Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/23

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Subject: [Leica] Apology (sort of) NOW BATTERY USE?
From: daniel at dlridings.se (Daniel Ridings)
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:05:04 +0100
References: <p06240819c989d91d25af@192.168.1.103> <AANLkTik-EjUQmqwDNQGEXpTGvpN=r2ZfAkdpGFtz_R9D@mail.gmail.com> <BEEE3B4A-7A1A-4B27-BF99-40C832E17326@btinternet.com> <AANLkTi=gPW2rSxNQyg-g98N2zsg=yVDKskVSn7GAt97R@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTikV6+TYvPbT97BwXnJE6Vc=YRX9=WzLhgdbt9s7@mail.gmail.com> <37D63A2A12684354B6C03BD541EA8A5E@syneticfeba505> <AANLkTim8-9=x9mGCSjbxQiVBZRrDdjoPkAiudmbOR1r8@mail.gmail.com> <E74AAB3FD7D644A5B3B399E65E33A7E2@syneticfeba505>

I used to have three batteries (I'm really paranoid). I ended up
giving one away and never needing the second one.

Nikon rules, when it comes to reliability.

Sorry ... Rolleiflex beats them all.

:-)


On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 9:56 PM,  <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
> Daniel Ridings offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Apology (sort of) NOW BATTERY USE?
>
>
>>>> Ehhh ... just buy a Nikon and get over it.<<<
>
> Hi Daniel,
> 1/ Not on your life ever again! :-) Leica or Canon..... that's it!
>
> 2/ I've never had any battery problems since batteries were incorporated in
> the design of camera operation simply because I've always had spare
> batteries! Never occurred to me not to have a spare. After all, surely we
> all have a "spare tire for the car?" Don't we? Same principal! :-)
>
> Actually learned the spare battery thing many many years ago when we
> required them for flash bulbs! :-) Now that's a long time ago on Speed
> Graphic 4X5 cameras! :-)
>
> Need I say more about the logic behind having a spare battery? :-)
>
> Dr. ted :-)
>
>
>
>
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