ymc226 Posted January 20, 2017 Share #1 Â Posted January 20, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Got home late tonight so the SL and 24-90 are still in their packaging. Have work early tomorrow so can't open them now. A great thanks to Ken Hasen. Â Looking at all the online info on the SL handgrip, it states there is only storage for a 2nd battery. After downloading and reading the first pages of the manual earlier, there are electrical contacts on the bottom of the camera. Does that mean the handgrip battery is used to power the system without the need to switch it to the camera battery compartment? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ramarren Posted January 20, 2017 Share #2  Posted January 20, 2017 Yes, the Leica Multifunction Handgrip SL allows a second battery to increase the the power storage capacity of the camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenw0lf Posted January 20, 2017 Share #3 Â Posted January 20, 2017 Yes, the handgrip offers room for a second battery and some additional buttons for shots in portrait orientation. Of course it is electrically connected to the camera. Â First the battery in the handgrip is emptied, then the one in the camera body. Both should be enough for almost a day of shooting (depends on the number of shots you take, and the amount of fiddling in the menus), typically enough for 800 images or more. Â (per battery typically 400 - 600 images for me) Â New batteries will not get to the 100% mark, they will have slightly less power. They need several cycles before they reach the optimum (3 to 5 typically). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymc226 Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share #4 Â Posted January 20, 2017 Thanks for the clarification. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didinjoo Posted April 28, 2017 Share #5 Â Posted April 28, 2017 Yes, the handgrip offers room for a second battery and some additional buttons for shots in portrait orientation. Of course it is electrically connected to the camera. Â First the battery in the handgrip is emptied, then the one in the camera body. Both should be enough for almost a day of shooting (depends on the number of shots you take, and the amount of fiddling in the menus), typically enough for 800 images or more. Â (per battery typically 400 - 600 images for me) Â New batteries will not get to the 100% mark, they will have slightly less power. They need several cycles before they reach the optimum (3 to 5 typically). I have difference experience: my battery on the body was empty and the camera shut off. So the second battery on the handgrip didn't backup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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