M8 battery. Best place to acquire?

[iamryansaw]

Hello people.

I find the M8 battery's life to be quite short. So i'm thinking of getting another to back the first one up incase i stay out for really long.

May i enquire where is the best place/price i can go to get a brand new batt?

I went Orient he gave me $160. Today i went Marina's Cathay the loud-mouthed uncle gave me a "around two hundred plus ah". that's a freaking huge difference. Not that i ever liked that branch anyway but i just wanted to know the price range.

so, i'm here to ask!

 

[nordleadx]

I find the original battery to last longest Ryan .

Welcome to the Leica world ,where everything cost a bomb

I carry 6 extra when I travel, 3nd party one's are not that bad but not as good as the Leica's one.

 

[iamryansaw]

but since orient sell so much less, does it mean its selling original or 3rd party?
so where's the best place to get ah?

 

[ZoomP]

but since orient sell so much less, does it mean its selling original or 3rd party?
so where's the best place to get ah?

Why don't you ask around the usual suspects (Cathay, Alan, Gope, Schidmt) or post Want to Buy here? You can also try some of the used Camera shops at Pennisula. Occasionally you can find used battery for sales at a cheaper price.

I bought mine original from Gope and they charged 182.00.