Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]1. The only time I came close to exhausting mine (one bar left) I was chimping heavily and shooting in continuous mode; about 500 DNG. Depending on how much LCD time I use, it's about 150-250 shots before my battery loses the first bar. I charge it after that because a) it takes a long time to completely charge from flat and b) it's better not to deep-cycle lithium batteries if you want them to last. And with the price of spares...you definitely want it to last. 2. Just until the yellow LED goes out. I have two batteries - one I did all night, one I did until the yellow LED goes out, no difference. 3. Yes. 4. No, that's Ni-Cd. The M8's battery is lithium and has no memory effect. Ming On May 26, 2009, at 7:47 PM, Vick Ko wrote: > Questions: > > 1. How long is an M8 battery supposed to last ? i.e. should it be > able to do 600 jpg+DNG photos? > > 2. does that very first charge have to be all night? Or only > until the yellow LED goes out? > > 3. if the yellow LED goes out, is the battery truly fully > charged? The battery shows "all bars" when I put it into the body. > > 4. is this the type of battery that, if the first charge is not > completely charged, the battery will never be able to carry a full > charge? > > Thanks > Vick > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information THEIN Onn Ming *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com www.flickr.com/mingthein