Quim Hereu Posted August 1 Share #281 Posted August 1 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi! Today Leica AG sent me this mail Dear Quim, thank you for your message. I can understand your concern but we are asking for a little more patience. We hope to solve this problem within the coming month and will let you know as soon as you can order the battery again. Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards Anke Tews Customer Care Leica Camera AG Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited August 1 by Quim Hereu Error on mail 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/399145-m240-battery/?do=findComment&comment=5841751'>More sharing options...
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F-train Posted August 1 Share #282 Posted August 1 Today there was a M240 on offer on the Leica Marketplace. €2399 with four batteries! Gone within an hour… 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeleElmar135mm Posted August 1 Share #283 Posted August 1 vor 38 Minuten schrieb F-train: Today there was a M240 on offer on the Leica Marketplace. €2399 with four batteries! Gone within an hour… ... than the M240 was for free 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenf Posted August 1 Share #284 Posted August 1 I had orders in with a couple of Leica stores plus B&H, and Leica Store Boston came through first. It’s out for delivery right now. I hope B&H comes through with their less expensive one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted August 1 Share #285 Posted August 1 12 hours ago, Quim Hereu said: Hi! Today Leica AG sent me this mail Dear Quim, thank you for your message. I can understand your concern but we are asking for a little more patience. We hope to solve this problem within the coming month and will let you know as soon as you can order the battery again. Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Anke Tews Customer Care Leica Camera AG Thanks for passing along. Let's hope this can be done! Re-phrase: will be done! I'd like to see leica move to an industry standard battery- let's really solve this ! Leica initiated the L mount alliance for lenses to creating a larger market - do it for batteries so there is some critical mass in the battery market for their cameras. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 2 Share #286 Posted August 2 Unsure how the shape of a battery can be the same for different cameras. The battery of the M240 is bigger than that of the M11 for instance and that of the M11 could not fit in the M240. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted August 2 Share #287 Posted August 2 Advertisement (gone after registration) 6 hours ago, lct said: Unsure how the shape of a battery can be the same for different cameras. The battery of the M240 is bigger than that of the M11 for instance and that of the M11 could not fit in the M240. Surely it can be designed/engineered - its a matter of priority along with cost , perhaps the industry comes up with a dozen batteries shapes, physical dimensions, power and the camera makers agree to use one of the formats. the battery is the power source - without it you have no function, without a battery the M240 is not the tool it was designed for. Gasoline nozzles have standards so that a chevy can use the same gas station as a BMW - electric cars are moving in this direction, NACS , why not cameras ? Leica should take the lead and build on the successful L alliance Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 2 Share #288 Posted August 2 30 minutes ago, rsolomon said: Surely it can be designed/engineered - its a matter of priority along with cost , perhaps the industry comes up with a dozen batteries shapes, physical dimensions, power and the camera makers agree to use one of the formats. the battery is the power source - without it you have no function, without a battery the M240 is not the tool it was designed for. Gasoline nozzles have standards so that a chevy can use the same gas station as a BMW - electric cars are moving in this direction, NACS , why not cameras ? Leica should take the lead and build on the successful L alliance Different cameras have different sizes and different capacity needs - I am not going to see that happen. A gasoline nozzle is more analog to an USB-C port, which has been standarized recently. The camera battery is more like the fuel tank or the EV battery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrpete Posted August 2 Share #289 Posted August 2 Planed obsolescence. Thanks to the Rockos of the World. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mute-on Posted August 3 Share #290 Posted August 3 14 hours ago, Mrpete said: Planed obsolescence. Thanks to the Rockos of the World. Given that multiple posts have made it clear that Leica (via its suppliers) is not planning to cease production of the M240/262/246 battery, but is intent on continuing production, your comment is simultaneously unhelpful, inaccurate and misleading. Conspiracy theories assist nobody. On a positive note, I greatly enjoy my M262, and the two new batteries I was able to acquire for it last year, at a not insignificant expense (list price), were entirely worthwhile to ensure I can use the camera until either it expires, or new batteries actually become unavailable. Even if they were discontinued tomorrow, I would have at least 10 years of use out of my current batteries remaining, and very likely much more. The fact that the batteries remain in production should give any owner some peace of mind. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted August 3 Share #291 Posted August 3 8 hours ago, Mute-on said: Given that multiple posts have made it clear that Leica (via its suppliers) is not planning to cease production of the M240/262/246 battery, but is intent on continuing production, your comment is simultaneously unhelpful, inaccurate and misleading. Conspiracy theories assist nobody. On a positive note, I greatly enjoy my M262, and the two new batteries I was able to acquire for it last year, at a not insignificant expense (list price), were entirely worthwhile to ensure I can use the camera until either it expires, or new batteries actually become unavailable. Even if they were discontinued tomorrow, I would have at least 10 years of use out of my current batteries remaining, and very likely much more. The fact that the batteries remain in production should give any owner some peace of mind. Well said for someone who has extra batteries, enough to last till 2035. if we all had a 10 year supply we would also be passive observers patiently waiting with nothing to risk. Those in need of the battery see this as a today issue, not a 2035 issue. It's impacting the ability to use of our camera today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted August 3 Share #292 Posted August 3 23 hours ago, jaapv said: Different cameras have different sizes and different capacity needs - I am not going to see that happen. A gasoline nozzle is more analog to an USB-C port, which has been standarized recently. The camera battery is more like the fuel tank or the EV battery Okay - I see your point - given what you mentioned I don't see why there couldn't be standard battery offerings. Especially for Leica to team up and get out of battery design. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 3 Share #293 Posted August 3 Still, it would be restrictive for the design of cameras, for instance the M 10 with its mandatory shape and fully packed interior. They even had to invent a split motherboard to be able to shoehorn everything in. If they had had to comply to a standard battery as well it would have been completely impossible unless they would have opted for a very small AKA low capacity battery. For instance the SL series and Panasonic S series could have taken identical batteries, but Leica distinguishes itself by the dual-lock pop-out batteries whereas Panasonic relies on the traditional battery door. I think that the now-standard USB-C interface is as far as this will get - and even that had to be forced by an EU regulation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted August 3 Share #294 Posted August 3 Hmmmm, ....I understand that the Leica BP-SCL6 battery is compatible with the Leica Q2, Q3, SL2, SL2-S, and SL3 cameras. Couple this info with the fact it's possible to send a person to the moon and back to earth I expect it's doable - perhaps not a priority , perhaps cost too much but likely it can be done, meaning the ability exists to make this possible...but I'm just a guy who enjoys taking photos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 3 Share #295 Posted August 3 I'd rather design a battery for a camera than the opposite but it's just me 😎 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted August 3 Share #296 Posted August 3 9 minutes ago, lct said: I'd rather design a battery for a camera than the opposite but it's just me 😎 Agree , IF it's replacement battery are available to purchase Dont agree if replacement batteries are not available to purchase but that's just me😌 I suppose I'm putting more emphasis on having a camera that works than a perfectly designed dead battery with no replacement available and the camera doesn't work all. Another thought.... a perfect battery wouldn't die out. So maybe it's not perfect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 3 Share #297 Posted August 3 Leica said they do their best to provide us with replacement batteries if i understand well and we all know that a digital camera needs a battery to work so it is up to us to buy copies of it if needed. As far as the M240 is concerned i have 3 batteries for it already, 2 from 2013 and 1 from 2023 and they all work well. I have only 2 batteries for my M11 though so i will probably order a 3rd one if i keep it longer than expected. YMMV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelatino Posted August 3 Share #298 Posted August 3 What is the oldest body whose battery is still in available ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 3 Share #299 Posted August 3 9 minutes ago, Gelatino said: What is the oldest body whose battery is still in available ? If you mean digital M, M8 & M8.2. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 3 Share #300 Posted August 3 Digilux 1 battery is still available... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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