsSQfHKw39 > > My M9 battery depleted too quickly. Not dreadfully, but too soon. Not sure > if I can find my spare or if I threw it away if it stopped working well. > Anyway, I used to find them cheaply with cheap shipping too. Not so easy > now. I found some for around $30 in the States, but the shipping is too > much, starting at $60 or so. Anyone have any links for some M0 replacement > batteries? > > Hope everyone's keeping well! > > Peter > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard http://imagecraft.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information