Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2025/11/14

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Subject: [Leica] Batteries for M8/M9/MM
From: bmwred735i at gmail.com (Frank Filippone)
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 07:31:44 -0800
References: <7b757d82-ac06-4298-9424-92e6de337799@gmail.com>

buy anything that fits.? If you do the math, you can get 10 cheapos for 
the price of one Leica original.? If they only last 1/3 as long, you are 
way ahead.

Still have my Monochrom and M9.? Use the cheapos.

On 11/13/2025 9:45 PM, Peter Klein via LUG wrote:
> What's the current wisdom on third party batteries for the M8 and M9? 
> I need to feed my "Henri" Monochrom. All of my original batteries are 
> now dead. I have a couple of "Cameron Sino" batteries that I bought a 
> few years back. I just ran a couple of charge/discharge cycles on 
> them. Hopefully they will still hold a charge. Amazon has many of this 
> brand available, plus another that claims to be "." Are these Cameron 
> Sinos considered reliable? Any suggestions for batteries available in 
> the U.S.?
>
> Actual Leica 14464 batteries seem to disappear from the marketplace 
> for months on end, and when you can find them, they're ~$150 if you're 
> lucky.
>
> --Peter
>
>
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In reply to: Message from boulanger.croissant at gmail.com (Peter Klein) ([Leica] Batteries for M8/M9/MM)