dritz Posted November 29, 2017 Share #1 Posted November 29, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) S007 Camera switched off. Plug in fully charged battery. A couple days later it's dead; camera won't even power up the display. Dead. Dead. Dead. Two batteries. Thoughts? Dean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jeff S Posted November 29, 2017 Share #2 Posted November 29, 2017 How old are the batteries? Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dritz Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted November 29, 2017 14 months... or so. Never had any problem with them before. They would hold nearly 100% for a month (unlike the SL batteries, those seem to die almost as quickly sitting in a bag as they do in use). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted November 29, 2017 Share #4 Posted November 29, 2017 Dean Not sure of your location, but here in Asia in a warm ambient temperature my batteries last a whole day shooting (one battery). I recently went to Japan where I was shooting in minus 1 degrees one day and after 1/2 a day shooting the first battery died and the second one was half done at the end of the day..........so like I said not sure where you live but temperature might have something to do with it Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VVJ Posted November 30, 2017 Share #5 Posted November 30, 2017 14 months... or so. Never had any problem with them before. They would hold nearly 100% for a month (unlike the SL batteries, those seem to die almost as quickly sitting in a bag as they do in use). My experience is exactly the opposite. I have 3 SL batteries and no issues so far (1.5 year, 50K shots). I had 3 S batteries, 2 don't work anymore... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted November 30, 2017 Share #6 Posted November 30, 2017 Make sure contacts are clean. Try new batteries. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photon42 Posted November 30, 2017 Share #7 Posted November 30, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Not I did completely understand the case. However, I think it is either simple and a battery issue, or complicated. Can you charge them again - reset the camera, go to a Leica dealer and try one of theirs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted December 1, 2017 Share #8 Posted December 1, 2017 Very strange indeed.. I have had batteries for my original S2 as well as for my 006 that lasted 3-4 years without issue.. Heat or sunlight exposure? You should return them for study as this is most unexpected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dritz Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted December 1, 2017 Not I did completely understand the case. However, I think it is either simple and a battery issue, or complicated. Can you charge them again - reset the camera, go to a Leica dealer and try one of theirs? Ah. Reset the camera. I will do that. In the meantime, I will test the batteries in and out of the camera to see how quickly they discharge. I hope it's the batteries... or me getting out of the wrong side of the bed in the morning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justalex Posted December 14, 2017 Share #10 Posted December 14, 2017 I've had a lot of trouble with my 3 S batteries and charger. Problems include the rear lcd and top lcd not agreeing on the battery charge remaining. The rear lcd said the battery was flat while the top lcd said there was charge remaining. I've had a charger fail on a shoot leaving me with 3 flat batteries requiring me to return home to collect my trusty Sony A7RII to complete a shoot. Although Leica replaced that charger, I've still had batteries failing to charge fully on some days, not at all on others then charging fully on the next. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Klaus78 Posted December 16, 2017 Share #11 Posted December 16, 2017 Hallo, reset the battery -charging the battery for 48 hours - the battery will be reset, according to CC Leica. best regards Klaus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Klaus78 Posted December 16, 2017 Share #12 Posted December 16, 2017 Hallo, or: Setting? Auto Power Saving? off? best regards Klaus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dritz Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted January 6, 2018 Hallo, or: Setting? Auto Power Saving? off? best regards Klaus Charged the batteries. Batter in camera shows 100% charge. Pull battery out. Wait two weeks. Battery still shows full when popped into the camera. Leave in the camera for 48 hours and it's dead -- with the camera switched off. I just reset the camera. Will recharge the battery for > 48 hours (as advised by other forum member) to "reset" the battery. Retry the experiment with two different batteries. Leica, this is unacceptable for a camera that is 18 months old, very low use, and has already had one circuit board replace. That replacement took > 6 weeks under warrantee, and the warrantee was not extended for that time. With that behavior, they might as well hold the camera for repair for the entire duration of the warrantee and tell me to switch my allegiance and spending to be for equipment from another company. You can't take pictures if you camera doesn't work. Am I missing something? Dean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted January 6, 2018 Share #14 Posted January 6, 2018 how did the experiment work out? If batteries are dead and you have not used the Leica then something wrong with camera itself as it is unreasonable to suppose that two different S batteries are simlarly defective. Next step is return to Wetzlar.. Albert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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