Batteries: Eneloop vs LADDA
Mar 1, 2018 07:03:52 #
Article on Eneloop vs Ladda.
https://m.dpreview.com/videos/8633918572/comparison-cheap-ikea-ladda-batteries-beat-panasonic-eneloop-pro-recycle-speed
https://m.dpreview.com/videos/8633918572/comparison-cheap-ikea-ladda-batteries-beat-panasonic-eneloop-pro-recycle-speed
Mar 1, 2018 07:17:14 #
Sounds good but I wonder if they will last as long overall, both in the number of flashes per recharge and life of the battery. Might be a good experiment for someone out there.
Mar 1, 2018 07:26:30 #
I found a number of comparisons between these batteries on youtube and its been going on for quite some time. There's speculation that they may be made in the same area or even same factory. I've had a set of the LADDAs about a year and they work just as fine as my Eneloops and Panasonics.
Mar 1, 2018 07:49:41 #
The problem many of us have is you can't buy these on line from Ikea. My closest Ikea store is over 2 hours away.
Mar 1, 2018 07:56:24 #
WayneT wrote:
The problem many of us have is you can't buy these on line from Ikea. My closest Ikea store is over 2 hours away.
My closest IKEA is about 1.5 miles. I went out and bought two packs of AAA and two of AA and a charger over the weekend after I had seen this article on another site.
Mar 1, 2018 08:38:01 #
My "local" IKEA is about 1.75 hours round trip. I can buy eneloop pro from B&H. 8-pack for $33, and the regular eneloop batteries for $35 for a 16-pack. That makes the LADDA batteries about a factor of 2.5 cheaper than the pro batteries and just a bit cheaper than the regular eneloops.
I have been using the regular eneloop batteries for about 8 years now without any problems. The pro batteries have a slightly larger charging capacity but the regular ones serve my purposes just fine. I should note that I carry 16 in my bag so I have 4 changes. Never had to use more than 2 in a full day shooting (I don't use the flash all that often -- only when the lighting is so bad that fill flash is essential).
For me, the trip to IKEA would more than offset the price differential unless I had another reason to go there. Not a place I visit often.
I have been using the regular eneloop batteries for about 8 years now without any problems. The pro batteries have a slightly larger charging capacity but the regular ones serve my purposes just fine. I should note that I carry 16 in my bag so I have 4 changes. Never had to use more than 2 in a full day shooting (I don't use the flash all that often -- only when the lighting is so bad that fill flash is essential).
For me, the trip to IKEA would more than offset the price differential unless I had another reason to go there. Not a place I visit often.
Mar 1, 2018 08:54:42 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
My "local" IKEA is about 1.75 hours roun... (show quote)
To be honest, if I had not been going to the Lowes in the same shopping area, I would probably not have picked up the batteries.
Mar 1, 2018 09:40:04 #
Mar 1, 2018 09:41:37 #
The Ikea batteries say they can be recharged 500 times and have a life expectancy of 5 years.
Eneloop says their batteries can be recharged 2,000+ times and retain 70% of their charge after 5 years.
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Eneloop says their batteries can be recharged 2,000+ times and retain 70% of their charge after 5 years.
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Mar 1, 2018 09:42:17 #
bsprague wrote:
A trip to IKEA means I get to have Swedish meatballs for lunch!
AND that is how you save the BIG BUCKS to offset the cost of the trip!!! Heck, go early and do the cheap breakfast and the savings go WAY up!
Mar 1, 2018 09:44:54 #
dsmeltz wrote:
AND that is how you save the BIG BUCKS to offset the cost of the trip!!! Heck, go early and do the cheap breakfast and the savings go WAY up!
I didn't know they served breakfast. Our IKEA has excellent salmon if you don't like the (cheap) meatballs.
Mar 1, 2018 10:03:08 #
bsprague wrote:
I didn't know they served breakfast. Our IKEA has excellent salmon if you don't like the (cheap) meatballs.
In Philly they offer the following
Breakfast for only $2
Eggs, turkey sausage, breakfast potatoes, Swedish pancakes and strawberry jam.
I get two of them and a cuppa.
Mar 1, 2018 16:40:07 #
bsprague wrote:
A trip to IKEA means I get to have Swedish meatballs for lunch!
Dinner in my case
Mar 1, 2018 19:05:06 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
Dinner in my case
Trouble with that is I would be up all night long putting together what ever my DW buys.
A few months ago she bought a a nice bed. I like sleeping on it. My daughter-in-law noticed that we liked it. My middle aged, hard working and busy son got to buy a duplicate on line, wait in line to pick it up and then spent 5 hours putting it together. Total time was 8 to 10 hours.
My daughter-in-law didn't even buy him any meatballs!
Mar 1, 2018 22:36:37 #
bsprague wrote:
...My daughter-in-law didn't even buy him any meatballs!
My SO has a couple of bags of their meatballs in the freezer from the last trip.
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