Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah the battery issue is one big concern. My old 1D would go dead very quickly, the new 1DII will seem to last forever on one battery, probably 6 or 7 times longer than the old 1D on the exact same batteries, they are interchangeable...and I have 4 @ 120 each... The other issue Tina mentioned was the start up time. Why in 2006 does a digital camera take several seconds to be ready to shoot? Esp one that costs ~5 grand? Heck my little D50 that cost ~500 bucks is pretty close to instant on. IMHO those two issues need to be looked by the brain trust in Leica Land. SonC@aol.com wrote: > > My heart is still pitter-patting over an M8, but I want to know more about > > this battery thing. All other issues seem surmountable, but I have been > spoiled by the Pentax digitals that get 800 pictures on a set of > batteries. > -- Harrison McClary Harrison McClary Photography harrison@mcclary.net http://www.mcclary.net ImageStockSouth - Stock Photography http://www.imagestocksouth.com Tobacco Road: Personal Blog: http://web.mac.com/whmcclary/iWeb/tobacco-road/Blog/Blog.html