[Leica] How long is an M8 battery supposed to last ?

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (TED GRANT)]

Hi Guys & Gals,
 I never count or worry about how many shots or how long it lasts. No time 
for these minor concerns. I have three spare battriers full chaged all the 
time. In this fashion you eliminate all these questons of "how long does the 
battery last! You don't have to worry if you alway carry a couple of fully 
chared battries and a couple of spare cards. 

KISS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-) Just like having a have dozen spare cards! 
:-)
ted

----- Original Message -----
From: Nathan <photo at frozenlight.eu>
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 9:07 am
Subject: Re: [Leica] How long is an M8 battery supposed to last ?
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>

> Vick,
> 
> If you charge the battery in the evening, just leave it in 
> overnight.  
> That's what I usually do. As for the number of images, that 
> depends  
> on a lot of factors, obviously temperature, how much you chimp, 
> what  
> interval you set before the camera goes to sleep and so on. I 
> get  
> around 300-400 images per battery charge. Since I hardly ever 
> shoot  
> this many in one day, this is not a problem, although I do have 
> a  
> spare battery,, fully charged, available at all times. And I 
> also  
> carry the compact charger in my bag--not only is it small but 
> also  
> faster than the big brick supplied as standard.
> 
> Nathan
> 
> 
> On 26/05/2009, at 13:47, 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
> >
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