throughrhettseyes Loc: Rowlett, TX

Search Amazon. I get everything there. Mist times no tax and great OEM parts.

cr1218

Sounds like an Upstart! lol

Bill P

I think the people that use only OEM batteries are also the folks that will only take their car to the dealer for service.

Remembering my grandfather's advice that a fool and his money are soon parted, I have used numerous aftermarket batteries with good results. No they don't hold as much juice as the OEM's, but they are not expensive. I've never had one catch fire, die an untimely death, or otherwise become unserviceable. But I've got more money for things like cards and lenses.

hankswan

I have all Nikon equipment (D200 (backup for D700), D700, P900, and S9300 cameras, some 17 Lens. All Lense have UV or Clear glass filters. Three of the cameras were refurbished by Nikon and one was used from private party (P900). Each time I bought a camera they came with a battery and charger. So I would go on ebay and purchase after market batteries and chargers for either backups or regular use or both. I have 9 batteries and 4 chargers for the D200 and D700, 5 batteries (4 Vivitar) and 3 chargers for P900, and 5 batteries and 3 chargers for the S9300. The after market batteries and charger for the P900 comes with a cord that permits me to charge the batteries outside of the camera, that is a big plus. Also when I am out shooting I can charge any of the cameras with a car connection cord that came with the chargers that plugs into the 12v receptacle. (I also have a 115v outlet in my car).
I have not had any problems with these batteries or chargers. All of the after market batteries and chargers come with cords that permit charging in house and in car. I also have two battery banks (about $12 on ebay) for my phone but I have not tried to recharge a camea battery from it, but it may put enough charge in your camera battery to take some shots. BTY the only battery that I had a problem with was an EN-EL 3 from Nikon. Would not recharge after a year or so of use. HTH

Murray Loc: New Westminster

Go with the OEM

JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles

With the quality of your quipment I would stay with OEM. Sometimes the amperage and/or voltage are not what they are supposed to be.

Beemer

A bad battery for charger could fry your electronics.

bertloomis Loc: Fort Worth, Texas

By all means get the upstart batteries and try them out. I never buy OEM replacement batteries. These and the after market batteries cost about the same to produce. The higher price for OEM batteries is virtually all profit. They hope to get that big price by playing on your insecurities. Don't let them.

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Would stick with Nikon.

Don

delkeener Loc: SW Rhode Island, USA

I think facts are usually accompanied by evidence. All you have is assertions, my friend.

elliott937 Loc: St. Louis

This would be the time that I must invite UHH to do some Googling of Walmart. Be patient since Walmart is Googled so many times, but look for such things as *how many companies have been put out of business, and *how Lights of America were told what price they can charge Walmart in order to remain a seller to Walmart. And, btw, to even become a Walmart supplier, Lights of America had to agree that they can only sell to Walmart and no one else.

Let me slip in a friend who purchased a Samsung LCD TV from Walmart, had to take it back due to a continuous high pitch sound. Brought home the second one, same high pitch sound. Took it back for a refund. Went to BestBuy, ordered the same model number, and that one had no high pitch sound. It cost a little more, but absent of the high pitch sound. Another friend bought a carpet cleaning machine from Walmart, a Hoover. It was okay but the motor slowed down on certain carpet. He googled the same model number, well sorta, for the Walmart machine had an "a" at the end of the model number. But the Hoover site did not have the "a" on the end of it's model number. The Hoover website specified that the carpet cleaning machine would draw 6.0 amps, but the Walmart label showed 5.2 amps.

Do you see a picture forming here? I was unaware of any of this until about 10 years ago, when I learned that Lights of America was among the first to offer LED bulbs in our country. I learned this from Family Handyman magazine. But then I learned that I could not purchase them from anyone but Walmart. I learned that by writing to Lights of America. So I had to dig further and learned so much more.

OH, here's another disappointment. My aunt wanted to purchase a 25 foot extension cord for her vacuum. Then she asked me a week later why it was warm to the touch after about 15 minutes of vacuuming. It was grey color, looked okay. I asked her to twist the cord and read in imprinted wire gauge. She told me it was 19 gauge. What? No one sells 19 gauge for A.C. use. I had to see it for myself. I took it from her and replaced it with one from Lowes, 16 gauge.

I'll stop here. But I just wish all UHH members will do their homework before making major purchases from Walmart.

Dan R Loc: Way Way Way Upstate NY

Your camera isn't any good if the batteries don't last or worse, a cheap battery damages your camera. I would go with a quality battery!

Angmo

Go to amazon and read reviews. It may help a tad. B&H and Adorama too.

You spend so much on camera and glass. Get a decent energy source.

Ive been using a D300 like over 10 years. 2 batteries. Still in same rating state of brand new. Just upgraded to a D850. 2 batteries. Same configuration. One in camera, the other in the grip.

Stick with Nikon.

10MPlayer Loc: California

I've mentioned this before but I'll do it again. I bought 2 aftermarket batteries for my Canon back in 2015. I took a trip last week and charged 2 of them up just to make sure they were ready to go. Both charged up in about 5 minutes. I've never had a problem with them. I bought STK Sterlingtek batteries for about $14 each. https://www.amazon.com/STK-Battery-Cameras-BG-E14-BG-E13/dp/B005DEHVC8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1538277660&sr=8-2&keywords=stk+sterlingtek+canon. They are a small fraction of the price of OEM and I have no regrets. Why pay more for a name?

wetreed

I went on Amazon a couple of off brand batteries with a double charger for under $30. I have gotten excellent results with them. They work as well as the original.