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Pepeghallo

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Hello,
I'm going on a 15-day trek with my Leica CL in a bivouac in the mountains.
Does one of you have a proposal so that I can hold these 15 days without worrying about the battery?
- Power bank?
- Solar panel?
How to deal with the charger which has no USB power cable?
- 3 or 4 reserve batteries?
Thanks for your advices

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If I get any more than one day out of a single battery I count myself lucky. I’m pretty sure you’re going to be thankful for an external charging source. You can get some pretty powerful yet small power banks, I’d still want to do the maths and estimate how many charges I can count on - then half it

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But then which charger to take?
Because mine has an electrical outlet that is not USB....
I can't connect my charger neither to a powerbank nor to a solar panel!?
Leica does not offer a USB charger and the CL does not connect directly either...
Or can I trust a charger from another brand like "Nitecore"?

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1 hour ago, Pepeghallo said:

Hello,
I'm going on a 15-day trek with my Leica CL in a bivouac in the mountains.
Does one of you have a proposal so that I can hold these 15 days without worrying about the battery?
- Power bank?
- Solar panel?
How to deal with the charger which has no USB power cable?
- 3 or 4 reserve batteries?
Thanks for your advices

Reduce profligate shooting. Just be more discerning in what you shoot. Consider all tempting options carefully before committing to shooting. Think like a plate camera operator and get everything right before releasing the shutter. The added bonus? Less editing when you return and a higher percentage of keepers. A win-win situation.

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I would take a minimum of 4 charged batteries and a good power bank - double USB charger such as this one fine for the CL

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Compatible-DMW-BLC12E-DMW-BLC12PP-DMC-FZ200GK-DMC-FZ1000-Black/dp/B08BN6TX8Y/ref=sr_1_9?crid=3F0JX85K6K4HK&keywords=batteries+for+Leica+Q&qid=1653861402&s=electronics&sprefix=batteries+for+leica+q%2Celectronics%2C82&sr=1-9

 

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, jaapv said:

Yes you can - the CL batteries are quite universal and chargers and batteries are interchangeable with many brands

Can you give me some references?
I can only find a compatible charger from the "Nitecore" brand....

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3 minutes ago, Boojay said:

I would take a minimum of 4 charged batteries and a good power bank - double USB charger such as this one fine for the CL

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Compatible-DMW-BLC12E-DMW-BLC12PP-DMC-FZ200GK-DMC-FZ1000-Black/dp/B08BN6TX8Y/ref=sr_1_9?crid=3F0JX85K6K4HK&keywords=batteries+for+Leica+Q&qid=1653861402&s=electronics&sprefix=batteries+for+leica+q%2Celectronics%2C82&sr=1-9

 

What is a "good power bank" for you?

 

 

 

 

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1 minute ago, Pepeghallo said:

Can you give me some references?
I can only find a compatible charger from the "Nitecore" brand....

See my reply above ... but there are many such chargers around, the battery used the CL BP-DC-12 is used in quite a few camera's.

I have one of these

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-PowerCore-Portable-Double-Speed-Recharging/dp/B01JIWQPMW/ref=asc_df_B01JIWQPMW/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309877496628&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13281319067154637235&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007072&hvtargid=pla-378616144462&psc=1

I haven't had to put it to test you require though (15 days), but following David's advice @wda would also be wise.   

 

 

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6 hours ago, Pepeghallo said:

But then which charger to take?
Because mine has an electrical outlet that is not USB....
I can't connect my charger neither to a powerbank nor to a solar panel!?
Leica does not offer a USB charger and the CL does not connect directly either...
Or can I trust a charger from another brand like "Nitecore"?

To answer you directly, I have three NITECORE chargers and they work well, although you may get slightly less charge than with the leica ac charger.

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10 hours ago, wda said:

Think like a plate camera operator and get everything right before releasing the shutter.

+1

I’d add you can also reduce the use of the screen in order to reduce energy consumption. In other words, use the camera as in film days, just to shoot :) 

Don’t check your pics on the screen unless absolute necessity, make your review and edition once you are back home.

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53 minutes ago, didier said:

+1

I’d add you can also reduce the use of the screen in order to reduce energy consumption. In other words, use the camera as in film days, just to shoot :) 

Don’t check your pics on the screen unless absolute necessity, make your review and edition once you are back home.

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I have my CL  Function button default set to  evf/lcd selection. That actuon saves a lot of power.

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Thank you all for your advice!

For this journey...
I will only shoot the best images.
I'm going to turn off my screen.
I will bring 2 powerbanks and 3 batteries.

But hey, a few years ago I fell into a river and all the equipment had taken on water. I hope that this time I will be more skilful... 😇

 

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I am late to this discussion, but yes the Nitecore charger with a USB lead is fine from a car socket.  I have one and from power banks that is also good except as somebody else mentioned you may get a slightly less charge than from a regular charger plugged into the wall socket, but I haven't any specific experience of this.  You mention "with a bivouac" so I am assuming backpacking with no access to a power source other than the power banks.  You might like to consider a solar panel charger which you could then strap on the top of the backpack whilst en route to top up either the battery packs or the power banks.  I would  experiment with this before your trip.  But yes loads of batteries is also a route.  I find the Wasabi batteries fine and much cheaper for my CL.

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10 hours ago, Pepeghallo said:

Thank you all for your advice!

For this journey...
I will only shoot the best images.
I'm going to turn off my screen.
I will bring 2 powerbanks and 3 batteries.

But hey, a few years ago I fell into a river and all the equipment had taken on water. I hope that this time I will be more skilful... 😇

 

3 batteries for two weeks? That is cutting it fine. My minimum would be five. If you buy third party ones that is not too expensive.

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Please do not rely on taking many batteries, when you are going to a cold place. If so, the combination of a power bank - with USB outlet for the Nitecore - plus perhaps a solar panel would be safer. Also watch out for condensation when you take the camera out from the cold into a warm place. Take out the battery first! There are always residual currents in the camera.

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I have a Wasabi USB charger, which is small holds 2 batteries charges well. It came with 2 batteries, BUT the batteries were awful, lasted about half as long as my Leica batteries. So now I use 2 Leica batteries and 2 Sigma.

Are you going some place that is cold? If so you may want more batteries, yes turn off the LCD.

So 4 batteries if you will have anoccasional place to charge them, 6 if charging isn't an option. 

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On 5/31/2022 at 3:38 PM, tommonego@gmail.com said:

I have a Wasabi USB charger, which is small holds 2 batteries charges well. It came with 2 batteries, BUT the batteries were awful, lasted about half as long as my Leica batteries. So now I use 2 Leica batteries and 2 Sigma.

Are you going some place that is cold? If so you may want more batteries, yes turn off the LCD.

So 4 batteries if you will have anoccasional place to charge them, 6 if charging isn't an option. 

What brand of battery, except Leica, is reliable? Wasabi doesn't seem to be...

Cellonic?

 

 

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