My Leica CL uses a very common battery identical to the one that many Panasonic cameras use. The result of this is that batteries of the correct form factor, voltage, and mAh capacity are plentiful at a wide range of prices.
When I bought the CL, I bought it with two Leica OEM batteries at $129 apiece. I also bought a pack of two Wasabi batteries (with charger) for $24. I number my batteries and use them in sequence. I record when I change the batteries. At first, the Wasabi batteries worked identically to the Leica batteries. But over time (I've owned and been using the CL for five years now with the same four batteries) the Leica batteries have lost perhaps 2-4% in shots per charge where the Wasabi batteries have lost 30-50% in shots per charge. The camera continues to work just fine with all four, the Wasabis just don't power it for as long now. Of course, I paid less than 10% per Wasabi battery compared to each Leica battery. So I could replace both Wasabi batteries now and gain back the original lifespan for another pittance compared to replacing just one Leica battery. So run those numbers and do what your logic and your pocketbook tell you is the right thing. Either stick with OEM batteries that will likely last longer, for more charge cycles, and pay a lot for them, or buy decent quality replacements that will last a year or so operating about the same as the OEM batteries, and plan the running expense of replacing them as they lose the ability to meet your shooting needs. G > On Dec 17, 2022, at 5:17 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > At one point, every time I swapped batteries, I'd take pictures of the one > coming out and the one going in, and in lightroom I'd look at the delta in > frame numbers. I didn't notice any major difference in frames per charge, > just in cost per battery. > >> On Dec 17, 2022, at 4:46 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Wondering what people’s experience with Wasabi & other brands is. Or would >> you recommend staying with Pentax brand batteries? > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
