Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/13

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Subject: [Leica] battery dependance
From: Thomas Kachadurian <tom@kachadurian.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 22:14:10 -0400
 
Luggers:

Several of you keep mentioning battery dependance as a kiss of death 
for a camera. Cameras are film dependent too, but you bring extra, 
don't you?

Many years ago I always had an FM in my Nikon bag just in case the 
batteries ran out. But when I hadn't used it in 18 months, I realized 
it was because I also carried extra batteries and sold it.

My Leica Ms will work without batteries, but I still have a spare 
battery for my incident meter. Lithium batteries are good in your bag 
for 10 years and weight ounces. There are reasons not to use  many 
camera, or tools for that matter, but given current technology, 
battery dependance is a not one of them.

What will you say to your physician when the time comes for a 
pacemaker. "Sorry doc, I don't want that thing, it's battery 
dependant!"

What's the big deal?

Tom

Thomas Kachadurian
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