boy_lah
Discovering RF
Kully,
What about these? German OEM?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Original-Oege...14&_trkparms=72:1683|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318
As mentioned, my chinese/ebay ones are fine esp. since so cheap.
What about these? German OEM?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Original-Oege...14&_trkparms=72:1683|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318
As mentioned, my chinese/ebay ones are fine esp. since so cheap.
Jodorowsky
Well-known
Swallow it, I think
Swallow it, I think
I'm going to swallow it, Kully, and buy a full price battery- the rest leave too much to be desired....
Swallow it, I think
I'm going to swallow it, Kully, and buy a full price battery- the rest leave too much to be desired....
HenningW
Well-known
I've bought a total of 8 batteries from wqtallup@yahoo.com.hk, and all have been good. They've lasted longer than the Leica brand batteries.
There's no way I'm paying $150 a battery here instead of the $10 to wqtallup.
In all my cameras I use third party batteries, if at all possible. Yes, I've had failures, but I've had at least as many failures with the OEM batteries.
Henning
There's no way I'm paying $150 a battery here instead of the $10 to wqtallup.
In all my cameras I use third party batteries, if at all possible. Yes, I've had failures, but I've had at least as many failures with the OEM batteries.
Henning
Jim Evidon
Jim
I bought a third party battery from a major photographic house (no names, please). I second the several opinions about their being a major pain in the derrier. Mine works, if fully charged, but the only way to fully recharge it is to leave it in the camera, on and with the LCD screen left on to make sure it goes completely flat. Then it will take a full charge. It's frankly too much trouble to use only to save a "few" bucks. I find that the Leica battery has an amazingly long charge life if the LCD review is left off. If need be, it's a simple task to turn it on if you must review a shot. The spare battery is for back up and I intend to replace my third party battery with a genuine Leica one and damn the expense. After all, you spend a fortune on a camera body and a lot more for a complement of good lenses, so what is another $125 or so for a reliable spare battery? I frankly think this whole thread is about nickels and dimes when you consider that the camera outfit is $5000 plus!
kully
Happy Snapper
After all, you spend a fortune on a camera body and a lot more for a complement of good lenses, so what is another $125 or so for a reliable spare battery? I frankly think this whole thread is about nickels and dimes when you consider that the camera outfit is $5000 plus!
No.
This thread is about finding good 3rd party batteries, because there is no need for a small capacity Li-Ion battery like the M8 uses to cost $125 / £60 / whatever.
I wouldn't mind paying it if I just needed one, but I've needed four spares (I don't chimp).
Oh, and I hadn't known that buying the M8 turns one into a spendthrift
kully
Happy Snapper
I've bought a total of 8 batteries from wqtallup@yahoo.com.hk, and all have been good. They've lasted longer than the Leica brand batteries.
There's no way I'm paying $150 a battery here instead of the $10 to wqtallup.
In all my cameras I use third party batteries, if at all possible. Yes, I've had failures, but I've had at least as many failures with the OEM batteries.
Henning
Thanks for that Henning, did you email him directly / does he have a website?
HenningW
Well-known
Sure on ebay their selling for $11 now per battery. A bit of inflation since I bought it. The vendor isn't perfect, >50,000 sales with a 99.1% rating. So perhaps the 1% has been unhappy I guess.
The vendor is loo100us.
Best
Rob
I've had a couple of private messages requesting the seller I got my batteries from. This is the guy.
Again, these batteries have been as good as the OEM ones for me, and I paid (with shipping) about 1/15th what OEM batteries cost.
Henning
HenningW
Well-known
Thanks for that Henning, did you email him directly / does he have a website?
I found him initially on ebay, but for the second purchase e-mailed him directly.
Both transactions were problem free.
Henning
Al Kaplan
Veteran
...so we have a situation where a pro can't risk battery failure in the middle of a shoot, OEM batteries cost a bloody fortune, even they require a complete discharge followed by moderate overcharging to assure the maximum amount of exposures per charge, and that's with turning the Chimp Screen off. Suddenly film looks like The Invention of the last millenium!
kully
Happy Snapper
Al
It's easy to switch to the other body - super bad luck if the batteries in both fail. But, you're right, when my digital decided to use some large object as a suppository at a wedding last summer out came the completely knackered M2 and CV 50/1.5 and worked perfectly with no software glitches.
Henning - you are a star sir, I've contacted the gentleman(?) in HK to get some over. Will report on how they are.
Henning - you are a star sir, I've contacted the gentleman(?) in HK to get some over. Will report on how they are.
boy_lah
Discovering RF
Kully - The guy Henning bought from is the same as my source. As mentioned previously, i bought two units. One was perfectly fine, the other dodgy from day one. Replacement was promptly sent and the replacement has worked perfectly since.
Given the price - nothing to loose. ; )
Given the price - nothing to loose. ; )
WoolenMammoth
Well-known
man, the way some people march lemming like to the beat of leica... Its not like leica is in the battery business, geesh. Your camera is shipped with a "third party" battery. Just find out who makes the batteries and buy them direct without paying the 5x markup for retail that leica is billing you.
There are not ten million people making batteries that size...
There are not ten million people making batteries that size...
kully
Happy Snapper
Henning, boy_lah,
Thanks for your posts. I received two batteries from 'loo100us' and I've been using them this past week.
The quality of the plastic is good, the shutlines are precise and most importantly the charge / discharge is also good. I've ordered 6 more
Thanks for your posts. I received two batteries from 'loo100us' and I've been using them this past week.
The quality of the plastic is good, the shutlines are precise and most importantly the charge / discharge is also good. I've ordered 6 more
jaapv
RFF Sponsoring Member.
One leica battery two third party and now six more
You must indeed be a happy snapper. At about 500 shots per battery that makes 4500 images on one gadget bag!
kully
Happy Snapper
I am a happy snapper extraordinaire Jaap ;-) I have three official batteries and will have eight 3rd party ones - 11*500=5500!
That and I am going somewhere with sporadic electricity in the summer.
And I have a battery fetish.
That and I am going somewhere with sporadic electricity in the summer.
And I have a battery fetish.
cmdrfire
Member
There's some negative and positive views on 3rd party batteries. Run a search to get a wider range of comments.
For myself, I've got 2 Leica "branded" batteries and 2 no-name batteries.
As I drain all batteries, before replacing (Leica and the no-name), I can't comment on the issue mentioned the earlier post.
I would recommend not to completely drain a Li-on battery before recharging. You will increase the servicable lifespan considerably by recharging from a half-charge (if possible) back to full.
This advice does not apply to NiCAD or NiMH batteries - my guess is that some (but not all) of the aftermarket batteries are this inferior technology (as they require discharge to zero and charge because of the "memory" effect).
jaapv
RFF Sponsoring Member.
I have four non-Leica batteries, they are nearly two years old. In the beginning they were fine, except for the deep discharge reset. I have used them maybe three or four times each over time, and they are all useless now. A total waste of money. As a comparison, my Leica batteries, the same age but in constant use are all like new.
I should have listened to my grandmother. She always told us "I'm too poor to buy cheap stuff"....
I should have listened to my grandmother. She always told us "I'm too poor to buy cheap stuff"....
WoolenMammoth
Well-known
I have four non-Leica batteries, they are nearly two years old. In the beginning they were fine, except for the deep discharge reset. I have used them maybe three or four times each over time, and they are all useless now. A total waste of money. As a comparison, my Leica batteries, the same age but in constant use are all like new.
I should have listened to my grandmother. She always told us "I'm too poor to buy cheap stuff"....
this is more than likely because of frequent use rather than because one is "cheap stuff". Batteries need to be cycled...
cmdrfire
Member
this is more than likely because of frequent use rather than because one is "cheap stuff". Batteries need to be cycled...
As I said in my earlier post, I suspect different battery chemistries are more likely at fault here.
Cells which require deep-cycling (NiMH and NiCAD technology) simply do not withstand as many cycles as more modern Li-ion technology which does not require deep-cycling.
SCCA Steward
Newbie
Hey, my Leica battery says "Made in China" on it! That's the one that was in the sealed box when I bought the camera new.
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