Battery Advice
Apr 29, 2019 09:26:46 #
Dikdik
Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
BebuLamar wrote:
Battery for which Sony camera?
a6000... it's only a month or so old. It's a 'battery monster'.
Dik
Apr 29, 2019 09:31:36 #
When you have less mA/h you will simply get less shots per charge. No harm will come to your equipment.
The only concern I have about aftermarket batteries is their integrity as to breakage, leakage overheating- etc.
I am sure there are aftermarket brands that are OK, however, I have no personal experience with any particular names. So...in cameras and speedlights where a defective battery coud potentially cause serious damage, I stick with original equipment and name brands. I will go to the off brands in outboard strobe power supplies where the batteries are not confined to a tight space and where charging is done externally.
When purchasing any replacement batteries always make sure that the specifications as to voltage, amperage and physical size are exactly the same as the original. It's
surprising how many batter look the same but the ain't
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The only concern I have about aftermarket batteries is their integrity as to breakage, leakage overheating- etc.
I am sure there are aftermarket brands that are OK, however, I have no personal experience with any particular names. So...in cameras and speedlights where a defective battery coud potentially cause serious damage, I stick with original equipment and name brands. I will go to the off brands in outboard strobe power supplies where the batteries are not confined to a tight space and where charging is done externally.
When purchasing any replacement batteries always make sure that the specifications as to voltage, amperage and physical size are exactly the same as the original. It's
surprising how many batter look the same but the ain't
!Apr 29, 2019 09:50:30 #
ggenova64 wrote:
Hedgehoggers always use OEM camera batteries!
Not accurate. You allways must remember that the camera companies do not make the batterys. They buy them the very same companies that sell the "other" kind. If I were a pro I would use OEM batts. But I am not so I use both.
Apr 29, 2019 09:52:43 #
Dikdik wrote:
a6000... it's only a month or so old. It's a 'battery monster'.
Dik
Dik
B&H sells the Sony ones for $53 but I guess you need more than 1 as it uses a lot of battery power. Since I use a Nikon Df and I never need to replace the battery while shooting.
Apr 29, 2019 10:43:37 #
I have bought 3rd party batteries before and other than the amperage I also look at the ratings people give it.if hundreds of people give a particular battery a 4plus rating or better,I'm buying that one.and canon and specially Sony love to screw people on their battery prices, so before you purchase one of their camaras make you check battery prices.
Apr 29, 2019 10:53:15 #
Apr 29, 2019 10:55:10 #
Apr 29, 2019 11:03:58 #
John_F wrote:
Thought I would add an extra NP-FW50 battery to my kit bag so I grabbed an Energizer brand. When I got it out of the plastic box I discovered what being a careful shopper means. The Sony brand is 1020 mAh capacity; the Energizer only 850 mAh. So when doing batteries keep your eyes wide open.
I have a used Sony A99 - Tamron 300 2.8 - the third party battery that came with the camera showed 50% condition - but the lens would not lock-on auto focus - so I tried different lenses - they worked OK. Then I put a SONY battery in and tried the Tamron - no problem !
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Apr 29, 2019 11:04:53 #
Apr 29, 2019 11:07:44 #
ggenova64 wrote:
Alright, When your camera's screw up from the aftermarket battery, I told you so!
Not impossible, but you'll not get better odds in Vegas. I've been using aftermarket batteries for some time in 4 different cameras, and low and behold, not a one has damaged my cameras OR my wallet. Not only that, but I know no one who has suffered that fate.
Apr 29, 2019 11:17:50 #
Always use your camera’s brand batteries. Never had that type of battery go ‘south’, but only got less than 5minutes life a 3rd party when wife using our point-and-shoot in South Africa - she was rather UN-happy. Never want to get her that UN-Happy on a trip again!!!
Apr 29, 2019 11:18:37 #
ALL of the third party batteries I have used have had significantly poorer performance than the OEM ones ! That is MY experience . If you are a serious shooter and battery performance is crucial to the way/what you shoot - then you should want the best/longest performing batteries - the OEM ones !
For serious shooters, batteries are NOT a place to cut corners.
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For serious shooters, batteries are NOT a place to cut corners.
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Apr 29, 2019 11:33:06 #
I bought the Nikon Coolpix 5000 as a demo and I knew it was on the store display case for a few years before I bought it. The battery works OK but doesn't seem to last long so I though perhaps it needs new battery and I bought a new Lemmar battery for it. The new battery last shorter than the old Nikon battery.
Apr 29, 2019 11:58:15 #
I have used Wilson brand aftermarket batteries purchased from B&H and have found that significant degradation after about a year in my Canon 7D MKII. At the two year mark these batteries (I had purchased 2 units) would not hold sufficient charge to operate the camera more than 5 minutes. The original Canon battery that came with the camera shows no signs of degradation after 4 years. Two other Canon OEM batteries are still working perfectly after 2 years. The canon batteries that I purchased with my Rebel in 2006 still hold a reasonable charge but the backup aftermarket batteries have long seen the trash bin! Unfortunately, my experience with aftermarket batteries proves you get what you pay for! B&H sells OEM batteries at a discount.
Apr 29, 2019 12:29:37 #
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