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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: BrianWoolf on August 08, 2009, 11:20:07 am

Title: Leaf Aptus Battery
Post by: BrianWoolf on August 08, 2009, 11:20:07 am

Does any one have the actual item number for the heavier duty (thicker) battery made by Samsung for the Leaf Aptus backs or Mamiya DL backs.
Just spinning my wheels tying to get anywhere via google.
Thank you,
Brian

Title: Leaf Aptus Battery
Post by: ced on August 08, 2009, 12:00:23 pm

Check this out as the normal is 7.4v 2350 mAh so it looks like the one you are looking for.  Good Luck
http://www.titannotebook.com/product/vcbattery/sb-l220.asp (http://www.titannotebook.com/product/vcbattery/sb-l220.asp)

Title: Leaf Aptus Battery
Post by: yaya on August 08, 2009, 12:28:23 pm

Try googling for Energizer SBL320/ 480 I've had good experience with them. They also make a decent charger.

Yair

Title: Leaf Aptus Battery
Post by: BrianWoolf on August 08, 2009, 01:04:14 pm

Thanks for the info. Am unable to locate any Leaf batteries in new york city, all stores are "on order".
Brian

Title: Leaf Aptus Battery
Post by: R(Vienna) on August 17, 2009, 05:56:24 am

Hey there

i have bought various third supplier batteries and have found out that its a problem with the high capacity batteries on my leaf aptus22

during the shooting it seems like that the weight of the battery is to much for the holding mechanism and there are short power outs which results in a weird behaviour of the back, it takes pictures, it also displays them but don´t save them... thats why i use the sb-160 now... i got some from an HK ebayer which are really stiff on the back, i need quite much force to get them in but now the fit like glued

no power outs anymore, i do have 4 of them now and thats enough for a quite long time...

search on ebay, don´t take the cheapest avaible and give it a try

Title: Leaf Aptus Battery
Post by: David WM on August 17, 2009, 09:54:01 am

I just did a search for sb-160 (google) and found a generic one which is about twice the size of the standard and has 3700 mAh capacity. I bought a couple of them and have had no problems with Aptus 75s. It is a clever design hanging the battery on the outside rather than trying to squeeze the battery inside the back. It means you are not restricted to a small battery.
David

Title: Leaf Aptus Battery
Post by: meurten on August 17, 2009, 01:52:10 pm

Hi Brian.

Though not in New York, but Amsterdam
I got my batteries from this guy:
http://www.deverkoper.nl/accu/leaf/acculeaf.sbl320.html (http://www.deverkoper.nl/accu/leaf/acculeaf.sbl320.html)
Maybe he will ship them overseas to New York.

I only use these and don't mix them with the two 160's I got with my Aptus.
It is not a proven fact but there were some issues like the ones mentioned, eversince  I used the 320's exclusivly everything is fine.
Maybe he will ship them overseas to New York.

good luck,  Maarten

Title: Leaf Aptus Battery
Post by: BrianWoolf on August 17, 2009, 02:19:16 pm

Received two SB-L320 batteries via Amazon.com. Went to a Radio Shack nearby, but they didn't have any so I gave up and ordered them via the internet and Amazon. Big surprise, I opened the box and found two of the dirtiest items I have ever purchased. They look like they have been in a warehouse that was bombed out in 1945. No attempt was made to take the dust or dirt off. They were in the original plastic forms so I cut one out and it charged fine. Haven't done any heavy use on the battery yet.
Will look out for the weight issue, hanging off the back of the Aptus.

Thanks,
Brian Woolf