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Three from Frisco, GRD Battery Woes

Lili

Lili

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GRD with 21mm adapter

I have not shot my GRD much noting lately that my batteries, both the Ricoh branded one and the after market that also came with it are not lasting nearly a long.
I have always used them till they are completely flat then fully charge them both.
Having decided to get new ones in the hopes it is a battery issue instead of a camera one, I have had no luck in finding Ricoh-Branded DB-60's.
Even from the first the Ricoh battery far out-lasted the other.
Are they simply no longer made?
I just want to be able to use my camera.
15-20 shots plus review should not exhaust a freshly charged battery in the course of a single day.
After almost 4000 shots I would hate to have to retire my GRD; it draws like no other camera!
Help?
 
Per Ofverbeck

Per Ofverbeck

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Is the GRD battery different from that of the GRD II ?

When I bought my D-Lux 3, my dealer told me the batteries were the same as the GRD II and the GX 100 (200 wasn´t out yet at the time), so I could save a lot by buying a Ricoh one instead of a "Leica original". I did, and now I use it with my D-Lux 4. Indeed, never saw any differences in capacity.

Anyhow, batteries for the D-Lux 4 or the LX3 might help you if it´s indeed the same type between GRD and GRD II.

If not, please disregard my babble....:eek:
 
Lili

Lili

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Per are they labled as DB-60? I may try them then.
I wrote Popflash to ask this same question...
You are not babbling, ANY advice is welcome :)
 
Will

Will

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The panasonic batteries (CGA-S005E) work as well. I swap them between my wife's Lumix DMC FX-50 and my GRD's all the time.

In the mean time try a couple of high capacity rechargeable AAA batteries.
 
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sizifo

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GDR I & II have the same batteries for sure, and they don't look like anything proprietary to me. I think it should be easy to get the correct ones for a while to come, although I've never swapped mine, so can't give you any particulars...
 
Per Ofverbeck

Per Ofverbeck

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Lili said:
Per are they labled as DB-60? I may try them then.
I wrote Popflash to ask this same question...
You are not babbling, ANY advice is welcome :)
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Yes, the Ricoh battery I have is indeed labeled DB-60 (3.7 V, 1150 mAh), so we seem to be on the right track after all...:)

The Leica original is designed BP-DC4-E, and rated at 3.7 V, 1090 mAh, but they´re completely interchangeable, and I never noticed any difference in capacity. No idea what the Panasonic LX3 equivalent is called; should work equally well, and probably cost less than the Leica.
 
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les

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The Leica Battery that came with my D-Lux 3 is a BP-DC4-U.
A backup I purchased on eBay CGA-S005E (as quoted by Will) is said to be a replacement for DMW-BCC12, presumably the Panasonic #. (All are rated at 3.7v 1150mAh)
Bottom line is that both provide the same level of performance. You might try to pick up a couple on eBay - maybe it's worth searching for that size battery using a 'Panasonic' search rather than 'Ricoh'?
 
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Oxide Blu

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Ricoh's DB-60 battery is used in the GRD, GRDII, and GX200. It is a generic Panasonic CGA -S005 battery -- a whole bunch of Lumix cameras have used it. It is the commonality of that battery that was a big deal to me in choosing my first Ricoh sub-compact.

The battery is available as a generic battery on the battery rack in the camera dept of any Best Buy store -- tho I think Best Buy is over priced. Maybe Google for a Panasonic S005 battery.
 
Lili

Lili

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Will said:
The panasonic batteries (CGA-S005E) work as well. I swap them between my wife's Lumix DMC FX-50 and my GRD's all the time.

In the mean time try a couple of high capacity rechargeable AAA batteries.
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Thanks Will and everyone, ordered the CGAS005's.
Trying some AAASanyo Eneloops right now
 
Lili

Lili

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BTW, both old batteries charge form totally flat to the charger light going off in under an hour!
 
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