[Leica] Faux Leica

[Don Dory]

Yet here I am chasing 1930's lenses and recently found an adapter to use my
1950's Nokton.

Long ago we had threads on the LUG about batteries.  To my aged memory the
consensus was to buy a stack of batteries that would last the useful life
of the camera.  Another conclusion was that third party batteries were
cheaper but possibly not as good for a variety of reasons.

My experience has been that third party batteries have anomalous discharge
curves.  Specifically that the first fifty percent discharge rate is normal
but asymptotically discharges afterward.  So I stock up on name brand
batteries as I prefer to go out with one battery or if away from home take
six or seven batteries with no charger.

Last, based on the posts, it might be a better strategy to rent the
preferred camera for a significant event rather than buy.  For example, I
could rent an M11 monochrome for ~$450 rather than the >8K for ownership.

On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 5:45 AM Dan Khong via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> It is tempting to chase the latest in gear. I struggle with and ask myself
> what am I going to do with the older cameras that still do what I need. If
> batteries (the Achilles heel of digital cameras) are no longer available
> (the death sentence of digital cameras), then it makes sense to replace
> them. Otherwise, it's probably not so wise.
>
> Dan K,
>
>
> On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 at 05:37, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>
> > I see the latest replacement for my faux Leica - the Fuji X100VI - has
> > finally surfaced and is available in the camera shops here in Ireland.
> > However, the road to getting my hot little hands on it seems a lot more
> > uneven than expected. Like its predecessor - the V - it is hugely
> > popular, initial stock sold out in Dublin yesterday, and there's a queue
> > for the next batch. So, I have to put down a deposit and get in line
> > until the new stock comes in.
> >
> > I have had my X100S for 11 years, so, at this stage, it's probably time
> > for a change, but the thing still takes quite good pictures, and, at my
> > stage in life, the urge to buy the new, just because it's new, has
> > faded. However, then again, I’m now a grandfather and I'm getting fed up
> > using my iPhone for videos of the child's progression. I have my Sony
> > A7ll, but it's bulkier and not so whippable out for those evanescent
> > opportunities. Hence, I think the more pocketable Fuji with better video
> > might be the solution. Unfortunately, I'm getting slower, and the little
> > rascal is getting faster, so a dilemma...
> >
> > Anybody else considering this camera?
> > Douglas
> >
> >
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