How many Batteries do you have for your digital M?

How many Batteries do you have for your digital M?

  • One, and one is enough

    Votes: 35 10.9%

  • Two

    Votes: 152 47.2%

  • Three

    Votes: 91 28.3%

  • Four

    Votes: 23 7.1%

  • Five and more...

    Votes: 21 6.5%
  • Total voters
    322
I have 2 genuine Leica batteries for my M9 and 7 batteries for my two DMRs. The battery life on the M9 is great and way better than the DMR.
 
Have any of you on this forum ACTUALLY had your camera damaged by a 3rd party battery. I'm not talking "I read on the other forum" but want to know first hand experience of damage.

I haven't yet found anyone with first hand experience of damage. My guess, Leica is trying to scare folks into spending another $125 for a $6 battery.

I have both Leica and Chinese with no problems from either.
 
x-ray said:
Have any of you on this forum ACTUALLY had your camera damaged by a 3rd party battery. I'm not talking "I read on the other forum" but want to know first hand experience of damage.
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(A) why spend thousands of dollars on camera gear, and skimp on a $100 battery and choose a $20 one? really makes no sense.

(B) 3rd party batteries nearly never perform like originals. i've experienced this time and time again with any electronics....as well as Leica.

(C) it's an odd thing to ask how many have had damage....i think that's what we are trying to avoid here by buying proper batteries.
 
Never got the least damage with my dozen generics which perform the same as originals mostly and saved me a lot of money. Only problem with M8 and M9 is one have to discharge totally the battery in the camera before recharging it.
 
IEDEI said:
(A) why spend thousands of dollars on camera gear, and skimp on a $100 battery and choose a $20 one? really makes no sense.

(B) 3rd party batteries nearly never perform like originals. i've experienced this time and time again with any electronics....as well as Leica.

(C) it's an odd thing to ask how many have had damage....i think that's what we are trying to avoid here by buying proper batteries.
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Why throw money away when you don't have to. I've run 3rd party batteries in my Canons when I had them (6years) and never has an issue and they lasts just as long as the Canon brand. My aftermarket batteries for my M9 perform the same as my Leica brand. I just don't see any need to buy a $125 battery if a $6 works just as well. I don't see it as skimping but see it as buying wisely. I almost never pay retail for major things. I save thousands of dollars a year buying wisely.
 
Richard G said:
Can this be true? I've never done it. Lithium batteries for laptops don't need this either.
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Neither batteries for other cameras AFAIK but Leicas are special as you know. ;) If you don't do it with your M8 or M9, you will get false meter readings i'm afraid.
 
LCT said:
Neither batteries for other cameras AFAIK but Leicas are special as you know. ;) If you don't do it with your M8 or M9, you will get false meter readings i'm afraid.
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Rarely run them all the way down and never had a problem.
 
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