Mahilameach Posted February 25, 2010 Share #1 Posted February 25, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi all! Does anyone know if the M9 comes with an 'M9' battery or is it still labelled an M8 battery on the underside of the battery itself? I've bought an M9 second hand but the battery it came with has M8 written on it. Just wondering if I've got an old battery or the one the camera came with. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted February 25, 2010 Share #2 Posted February 25, 2010 The M9 battery has a different print on it, but it is in all other aspects the same battery. It is not marked with M8 or M9, so you will have an older battery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtoph Posted February 25, 2010 Share #3 Posted February 25, 2010 'for digital leica m-camera' --both the original battery and the extra one i bought (box labeled m8) say the same thing. my understanding is that at the moment there is no distinction between batteries for the two cameras. it also took about 10 cycles on mine for the capacity to reach what appears to be optimal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bybrett Posted February 25, 2010 Share #4 Posted February 25, 2010 As jaap says the battery from the M8 says for M8 so you have an older battery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 25, 2010 Share #5 Posted February 25, 2010 Left M8, right M9. Sorry for the lack of quality of the shot The best I could do from here.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielt Posted February 25, 2010 Share #6 Posted February 25, 2010 My first M9 bought on 10.09.2009 (serial 38042xx) cames with a battery like the battery showed on the right side in the the Jaap picture. This camera due the sensor problems was replaced by a new one (serial (38367xx) on 02.02.2010 The second one cames with a battery like the battery showed on the left side of the a/m picture Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_K Posted February 26, 2010 Share #7 Posted February 26, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) 10 cycles before optimize? shouldn't this be shorter, say in 2 or 3 cycles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtoph Posted February 26, 2010 Share #8 Posted February 26, 2010 10 cycles before optimize? shouldn't this be shorter, say in 2 or 3 cycles. according to the manual, yes, it should be shorter. according to my experience with two batteries so far, no, it is definitely more than 3, and by 10 has definitely reached optimization (or at any rate isn't improving any more). if i needed to condition a battery to optimum performance in a hurry for some reason (or was considering a complaint about battery life), i would cycle the battery at least 6 times first. it's nice that the batteries are so small, but it really is unfortunate that the m9 can't offer instant on from sleep the way that current cameras from major brands do, which i suspect would dramatically extend battery life. as it is, if for some reason i forget to switch off the camera when i set it down for a few hours, that's pretty much it for that battery. not ideal for a camera that's otherwise great for take everywhere, always ready to shoot use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSL Posted February 26, 2010 Share #9 Posted February 26, 2010 I see this kind of misinformation about Li-ion batteries posted on practically every camera forum. Check Charging lithium-ion batteries. What you're actually doing when you "condition" a Li-ion battery is conditioning your mind. But xtoph's right to ask why Leica hasn't been able to solve the sleep-wake-up problem that Nikon and Canon solved long ago. I've left my D3 turned on for days by mistake and found, when I picked it up, that the charge was almost where it had been when I set the camera down. Touch the shutter button and I get instant results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_K Posted February 27, 2010 Share #10 Posted February 27, 2010 Thank you for the clarification, xtoph; hopefully the M9 would get a firmware update soon to fix this "bug" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
menos I M6 Posted February 27, 2010 Share #11 Posted February 27, 2010 I see this kind of misinformation about Li-ion batteries posted on practically every camera forum. Check Charging lithium-ion batteries. What you're actually doing when you "condition" a Li-ion battery is conditioning your mind. But xtoph's right to ask why Leica hasn't been able to solve the sleep-wake-up problem that Nikon and Canon solved long ago. I've left my D3 turned on for days by mistake and found, when I picked it up, that the charge was almost where it had been when I set the camera down. Touch the shutter button and I get instant results. I think the close race of Nikon and Canon in the professional digital market with armees of journalists and sports shooters to feed helped alot, to iron out the slightest kinks and perfect these machines to todays level. You won't find this devotion to detail in that speed with the Leica company. It would be most interesting, if Leica could rise up and join the battle field (only with a chance of competing of course, rather than being stamped int the dust by the big two). Leica does not have to change the image of the M, nor the design philosophy, but have a very close look, and even copy, if technically viable, to what advancements Nikon and Canon have made to usability and speed of operation. There is always a good feeling of using my D3 for a change. This camera indeed is a very refined machine, which will not leave me soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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