Watch for counterfeit Nikon EN-EL15B batteries from B&H
May 23, 2019 14:21:53 #
B&H has apparently been selling counterfeit Nikon EN-EL15b batteries for several months now. These batteries did NOT come from Nikon but from and outside counterfeit source and sold by B&H as genuine Nikon products. These batteries are failing and have been reported to have caused a few camera failures! If you bought stand-alone Nikon EN-EL15b batteries from B&H quit using them immediately and notify B&H. They have sent out thousands of emails to know customers offering genuine Nikon batteries as replacements and advised customers to immediately and properly recycle these counterfeit batteries. Several websites such as Nikonrumors.com and petapixel.com have picked up on this issue and have posted stories on them as well as B&H's email notifications.
These batteries are currently back-ordered from Nikon due to the high quantity purchase from B&H for genuine replacement products.
These batteries are currently back-ordered from Nikon due to the high quantity purchase from B&H for genuine replacement products.
Genuine
Fake
May 23, 2019 14:22:06 #
https://petapixel.com/2019/05/22/bh-is-replacing-a-subpar-i-e-fake-batch-of-nikon-batteries/
https://nikonrumors.com/2019/05/21/bh-is-replacing-a-batch-of-nikon-en-el15b-batteries.aspx/
https://nikonrumors.com/2019/05/21/bh-is-replacing-a-batch-of-nikon-en-el15b-batteries.aspx/
May 23, 2019 14:55:14 #
I think it's worth noting that B&H did the right thing when they discovered what had happened.
May 23, 2019 15:06:25 #
May 23, 2019 16:21:13 #
MT Shooter wrote:
B&H has apparently been selling counterfeit Ni... (show quote)
This is disappointing, hearing B&H selling counterfeit batteries, I bought EN-EL14A batteries a while back and they were A-OK. I use these in my Nikon D3300, no issues as yet.
May 23, 2019 16:23:09 #
Silverrails wrote:
This is disappointing, hearing B&H selling counterfeit batteries, I bought EN-EL14A batteries a while back and they were A-OK. I use these in my Nikon D3300, no issues as yet.
Again, as MT said in his original post, "They have sent out thousands of emails to know customers offering genuine Nikon batteries as replacements and advised customers to immediately and properly recycle these counterfeit batteries. "
May 23, 2019 18:14:48 #
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It is interesting to me that the two posted photos,
"Genuine" and "Fake", are actually the very same
image, and therefor the very same battery pack
... whether real or fake regardless. I've inspected
them at the pixel level, and every detail is exactly
rendered the same, pixel-for-pixel.
If expertly photographing two matching items
under precise, highly controlled conditions, such
an exact pixel-for-pixel match is not in the realm
of reality.
My BS detector is registering above midrange.
.
It is interesting to me that the two posted photos,
"Genuine" and "Fake", are actually the very same
image, and therefor the very same battery pack
... whether real or fake regardless. I've inspected
them at the pixel level, and every detail is exactly
rendered the same, pixel-for-pixel.
If expertly photographing two matching items
under precise, highly controlled conditions, such
an exact pixel-for-pixel match is not in the realm
of reality.
My BS detector is registering above midrange.
.
May 23, 2019 18:52:54 #
User ID wrote:
` br br It is interesting to me that the two... (show quote)
you didn't notice that one image has a battery model number imprinted?-and one didn't.
May 23, 2019 18:57:43 #
travisdeland wrote:
you didn't notice that one image has a battery
model number imprinted?-and one didn't.
you didn't notice that one image has a battery
model number imprinted?-and one didn't.
Nope. They look so well matched that I
went right to the pixel level inspection.
But thank you. I understand now that
the photos are only for illustrative and
informational communication, thus no
harm in starting with one image and
then retouching it to illustrate what a
buyer need to watch for.
.
May 23, 2019 19:17:40 #
User ID wrote:
` br br It is interesting to me that the two... (show quote)
Perhaps you should put your glasses on and look again, definitely NOT the same images. Both supplied directly from Nikon.
May 23, 2019 19:37:26 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Perhaps you should put your glasses
on and look again, definitely NOT the
same images. Both supplied directly
from Nikon.
Perhaps you should put your glasses
on and look again, definitely NOT the
same images. Both supplied directly
from Nikon.
Actually, they are both the same
identical image except that one
has been retouched to erase the
model number.
I have no reason to doubt that
they are both supplied directly
from Nikon.
.
May 23, 2019 20:08:32 #
May 23, 2019 22:22:02 #
As close in detail as the counterfeit battery is, how did the counterfeiters miss the model number and color, two dead giveaways.
May 23, 2019 22:31:27 #
SteveR wrote:
As close in detail as the counterfeit battery is, how did the counterfeiters miss the model number and color, two dead giveaways.
Buyers don't see what's inside the boxes, only salesmans samples, which would likely be genuine.
But the first clue SHOULD have been Nikon products coming from a non-Nikon source.
May 23, 2019 23:57:40 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
User ID wrote:
Nope. They look so well matched that I
went right to the pixel level inspection.
But thank you. I understand now that
the photos are only for illustrative and
informational communication, thus no
harm in starting with one image and
then retouching it to illustrate what a
buyer need to watch for.
.
went right to the pixel level inspection.
But thank you. I understand now that
the photos are only for illustrative and
informational communication, thus no
harm in starting with one image and
then retouching it to illustrate what a
buyer need to watch for.
.
They are also different colors. The bottom one is a darker charcoal grey, the one above it is a much lighter grey.
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