Camera Battery to buy?
Mar 28, 2017 07:59:25 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
Billyspad wrote:
And I personally would not consider it a very slick move to invest 53 large in a Chevy would you?
Actually, a reasonable deal on a Corvette Stingray.
Mar 28, 2017 08:16:30 #
Mar 28, 2017 08:19:35 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
Billyspad wrote:
And I personally would not consider it a very slick move to invest 53 large in a Chevy would you?
Investing on any new car is not slick at all anyways, cars are a depreciating asset from day one.
Mar 28, 2017 08:20:03 #
James Slick wrote:
It's possible to by a 2017 Mercedes for $38,000 and a 2017 Chevrolet for $53,000.
And if you check the April issue of consumer reports, their reliability scores are all over the map...
Mar 28, 2017 08:22:52 #
Rloren wrote:
I see the original battery that came with my Nikon is about double the price as the (non-Nikon) ones selling on Amazon.
Are these batteries just as good? Anyone have experience with them?
Are these batteries just as good? Anyone have experience with them?
I've had two different non-Nikon batteries and both failed. One was a Watsabi and it didn't seem to have as much power. It also started to swell so I "retired" it to the trash can. The other was a Watson that came in a "kit" from B&H when I purchased my D7100. From the beginning, I was getting about half as many shots from a fully charged battery as I was from the Nikon. I religated it to a backup battery and it failed to hold a charge. It is now in a trash dump or whatever the city does with batteries. I now have 3 Nikon batteries (the original that came with the camera) and two others. All work fine and I constantly rotate them. I have never had a problem with a Nikon branded battery. Also, if a non-Nikon battery fails and damages the camera, it will void Nikon's warranty.
Mar 28, 2017 08:29:35 #
Billyspad wrote:
Oh yes where I come from there are stupid questions and they generally originate from where you come from. I would indeed be honored with any recognition for my response to ya dumb question so lets hope my name comes outta that hat huh.
I'm here to learn all I can about photography from a group of talented individuals who appear to not judge me by my lack of knowledge.
Why are you here?...
Mar 28, 2017 08:33:44 #
leftj
Loc: Texas
Rloren wrote:
I'm here to learn all I can about photography from a group of talented individuals who appear to not judge me by my lack of knowledge.
Why are you here?...
Why are you here?...
Obviously he's here to judge you by your lack of knowledge. Actually he's kinda like a little child acting out in order to get attention.
Mar 28, 2017 08:35:02 #
I have a couple of Watson batteries mixed in with my Nikons and have used all in extreme cold. The Watson were equal to the Nikons in a D300, 800, and 810.
Mar 28, 2017 08:41:40 #
Winslowe wrote:
Some swear by third party batteries, most swear at them.
I wonder if your statement is quite true. My wife and I have purchased non name brand batteries for Nikon and Canon and have never had the slightest bit of a problem with any of them. I know that some people have had problems with them but that certainly does not mean that most people have had problems with them.
Dennis
Mar 28, 2017 08:51:15 #
leftj
Loc: Texas
dennis2146 wrote:
I wonder if your statement is quite true. My wife and I have purchased non name brand batteries for Nikon and Canon and have never had the slightest bit of a problem with any of them. I know that some people have had problems with them but that certainly does not mean that most people have had problems with them.
Dennis
Dennis
Most of the horror stories you see on here about third party camera batteries are just that, stories. Some people will say anything, even it its not true, to try to lend credibility to their opinion.
Mar 28, 2017 08:57:11 #
Mar 28, 2017 09:15:32 #
I have a Nikon Coolpix camera with a long lens that I use for business. A while back I couldn't get the Nikon battery out of it's compartment. I finally got it out with a set of pliars and found that the battery had swelled. I notified Nikon but never got an answer back. I replaced the battery with 2 Vivitar EL-5's and they work fine.
I realize that some aftermarket batteries are not very good but I have been lucky with these.
I realize that some aftermarket batteries are not very good but I have been lucky with these.
Mar 28, 2017 09:33:22 #
But we all know Nikon does not manufacture batteries... Right???
Mar 28, 2017 09:40:58 #
It's often a crap shoot for me.
I purchased a set of Kastar batteries recently for my Nikons. They definitely did not have the same shot-life as the originals at first, but they are getting better the more I charge and use them. I do not think they will ever get more than 75 to 80% of the OEM's, but since I will be going on a trip soon, they will make good backups.
I purchased a set of Kastar batteries recently for my Nikons. They definitely did not have the same shot-life as the originals at first, but they are getting better the more I charge and use them. I do not think they will ever get more than 75 to 80% of the OEM's, but since I will be going on a trip soon, they will make good backups.
Mar 28, 2017 09:49:56 #
I always buy the cheapest battery I can find. Have done that for all my cameras the last 5 years and not had a single problem yet. But I do not worry about damaging an expensive camera because I always buy then cheap as well ;) And I think a cheap camera and cheap batteries go very well together ;)
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