SCL4 battery instead of an SCL6 ?

[Kostia]

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  I've just received an SL3-S with an SCL4 battery instead of an SCL6. What parameters and functions do I lose or cannot use, as indicated by the EVF on the device? I don't read such informations in the user's manual. Thank you for your help.

 

 

[colonel]

Apart from the less battery life, which I understand is significant, I don't think there is much else. Sounds an odd combination - how did that happen ?

I would recommend buying a BP-SCL6. Even that battery I feel last shorter then my other mirrorless cameras

[Luke_Miller]

I have 2-3 of each and pay no attention to which I use in my SL2 &SL2-S.

[BernardC]

17 hours ago, Kostia said:

What parameters and functions do I lose or cannot use, as indicated by the EVF on the device?

I believe that you'll lose the highest frame rates.

Report it to the seller, it's probably a mistake on their part.

[Photoworks]

4k video limitation and burst shooting. + 20 less battery life.

 

if you got the camera new, you should have it replaced, because it is incorrect.

 

[Kostia]

Thank you very much. Yes, I will loose only some frames in video, but I don't use video, so I don't worry. I do worry only about the useful life if I go for a long trip, and in case I would to sold the camera.

By the way, the seller should have sent me the right battery. I bought the camera as a demo and asked him twice to send me the right battery. If there will be no answer/exchange, I will write here the name of this company, a famous one in Germany, well-known on the Bay. I was happy to deal with, but this situation is not fair.

[PhotoCruiser]

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vor 4 Stunden schrieb Photoworks:

4k video limitation and burst shooting. + 20 less battery life.

So, using the BP-SCL4 instead of the BP-SCL6 will alter some of cameras behaviour on the SL3?

This does not make sense except shorter battery life and would require a chip or other mechanism inside the batteries what can be sensed by the SL 2/3.
I have a SLC4 and SLC6 for my SL2 and can not find a difference other than longer battery life (what i never tested)
But i don't exclude that Leica castrate the SLC4 on the SL3, just wondering.
Chris

[Kostia]

53 minutes ago, PhotoCruiser said:

So, using the BP-SCL4 instead of the BP-SCL6 will alter some of cameras behaviour on the SL3?

This does not make sense except shorter battery life and would require a chip or other mechanism inside the batteries what can be sensed by the SL 2/3.
I have a SLC4 and SLC6 for my SL2 and can not find a difference other than longer battery life (what i never tested)
But i don't exclude that Leica castrate the SLC4 on the SL3, just wondering.
Chris

I understand your astonishment, but it's the camera that displays this reserve of possibilities/functions on my screen. After searching on ChatGPT (!!! is it as informed as you/we?), it would only concern access to video shooting settings. It may also have something to do with battery life. Leica's problem is often a lack of explanation. We have to believe this company like the cult members we love to be...

 

[jaapv]

3 hours ago, Kostia said:

Thank you very much. Yes, I will loose only some frames in video, but I don't use video, so I don't worry. I do worry only about the useful life if I go for a long trip, and in case I would to sold the camera.

By the way, the seller should have sent me the right battery. I bought the camera as a demo and asked him twice to send me the right battery. If there will be no answer/exchange, I will write here the name of this company, a famous one in Germany, well-known on the Bay. I was happy to deal with, but this situation is not fair.

It may well be a genuine mistake - the type  number is hidden in a dense and long text on the battery, quite hard to see the difference, even side by side.

[Photoworks]

1 hour ago, PhotoCruiser said:

So, using the BP-SCL4 instead of the BP-SCL6 will alter some of cameras behaviour on the SL3?

This does not make sense except shorter battery life and would require a chip or other mechanism inside the batteries what can be sensed by the SL 2/3.
I have a SLC4 and SLC6 for my SL2 and can not find a difference other than longer battery life (what i never tested)
But i don't exclude that Leica castrate the SLC4 on the SL3, just wondering.
Chris

The Sl2 always suffers from a low-powered battery.

Sigma Lens adapter used more power than Leica lenses and caused limitations in continuous shooting.

In 4K the if the battery were a 50% it would stop recording video.

this is why you had to find alternative ways to supplement power with a grip and USB PD batteries to get it to work longer.

At one point, the new battery came out. And after 5 years, the dummy battery.

[Kostia]

15 minutes ago, Photoworks said:

The Sl2 always suffers from a low-powered battery.

Sigma Lens adapter used more power than Leica lenses and caused limitations in continuous shooting.

In 4K the if the battery were a 50% it would stop recording video.

this is why you had to find alternative ways to supplement power with a grip and USB PD batteries to get it to work longer.

At one point, the new battery came out. And after 5 years, the dummy battery.

I am sorry but I don't want to buy such a heavy and expensive grip only to keep more power in the camera. But thanks for the advice.

[Kostia]

31 minutes ago, jaapv said:

It may well be a genuine mistake - the type  number is hidden in a dense and long text on the battery, quite hard to see the difference, even side by side.

SCL 4 is written on batteries for SL2-S. Nothing on the new battery I received. Seller says it can be a bug on the intern program. What !???  Maestro IV could have bugs inside !

[jaapv]

Well, I can understand somebody getting confused. At any rate he should send you a correct battery., regardless of anything the camera says or does. 
 

 

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[Photoworks]

1 hour ago, Kostia said:

I am sorry but I don't want to buy such a heavy and expensive grip only to keep more power in the camera. But thanks for the advice.

You don't need the grip. I was talking about the SL2 issues with the old battery

With the SL3, you have gotten the SCL6, and just use does, and you should be good.

Forget about the SCL4, they have less capacity, are more expensive, and give you a working on the SL3 every time you turn on the camera, which is unpleasant.

[Kostia]

24 minutes ago, Photoworks said:

You don't need the grip. I was talking about the SL2 issues with the old battery

With the SL3, you have gotten the SCL6, and just use does, and you should be good.

Forget about the SCL4, they have less capacity, are more expensive, and give you a working on the SL3 every time you turn on the camera, which is unpleasant.

A double misunderstanding... I myself mentioned above that I had received a faulty battery from my seller. As I have just  explained, everything returned to normal after an update of the camera. I no longer get an alert telling me that I have received and used a faulty battery: SCL4 instead of SCL6. And I apologized to the seller and his company.
Everything is fine now. We can forget about this topic.

Edited March 28 by Kostia

[BernardC]

16 hours ago, Photoworks said:

he Sl2 always suffers from a low-powered battery.

Sigma Lens adapter used more power than Leica lenses and caused limitations in continuous shooting.

In 4K the if the battery were a 50% it would stop recording video.

this is why you had to find alternative ways to supplement power with a grip and USB PD batteries to get it to work longer.

A note for those who stumble upon this page without context: those issues were fixed in firmware updates years ago. That's why they are in the past tense.

The original SL went through the same evolution. It started-out as a power hog, and improved after every firmware update. Pairing it with the higher-capacity SLC6 gives it even more autonomy, but even the SLC4 is twice as good as it was upon release.

[jaapv]

For stills, on my SL2S and SL601, the difference between the batteries is hardly noticeable. 

[PhotoCruiser]

vor 1 Stunde schrieb BernardC:

A note for those who stumble upon this page without context: those issues were fixed in firmware updates years ago. That's why they are in the past tense.

Yes, this correspond to what OP Kostia wrote:

vor 16 Stunden schrieb Kostia:

As I have just  explained, everything returned to normal after an update of the camera.

 

When receiving a new camera or other device it's always a good idea to verify Firmware date and number and update in case it's old.

Chris

[Kostia]

4 hours ago, PhotoCruiser said:

 

When receiving a new camera or other device it's always a good idea to verify Firmware date and number and update in case it's old.

Chris

Because the camera was a recent demo of the last model  I thought it was updated. Will notice that next time.

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