Nikon and Batteries - New Info (Page 2): This was spun out of control with the Louis Rossman video. You can still use 3rd party batteries, provided they are on the "compatible" list...

chrisg-optical Loc: New York, NY

This was spun out of control with the Louis Rossman video. You can still use 3rd party batteries, provided they are on the "compatible" list and have the safety features (over temp sensor and cutoff). Same goes for the memory cards. Avoid cheaping out on these two items. You want quality cards that are fast enough to keep up with the camera! All cards will get hot anyway, if shooting extensively.

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

elee950021 wrote:

Hi all!

I ordered some new Kaster brand batteries from eBay and got the same screen message on my Nikon Z5 that I purchased in January. Kaster, Power 2000 and Vivitar brand batteries work without a problem with my Nikon D810s, D800s and D750s! No problems with my older EN-EL15 batteries in the Z5.

Be well! Ed

Trade the camera in for a Canon from Abes

Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

bart11 wrote:

We have plain dictatorship by the big companies. The same with the ink of the printers. Not to mention that their ink cartridges get emptied with mimimum printing and their price is skyrocketing. Shame!

Use precision Colors for your ink for Canon and Epson printers. They actually sell a device to reset the chips in Canon printers. Great company and great products. Been using them for 5 years now. Never sn issue and they even have ICC profiles for their inks and certain papers.

Flyerace Loc: Mt Pleasant, WI

bart11 wrote:

We have plain dictatorship by the big companies. The same with the ink of the printers. Not to mention that their ink cartridges get emptied with mimimum printing and their price is skyrocketing. Shame!

I bought an "eco tank" Epson printer. The ink lasts forever and is really inexpensive.

rangel28

Personally, if I am spending $2,000, $3,000 or $4,000 on a camera, I don't mind spending an extra $50 for a OEM battery. Also, if I spent $4,000 on a camera, my wife would probably divorce me, so batteries would be the least of my problems.

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

Flyerace wrote:

I bought an "eco tank" Epson printer. The ink lasts forever and is really inexpensive.

I'm on my 5th ET8550 printer due to them failing in less than 7 months.
Terrible experience.

ChristianHJensen

flip1948 wrote:

The original post on the matter of Nikon limiting ... (show quote)

Makes total sense as you can charge the battery in the camera. Some crap battery can easily overheat and damage the camera. If one cannot afford suitable batteries, one should probably take up crochet or buy a cheaper camera and some suitable batteries

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

flip1948 wrote:

The original post on the matter of Nikon limiting ... (show quote)

This is a NON issue for me: I only use O.E.M batteries!! I'm still using the originals that came with my D800 and D810 plus the extras I bought with the cameras, The Watsons that came as a come-on with the cameras have died long ago.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

larryepage wrote:

Yes. It is very tiring. Fatiguing, even. But I think the Russian owners of the site enjoy watching us fight and beat on each other. I am really close to taking a long sabbatical.

Russians? I thought this was an Aussie site!

Hemp Imagery

While waiting on Z9 Nikon batteries, bought Kaster, got 2+ charger for ~$50 & we all know what the Nikon batteries cost. I find off brand do not give as many images , per charge as OEM. Wonder if nikon is putting in the " Not up to spec" in their firmware updates for Z9 ?

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

elee950021 wrote:

Hi all!

I ordered some new Kaster brand batteries from eBay and got the same screen message on my Nikon Z5 that I purchased in January. Kaster, Power 2000 and Vivitar brand batteries work without a problem with my Nikon D810s, D800s and D750s! No problems with my older EN-EL15 batteries in the Z5.

Be well! Ed

Unless they are the EN-EL15c, they will not work.

gwilliams6

Flyerace wrote:

I bought an "eco tank" Epson printer. The ink lasts forever and is really inexpensive.

I did the same, I went Epson "Eco Tank" and no more ink cartridges for me.

I once had an Epson tech admit to me that the ink in printer ink cartridges was the most-expensive liquid-per-ounce of any liquid sold in the world to consumers.

And of course the cartridges are made to tell the printer they are out of ink before they are, and stop the printers from letting you print with the ink left in the cartridges, so you replace them sooner.

I got off the ridiculous cartridge treadmill.

Of course a set of bottles of all the archival inks for my Canon 24 in. wide archival printer goes for $700 a set from Canon, but you can get them for far less from other makers. They can produce prints that wont fade for about 150-200 years, long after we are all gone, LOL.

Cheers and best to you.

Capn_Dave

When will people understand Canon,Nikon do not make batteries. All those batteries come from an outside mfg. that will make the batteries to the OEM spec. It doesn't take long for the chipped batteries or even chipped ink cartridges to become available. It ain't no biggie. Funny I have never actually seen a camera destroyed by a reputable aftermarket camera battery. All I have ever heard of is the old statement" I know somebody ot I heard of it happening" Sort of like sasquatch

Sidwalkastronomy Loc: New Jersey Shore

I had a battery swell inside the camera. Me not a friend of a friend.
There are 2 other threads on this going now, one 14 pages on non OEM batteries. Read my post in them for story

brooklyn-camera I Loc: Brooklyn, NY

rangel28 wrote:

Personally, if I am spending $2,000, $3,000 or $4,000 on a camera, I don't mind spending an extra $50 for a OEM battery. Also, if I spent $4,000 on a camera, my wife would probably divorce me, so batteries would be the least of my problems.

Do as I do, all camera cost between $450-$550 and lenses go from $150-$250 and stay out of the dog house. If my wife knew the true value I would be sleeping with my camera and lenses from now on!