Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, I guess I've been lucky again. I can't tell the difference in performance between my 10 Hong Kong batteries and my 4 original Leica ones. I have to look at the lettering to see which is which. They all hold a charge for at least a day. Sometimes I have one that doesn't seem to charge all the way, but that's true of the Leica ones and the HK ones. I just carry plenty of extras! Tina On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:52 AM, Frank Dernie > <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>wrote: > > > I don't know Tina, > > Of all the digital cameras I have used I have only needed spare batteries > > for my M8/M9. They do not last long being so small, presumably to package > > into such a small body. I bought a spare battery for my EOS 1Ds mk2 when > I > > got it 6 years ago and have never needed it - those things are huge and > > heavy - like the camera - and last ages! > > I did buy some cheap batteries for the M8, and some still work, but none > > hold a charge as long as the branded one and a couple have died, one had > > bent contacts and did not fit easily. Eventually I bought a full price > Leica > > one :-( > > FD > > > > > I could be happy with one Leica branded spare. for the M8. I may change > once > a day, including chimping, editing and deleting. When I use the HK ones, I > need to change three times a day. > > With my Oly EP1, it is every three days. Same for the Pentax SLRs They > sit > on the shelf for weeks and work. > > When I go to Mardi Gras in 2 weeks, I will have two charged Leica branded > batteries, one I bought from Adorama, that I trust but doesn't meter right, > and my Oly and both batteries. I may bring the M6 with a spare button > battery. ;-) > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com