Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search][put on my curmudgeon hat in training] You know the difference between VC lens and Zeiss lens? $800 and may be up to 10% image difference, probably less You know the difference between Zeiss lens and Leica lens? $2000 ($9000 in the case of Nocti vs. Nokton) and may be up to 5% image difference, probably less. You know the difference between a cheap battery and a "certified Leica" battery? (I don't know myself, it could be $100 and a logo) You do have 5 so that's pretty good insurance. So how do you decide to whether to swing your D3 vs. M8/9 into action? On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 10:58 PM, Chris Williams <zoeica at mac.com> wrote: > I know a few weeks ago we had a discussion on off brand M8/M9 batteries on > Ebay. Imode-Tech in Hong Kong were the sellers. I ordered 2 and can so far > report both batteries are excellent. That makes 5 M8 batteries, I think > I'll > be okay now. I normally go through 2 a wedding, about 500-600 images. > > Chris Williams > www.zoeicaimages.net > www.rebirthworkshops.com > 504-231-6261 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> // portfolio: <http://www.imagecraft.com/pub/PICS/AnotherCalifornia2> // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]