Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/20

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Subject: [Leica] M8 batteries after 1.201 firmware
From: faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)
Date: Wed Feb 20 08:16:55 2008
References: <BAY101-W422F211D981D791ED64906BE240@phx.gbl> <82c9dd70802200356i77c3b869o495993737b0d7342@mail.gmail.com> <a3f189160802200520q12418bera726b3ddbf4e8551@mail.gmail.com> <82c9dd70802200746y4adc94b1n19e6ca2abb0632d1@mail.gmail.com> <C5ECF4EF-5C6F-4432-BC3B-86498DFC5552@comcast.net>

I am trying the 'full reset' today. IE draining the M8 'on' but without
battery.
I have no prob sending it in as long as repairs are free.

I love the camera. Just get it right Leica!

My hasselblad CFV back on the other hand is a rock. No probs.
Does it right everytime.

Eric


On 2/20/08, Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Eric,
>
> That's a problem. I use the Leica battery as well. I shot 75 photos
> and even did some chimping with a fully charged battery on Saturday.
> The battery indicator showed full charge when I started and it still
> shows full charge. I have not seen the SD card error you describe but
> I use the reasonably priced 150X Transcend cards which give me better
> performance then Sandisk, which have failed for me in both the M8 and
> my EOS 1DS Mk II.
>
> Len
>
>
> On Feb 20, 2008, at 10:46 AM, Eric Korenman wrote:
>
> > leica brand batteries
> >
> > E
> >
> >
> > On 2/20/08, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Leica or aftermarket battery?
> >>
> >> On 2/20/08, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> hey! Me too. Since the firmware my battery level indicator is wrong.
> >>> It went down one notch. Then the battery died.
> >>>
> >>> Plus now I get rather frequent and random "SD Card Locked" errors on
> >>> startup.
> >>>
> >>> Eric
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
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> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Sonny
> >> http://www.sonc.com
> >> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> >> USA
> >>
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