glenerrolrd Posted January 31, 2017 Share #1 Posted January 31, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) No extra batteries for the M10 available in the USA ? Makes you wonder what Leica was thinking . They introduce the camera ,ship it quickly ....excellent ! But no batteries render it useless for many applications . How do you travel with one battery ? The batteries are made by Varta and cost $175 each in the USA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 31, 2017 Posted January 31, 2017 Hi glenerrolrd, Take a look here Where are the Batteries for the M10?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
ELAN Posted January 31, 2017 Share #2 Posted January 31, 2017 No batteries in Germany either, at least not in Wetzlar, Frankfurt and Berlin. I was told at least two weeks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfx Posted January 31, 2017 Share #3 Posted January 31, 2017 at least we have the camera and one battery. Its better than no camera at all. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted January 31, 2017 Share #4 Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) No extra batteries for the M10 available in the USA ? Makes you wonder what Leica was thinking . They introduce the camera ,ship it quickly ....excellent ! But no batteries render it useless for many applications . How do you travel with one battery ? I appreciate it's not ideal but I rather doubt the camera is really that "useless for many applications" with only the one battery. As for travel, you can always take the charger with you and top up the battery at opportune times or do you plan to be stalking the streets 24 hours a day? Edited January 31, 2017 by wattsy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted January 31, 2017 Share #5 Posted January 31, 2017 Apparently they were so busy stockpiling the camera that no one thought to make extra batteries. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_tribble Posted January 31, 2017 Share #6 Posted January 31, 2017 The spares I ordered are in at Red Dot in London. Talking to Ivor it seems that a lot of spares are coming through now. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted January 31, 2017 Share #7 Posted January 31, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Apparently they were so busy stockpiling the camera that no one thought to make extra batteries. You can always order two cameras if the lack of a spare battery is such a life or death showstopper. 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenerrolrd Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share #8 Posted January 31, 2017 You can always order two cameras if the lack of a spare battery is such a life or death showstopper. I did order two cameras and have them both . Its about 200 captures per battery . Not at all unusual to have near 400 captures in one long day (until I could get back to hotel and charge ) . Its never life or death just impractical . Haven t we all had times that we forgot to charge fully and were saved by a spare battery ? I am simply trying to find a few batteries and this is the place to ask . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6bit Posted January 31, 2017 Share #9 Posted January 31, 2017 I ordered a spare battery and charger from B&H. The charger looks like it is going to ship like anything else in stock but the battery is on back order. It appears 2-4 weeks. Not the end of the world but definitely weird. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ricoh Posted January 31, 2017 Share #10 Posted January 31, 2017 Looking on the bright side, the M10 battery will be cheaper than the one for the M240. Based on dimensions, and thus the amount of 'stuff' inside, about 30% (approx) cheaper. Certainly cheaper anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted January 31, 2017 Share #11 Posted January 31, 2017 Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. No. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike51 Posted January 31, 2017 Share #12 Posted January 31, 2017 The spares I ordered are in at Red Dot in London. Talking to Ivor it seems that a lot of spares are coming through now. Mine (2x) arrived from Red Dot yesterday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMB Posted January 31, 2017 Share #13 Posted January 31, 2017 I am waiting for the camera and you guys complain about spare batteries..... 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireboy Posted January 31, 2017 Share #14 Posted January 31, 2017 Same in Canada, but inventory is expected this week. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookedart Posted January 31, 2017 Share #15 Posted January 31, 2017 Yes, the lack of spares is giving me a lot of anxiety for sure. No one in the U.S. seems to have them, even though at least some of the dealers have gotten cameras. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielt Posted January 31, 2017 Share #16 Posted January 31, 2017 Leica Sore Berlin has stock of batteries https://www.leica-store-berlin.de/en/c_leica_m/61 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff S Posted January 31, 2017 Share #17 Posted January 31, 2017 Same in Canada, but inventory is expected this week. Where in Canada? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted January 31, 2017 Share #18 Posted January 31, 2017 You have a new M10 within days of its announcement and have to suffer the inconvenience of charging the battery each time you've taken a few hundred photos with it? I'm sure you have everyone's deepest sympathy. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef63 Posted January 31, 2017 Share #19 Posted January 31, 2017 I'm sure you have everyone's deepest sympathy. Well he has at least my sympathy. This is the old-Leica all over again. They are slow in delivery of items they control, they are even slower in placing orders for items they source from other manufacturers. Stefan Daniel told that Leica started with the development of the M10 two years ago. How difficult can it be to look into the history of sales of spare batteries of previous digital M models and order them in time to cope with initial demand? Same with the EVF. Availability is non-existing. It's a product they sell for a long time for the T. They just had to order extra inventory in time for the launch of the M10. Same with the half case. I picked up my M10 this morning. No half case available, could take weeks who knows. In the mean time the Luigi's and Arte Di Mano's are working against the clock to satisfy these early M10 owners who want a half case for protecting their camera. Leica had months of advance in developing the case where the third party manufacturers could start the process only days after Jan 18th. I think Leica is loosing opportunities to sell stuff to people who have the chance to get an M10 early and to me there is no excuse for it. Except that it's like it used to be and like they ran their business in the past. Look at the availability timeframe of the M240 grip, the R to M adapter... This has nothing to do with the excuse "Leica is a small company". It takes only one guy to remember IN time to source all the accessories they get from other manufacturers. With the new factory I had hopes for a change for the products they manufacture themselves and must admit I thought for a moment that with announcement of availability soon after the launch of the M10 there was hope we could stop thinking in Leitzyears. But they still have a lot of work to do to get there. So all in all those with an M10 and no extra battery have my sympathy as well as those still waiting for the camera... that's even worse. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2017 Share #20 Posted January 31, 2017 Well he has at least my sympathy. This is the old-Leica all over again. They are slow in delivery of items they control, they are even slower in placing orders for items they source from other manufacturers. Stefan Daniel told that Leica started with the development of the M10 two years ago. How difficult can it be to look into the history of sales of spare batteries of previous digital M models and order them in time to cope with initial demand? Same with the EVF. Availability is non-existing. It's a product they sell for a long time for the T. They just had to order extra inventory in time for the launch of the M10. Same with the half case. I picked up my M10 this morning. No half case available, could take weeks who knows. In the mean time the Luigi's and Arte Di Mano's are working against the clock to satisfy these early M10 owners who want a half case for protecting their camera. Leica had months of advance in developing the case where the third party manufacturers could start the process only days after Jan 18th. I think Leica is loosing opportunities to sell stuff to people who have the chance to get an M10 early and to me there is no excuse for it. Except that it's like it used to be and like they ran their business in the past. Look at the availability timeframe of the M240 grip, the R to M adapter... This has nothing to do with the excuse "Leica is a small company". It takes only one guy to remember IN time to source all the accessories they get from other manufacturers. With the new factory I had hopes for a change for the products they manufacture themselves and must admit I thought for a moment that with announcement of availability soon after the launch of the M10 there was hope we could stop thinking in Leitzyears. But they still have a lot of work to do to get there. So all in all those with an M10 and no extra battery have my sympathy as well as those still waiting for the camera... that's even worse. I hope you are wrong and they are not reverting to type as you suggest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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