Photoskeptic Posted July 24, 2008 Share #41 Â Posted July 24, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Sorry you're having the problem. OTOH, my batteries seem to last ok. Not too much difference from my last Nikon DSLR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Olsen Posted July 24, 2008 Share #42 Â Posted July 24, 2008 I bought my M8 with two batteries. There is a distinct difference of quality between them. One lasts for ages while the other gives up after just a short while. I have tried, obviously eronously, to totally charge them out by letting them stay in the charger and then charge them when the green light has gone out. This wears them out, i understand. Â The point is really, these batteries don't last long. When you suspect that a battery no longer is performing to standard; buy a new one. They are cheap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertW Posted July 24, 2008 Share #43 Â Posted July 24, 2008 tyr thisza54 2X Battery For Leica M8 14464 Digital Camera - eBay (item 250239433871 end time Apr-28-08 05:20:17 PDT) Â I picked up 2 batteries from them as well for the same price. I found they last longer than the Leica batteries as well. (Much better deal that paying those ridiculous prices for the so-called Leica batteries, which are likely sub-contracted out.) Â You might need to fully discharge them to get an accurate "battery meter" reading on the camera's LCD. Otherwise the meter might read zero power when in fact the battery has quite a bit of Juice in it. Â Best Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted July 25, 2008 Share #44 Â Posted July 25, 2008 As for the auto shut off... maybe my M8 has a problem because it takes a few seconds for it to wake up for me. Â Try a couple of things: Â 1) From the "Off" position, switch the camera "On" and then immediately bring it to shooting position and try to take a shot. Don't wait for visual signs that the camera is ready. Â 2) When the camera is in sleep mode fully depress the shutter, then immediately frame and take a shot--again without waiting for visual signs that the camera is ready. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted August 7, 2008 Share #45 Â Posted August 7, 2008 tyr thisza54 2X Battery For Leica M8 14464 Digital Camera - eBay (item 250239433871 end time Apr-28-08 05:20:17 PDT) Â I just received three of these batteries and none of them work. The seller suggested I try charging overnight, which I did last night, and when I put it in the M8 and turn it on, nothing happens. No response at all. Â Fair warning. Next time I'll spend the extra money for the Leica batteries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndjambrose Posted August 7, 2008 Share #46  Posted August 7, 2008 3 days in Paris - 1 battery. OK this wasn't a professional shoot - I was on holiday, but nevertheless 300 images over that period. 1/ auto shut off after 2 minutes 2/ turn off the camera when not in use 3/ 2 seconds review just to check histogram 4/ I never shoot in continuous mode - it's just not my style...  Maybe all this helps...  Problem is these batteries are fine for intermittent shooting, but deplete rapidly if you take bursts of shots. I'm not talking about continuous shooting - just enough to fill and empty the buffer a few times. And if you shoot like that ( a style characteristic of normal professional use) the batteries exhaust themselves nowhere near their advertised capacity. For a single day's shoot I need minimum 3 batteries, often more. And that's without using the LCD display, and being disciplined in how the batteries are recycled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted August 7, 2008 Share #47 Â Posted August 7, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Problem is these batteries are fine for intermittent shooting, but deplete rapidly if you take bursts of shots. I'm not talking about continuous shooting - just enough to fill and empty the buffer a few times. And if you shoot like that ( a style characteristic of normal professional use) the batteries exhaust themselves nowhere near their advertised capacity. For a single day's shoot I need minimum 3 batteries, often more. And that's without using the LCD display, and being disciplined in how the batteries are recycled. I shot firewarks on the 4th and took 150-170 shots in rapid succession and the battery never dropped from 3 bars. It did drop to two bars shortly after on the way back to my home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markgay Posted August 7, 2008 Share #48 Â Posted August 7, 2008 Batteries are still, sadly, low tech. They are the one part of electronics that seems to be most resistant to innovation. Almost all advances in 'battery power' are the result of reducing power consumption rather than improving battery technology. Â Posts about batteries are very boring, especially when dumbheads swear and rant while failing to notice the simple consequence of a battery being twice as big. Have you never owned a mobile phone? Â It's about as intelligent as people thinking hybrid cars are somehow green cos they use batteries and we don't have to worry where the power comes from (nuclear, burned coal, even nature-destroying hydro-electric). Â Zero-sum economics, it's called. Â Buy as many recyclable batteries as you need. When they fail, make sure you don't thow them in the garbage but in a special battery dump. Â There is nothing high tech about these poisonous, chemical, heavy metal based, inefficient stores of electricity. Whoever makes them. They are an unavoidable plague of modern life. Â Regards, Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted August 7, 2008 Share #49  Posted August 7, 2008 It's about as intelligent as people thinking hybrid cars are somehow green cos they use batteries and we don't have to worry where the power comes from (nuclear, burned coal, even nature-destroying hydro-electric).  Zero-sum economics, it's called.   Regards, Mark  Well, I'm damn glad you straightened us out on that. Now I can forget about buying that Prius and get the Hummer my neighbor is trying to get rid of for twenty-five bucks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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