Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have a mix of Leica and non-Leica batteries for my M8, and I cannot tell them apart. Same with my Fuji outfit. That said, I have had to chuck some off-brand batteries in the past. However, in the case of Leica batteries, the price difference was so large (as Kyle noted) that even if half of the non-Leica ones are junk, you are still ahead, money-wise. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator YNWA > On 09 Feb 2015, at 21:32, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > > I have had 2 or 3 non-genuine batteries, none of them ever worked reliably > even before the firmware update. I have not bought an M9 battery (I have 6 > across M9, Monochrom and M8) for over 2.5 years, the oldest is nearly > twice that age, and they all still work fine. If I am carrying the M9, > Monochrome and a few lenses then the battery price, rather than > reliability, is not an issue... > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > I think on this list at one point different people reported varying > experience with different non-genuine batteries. They might chime in? > > For sure the Leica ones cost a lot. I guess that the one for the M8/9 was > easy to clone or whoever actually made the originals produced a lot of > them to different standards? It's interesting that the battery for the M > (typ > 240) is actually two of the earlier assemblies in one case, but I've not > heard of a single non-genuine version anywhere. > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > On 10 February 2015 at 01:19, kyle cassidy on the lug < leicaslacker at > gmail.com> wrote: > >> Howdy folks -- >> >> I've been using 3rd party batteries in all of my cameras since >> Australopithecus started banging rocks together -- in Panasonics, >> Nikons, and various Leica's with no problem. In fact, I've often >> wondered if workers from the OEM shop sneak back in at night and >> continue production without labeling them. >> >> I recently got four off-brand M9 batteries (from two different >> retailers) and notice a curious behavior -- when they're fully charged >> often the camera will give a "battery low" warning and shut down -- >> however voltage meter shows the batteries are fully charged. I'm >> wondering if Leica has possibly chipped it's batteries and instructed >> the camera not to work with 3rd party batteries (in the same way that >> the Keuring coffee-machines recognize imposter K-Cups and refuse to >> work with them.) I can think of several possible reasons for this, but >> chipping the batteries I think is the most likely. Another option is >> that only 3rd party manufacturers who make batteries for Leica cameras >> are hucksters, but it seems less likely. >> >> Any thoughts on this? $130 for a battery is $120 that I could use >> toward a plane ticket to photograph something with a battery that's worth >> $10. >> >> Kyle >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >