Watch for counterfeit Nikon EN-EL15B batteries from B&H
May 24, 2019 06:23:17 #
chrissybabe
Loc: New Zealand
User ID wrote:
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 .
"Genuine" and "Fake", are actually the very same
image, and therefor the very same battery pack .
The two images shown are not the same. The second one has EN-EL15b marked on it.
I might be interested in just how B&H orders from Nikon but still gets fake batteries.
I might understand it better if the B&H batteries were ordered overseas though.
May 24, 2019 06:34:02 #
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.
They did not intentionally sell counterfeit batteries. Don’t spread misinformation.
May 24, 2019 06:35:44 #
User ID wrote:
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Me thinks your BS detector is running on over load, I could see the difference in the thumbnail images with my tire old eyes.
May 24, 2019 06:40:42 #
MT Shooter wrote:
B&H has apparently been selling counterfeit Ni... (show quote)
Good for B & H. Nikon has backorders because of one store? How many did they purchase?
May 24, 2019 06:42:18 #
So the conterfeit has the model # on it and the genuine does not. It seems it should be the other way around. China, gotta love em for their sloppy research.
May 24, 2019 07:36:41 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Perhaps you should put your glasses on and look again, definitely NOT the same images. Both supplied directly from Nikon.
May 24, 2019 07:52:54 #
User ID wrote:
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Did you not read that B&H sent out notices acknowledging the fact that these were counterfeit batteries and are offering true Nikon batteries as replacements and to recycle the fake ones. Seems true to me.
May 24, 2019 07:53:20 #
May 24, 2019 08:13:22 #
In looking at these photos I find that the fake shows extra printing on the battery. It shows EN-EL 15B on the battery where the one shown as genuine does not.
May 24, 2019 08:27:15 #
My question is ...if you order from Nikon how do you get bootleg batteries? And who did you pay for the bootleg batteries? B &H does sell 3rd party batteries which do work just as good as OEM batteries, as seen in past posts on this forum.
Did Nikon try and slip one over on B&H to boost prophets or did B & H buy bootleg batteries and get a bad batch and decide best practice would be to replace with genuine Nikon ?
Did Nikon try and slip one over on B&H to boost prophets or did B & H buy bootleg batteries and get a bad batch and decide best practice would be to replace with genuine Nikon ?
May 24, 2019 08:46:09 #
I wonder how B&H got the counterfeit batteries. Although Nikon doesn't make the batteries wouldn't B&H order them from Nikon?
Sorry my question is the same as the post above.
Sorry my question is the same as the post above.
May 24, 2019 09:00:08 #
This might be a dumb question, why does Nikon, (and Canon for that fact), have to make a camera that needs a special battery in the first place?
After all, correct electrical power is correct electrical power. My Pentax will run on Lithium or AA batteries without a problem.
After all, correct electrical power is correct electrical power. My Pentax will run on Lithium or AA batteries without a problem.
May 24, 2019 09:20:56 #
GENorkus wrote:
This might be a dumb question, why does Nikon, (and Canon for that fact), have to make a camera that needs a special battery in the first place?
After all, correct electrical power is correct electrical power. My Pentax will run on Lithium or AA batteries without a problem.
After all, correct electrical power is correct electrical power. My Pentax will run on Lithium or AA batteries without a problem.
My guess is
1. They can design the size and shape of the battery to fit well with their camera design.
2. They can sell the battery for good profit.
May 24, 2019 09:30:02 #
Two important facts not in dispute...
Counterfeit batteries entered the distribution channel.
B&H will replace any Nikon battery purchased in that time frame, regardless of manufacturer. Truly the high road of customer service.
That is the real story here.
Counterfeit batteries entered the distribution channel.
B&H will replace any Nikon battery purchased in that time frame, regardless of manufacturer. Truly the high road of customer service.
That is the real story here.
May 24, 2019 09:54:36 #
oldschool wrote:
Two important facts not in dispute...
Counterfeit batteries entered the distribution channel.
B&H will replace any Nikon battery purchased in that time frame, regardless of manufacturer. Truly the high road of customer service.
That is the real story here.
Counterfeit batteries entered the distribution channel.
B&H will replace any Nikon battery purchased in that time frame, regardless of manufacturer. Truly the high road of customer service.
That is the real story here.
AND
The thread is drifting to "Nikon supplied both batteries", however, I believe the statement that "Nikon supplied both" refers to the 2 pictures, Not the batteries, so get critical when evaluating what is meant in postings.
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