michael s. Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Nothing to add to the discussion. But my goodness, Christian -- quite a spot, and a very nice photo there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian hilmersen www. Posted February 6, 2008 Author Share Posted February 6, 2008 Looking for a new battery tomorrow. The battery finally died again... Found this: <a href="http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=003Eto">Greenspunn Link on M-battery drain</a>. I am actually starting to wonder if my M does not use more than usual for this camera. How often do you change batteries? For me they seem to last 2 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolaresLarrave Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I have two M6TTL bodies, and the batteries in them have been working for about a year. I usually turn them off when I store them. Granted, if I'm using the camera, I simply never turn it off, but once I'm done, I do. Your camera seems to have other problems triggered by the cold. Did it always drain batteries? If no, you will have to send it for diagnosis and repair. Rest assured it'll return behaving normally (I speak from experience with repairing Leicas). Take care! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian hilmersen www. Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 Wasn't able to find any lith batteries, only silver ones.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddler_b Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Christian, implement the suggestion I made earlier and see how it goes. Also, I haven't seen a huge difference between Li and Silver batteries in M6 or my nikon F3. Both batteries should last about a year or so in a non-professional use. I am in a northern country and it's pretty cold around here in winter, never been bothered by it on my outdoors adventures with M6. I highly doubt you have a defective camera aside from this bad design in battery chamber. The pattern you mention is similar to what I had. koorus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanastonish Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Wow Christian! I don't own an M6, so I can't comment on the battery problem. What I can comment on is your astonishing picture, and the lengths you went to capture it. It is a sight unseen by many... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christian hilmersen www. Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 This weekend I spent most of my time outside skiing. Temperatures changing from -18c to +2c(!!), and winds from 8m/s-24m/s(!!). Well, The camera, with paddlers modifications, worked fine all the time. I'll keep my fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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