Product Description
The Lithium-ion battery was specially designed for the M8 and provides enough power for about 575 pictures. A charger, (Leica #14463) for the M8 battery is sold separately and can be used in nearly all countries and it includes a car adapter for 12-24 volts. The charger recognizes the different charging parameters and reacts accordingly to ensure a long life of the battery…. More >>
Leica 14464 Lithium-ion Battery for the M8 Digital Rangefinder Camera
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Not much to say about the M battery. There are a couple of “generic” batteries for the M, personally I don’t understand why anyone with a $5000 camera would think about saving $20 and risk less than 100% compatibility with the camera.
I have never managed to use more than 2 batteries in one day, each get about 350-400 exposures with average image review on the screen.
This is maybe the worlds smallest camera battery. you can easily have two in a jeans pocket without even noticing.
One could wonder why its not bigger, personally I prefer changing memory card more often than 400 images,mostly out of my own irrational fear of the card going corrupt and loosing a days worth of images.. changing the battery at the same time is not a big deal.
Bottom line… if you are a digital M owner, just do it.
Rating: 55 / 5