Who bought a second battery for their M10?

[kivis]

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Who bought a second battery for their M10? If you did share your work flow with two batteries? Who didn't? And why?

[evikne]

I bought a second battery for my M10. It's the only extra piece of equipment I've bought for the camera and it's been very useful. I rarely use up a fully charged battery in a day when I'm out shooting (I think before I shoot), but it's often already half-discharged when I leave, and suddenly I get a low battery warning. That's when it's indispensable to have a spare battery in my bag.

When I get back home, I put the discharged battery on charge so that I have a fully charged spare battery for next time.

Edited March 12, 2024 by evikne

[TomB_tx]

Yes, I got 2nd batteries for both my M10 and M9. I keep the spare batteries in my kit bag. I now use the cameras for a few shots now and then, so check the camera charge before I go out, and if too low swap and put the one from camera on charge, then to the bag when full.

This worked fine with the M9, where the spare battery kept full charge for a long time. But the M10 batteries lose charge over time quite noticeably even just stored out of the camera, so if I don't use the camera much even the spare can get too low to be useful.

[mort linder]

i always have an extra battery for all my cameras that i carry with me .  i have 3 batteries for the m10 . i number and rotate them . yes , the m10 batteries will 

lose charge even when not in use . i might forget to check the charge when i go out , but i am covered with an extra battery .

[dpitt]

Maybe you are in doubt if you want or need a second battery, because you do not really need one when the battery is fully charged?
I like to have  2 batteries for  my camera's.
It gives peace of mind when you can carry a spare. Otherwise you could get to a point where battery is low and you are going to miss shots because you want the remaining battery to  last the rest of the day or visit (whatever).

With one camera (not an M10), I only have 1 extra  battery that just lasts for like 50 shots, but but even that is very helpful. It came with the used camera and probably was not up to par to begin with. I use the main (original and good) battery until it is completely drained. When it is empty, I will insert my spare and change my way of shooting so that it will last the rest of the day.
e.g. I will then use the camera without back screen and switch it off until I see something worth shooting. That is not ideal, but it beats having only one battery that is indicating low, and doing the same. More often than not, batteries last much longer than you think, so with one battery only you will loose shots unnecessarily.

The funny thing is that the spare battery is rarely needed. The main battery is enough for my use although it will often be used in "low" state by the end of the day. So my advice to you would be to buy a used battery and then see how much you really need it.  It does not matter how good it still is, as long as it lasts for a useful while, after your primary is empty. You can always buy an extra new battery later if it makes sense to do so.

[KFo]

I have two for my M10P.  For my use in my home city ( I shot quite a bit)  I always swap a fully charged battery in before I leave.  The other battery lives on the charger.  I swap the batteries when I pull the SD card.  It's pretty much the same for excursions except the battery gets swapped without changing the SD.

I seldom use up a battery in a day of shooting; very little chimping, no live view.  

[costa43]

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I have a spare for the m10r on me at all times. I rarely need it. I tend to find a full battery can last me for two days as I do not use live view often at all and unless in a city, I keep my standby to 2min. I swap out the batteries when I get home. The one in the camera goes on charge and the spare goes in the camera for the next time.

[jdlaing]

Workflow? When the battery dies you change it to a fresh one. That’s not a workflow.

[hepcat]

14 hours ago, kivis said:

Who bought a second battery for their M10? If you did share your work flow with two batteries? Who didn't? And why?

A second battery and a second after-market charger were the first two things I bought for my M10-P.  And I now have a third battery.   As a "working pro" redundancy in equipment is paramount.  I don't do much pro work any more, but the thought of having a camera that doesn't work when you need it most is abhorrent to me.

[RMF]

8 batteries and two chargers for me 😀… yup redundancy is the name of the game for me too. Now I didn’t purposefully go out and purchase 8 batteries (as I’ll never realistically need all in the same day), but ended up with 8 after owning and selling a number of pre-owned M10* varieties that came with +1 batteries. When I sold a few of those M10 bodies with one battery, I kept many of the extra batteries which I now use on my current M10* bodies.

[Lelmer]

5 hours ago, costa43 said:

I have a spare for the m10r on me at all times. I rarely need it. I tend to find a full battery can last me for two days as I do not use live view often at all and unless in a city, I keep my standby to 2min. I swap out the batteries when I get home. The one in the camera goes on charge and the spare goes in the camera for the next time.

+1

[M11 for me]

vor einer Stunde schrieb Al Brown:

Absolutely. This is my workflow for dealing with an additional battery, described in a very short manner:

First know that changing the batteries in a camera involves a series of precise steps that ensure your device continues capturing photographic moments flawlessly. Stop doing whatever you are doing before changing battery and make sure you are focused. Start by picking up the fresh battery, ensuring that it is the correct type and fully charged if possible. Have a clean, soft cloth at hand. Power down the Leica - ensure your camera is off. This prevents any electrical mishaps or data corruption. Locate the battery compartment, which is ypically found on the camera's underside, identified by a significant opening. Open baseplate to access the battery chamber. Handle with care to avoid damage. Remove old battery: grasp the battery firmly and pull it out. There's a battery release tab, use it to ease the removal. Clean compartment: Use the cloth to wipe the compartment and the contacts gently, removing any dust or debris. Insert new battery and align it correctly, matching the positive (+) and negative (-) terminals with the compartment's indications. Insert smoothly, avoiding force. Secure compartment - push the battery inside so it clicks or snaps securely in place. Power on the camera and test to check if the new battery is functioning as expected. Look for the power indicator light or welcome screen as confirmation. Put old battery in charger and plug into mains outlet. Follow the light and consult the manual for blinking instructions regarding charge indications. This step-by-step guide, devoid of any unnecessary procedures, outlines a meticulous approach to battery replacement, ensuring your Leica M10 remains a reliable conduit for capturing life's moments.

 

Great learning. Will try to follow that advise.

And while I am at it:

vor 20 Stunden schrieb evikne:

I think before I shoot

I wonder what that could be 🫣

[Zeitblom]

Four batteries, but only one charger for my M10-P.
Should buy a second one so I don't have to wake up at night to have full batteries the next morning.
By the way: The batteries for the Leica X-U discharge much faster even when not in use.

[fotografr]

21 hours ago, evikne said:

(I think before I shoot)

Never do that. Big mistake! 

[hepcat]

21 hours ago, evikne said:

 (I think before I shoot)

Very Descartes.   🤣

[Robert Blanko]

I bought a second battery for my M10Rs. It is stored in a small case attached to the camera belt together with some filters.

However, I never had to rely on said backup battery during the last years.

Thus, I don’t have an established workflow yet… 

[adan]

I have 4 M10 variants (2 x original, -P, -M(onochrom).

Three were purchased used; two of those came with a spare battery (i.e. data point: 2 out of 3 previous owners also owned two batteries).

I bought one spare battery along with the original camera I bought (new) in 2017.

So a total of 7 batteries. Each camera always has one installed, so I have 3 "spares" left over, and those stay in the camera bag with me.**

Usually, one battery will get me through a single extended shoot/event (7 hours, 250-300 photos). If I get down to 20%, I swap batteries at the next available break in the action, to avoid having to do it when something important is happening. I usually only need about 20-25% of the second battery.

When I get home, that last battery goes in the charger first (and the first, well-used battery, sits beside it as a reminder it needs charging also). By the time I have copied the photos to the computer and done even a little editing, the first is fully recharged. I replace it in the charger with the nearly-empty battery, for overnight charging.

Pretty much the same "flow" if travelling away from home.

Charged batteries go into the bag, and I pick a replacement if needed fairly randomly, so that all get used about equally, in turn.

.......................
** holdover from my flying days, when I learned the pilots' mantra: "The three most useless things in aviation are - runway behind me, altitude above me, and fuel left behind in the fuel truck." 🤪

[Mikep996]

I bought a spare battery but I've never had to change batteries in a day of shooting with my M10R BUT...I don't set the camera to review shots and I almost never use the screen to compose - only when shooting with the 21mm - which is very seldom.   

[RexGig0]

As I understand it, lithium-ion batteries perform best, over time, if they are not fully discharged, so, I prefer to swap to a fresh battery rather soon, after I see the warning displayed. So, I was quick to buy a second new battery, for my M10. Later, I added yet another M10 battery, which was, if I remember correctly, pre-owned. If I start the day with a fresh battery, will a full charge, inside the M10, I rarely need the second battery, but, I do not use an M10 for “work.” The “work” part is ensuring that I keep the batteries charged, and that I start a day of shooting with a freshly-charged battery, because they do self-discharge, whether inside or outside the camera. This does not mean that I constantly keep them at a 100% charge, because that may not be good for them, either,

 

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[mujk]

I purchased a second battery very soon after having purchased my M10 six years ago. I always carry a spare battery with me, except when on a short walk. Regardless of the charge level displayed by the camera the battery may become empty unexpectedly, for example in cold conditions. Particularly one of my original batteries has developed the habit of showing 100% until suddenly becoming completely depleted, although there seems to be nothing wrong with the capacity of ghe battery. But just in case it would go suddenly bad I purchased a third battery last autumn.

When travelling I usually start the day with a set of fully charged batteries. I don't carry the charger with me all the time. The same applies for my other battery-operated devices (phone, tablet etc). I just hate having to sit somewhere waiting for the battery to charge when I could use the time for taking pictures.