Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Battery life M6 TTL (again)
From: Dennis Painter <dpainter@bigfoot.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 22:28:27 -0700

Someone posted that the Duracel lithium is not reliable when it gets
weak. It still indicates ok, but gives incorrect exposure indications. I
don't know if this is a lithium battery problem or a Duracel brand
problem.

Dennis

Piet Schelling wrote:
> 
> All,
> 
> An issue that has been adressed a few times already: battery life of M6 TTL.
> Most likely there are some more figures available now, based on practical
> experience.
> 
> I'm now using my M6 TTL for almost four months and took close to 300
> pictures after which the flashing LED's of the light meter indicated an
> "empty" battery. The (unloaded) battery voltage is 2.75V so the indicator
> seems to work well. 300 pictures is far less than the 2900 indicated by
> Leica. I must admit that I usually take more light meter readings (2 to 3)
> before taking the picture which ofcourse affects battery life in a negative
> way compared to the figures given by Leica. I used a Duracell Lithium
> battery (one of the types specified by Leica).
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Piet