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| Posted: Mon Sep 9th, 2019 08:28 |
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chrisbet
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Do you only use Nikon batteries or do you use aftermarket equivalents? If aftermarket, which brands do you trust?
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| Posted: Mon Sep 9th, 2019 09:13 |
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Gilbert Sandberg
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Chris, I use both original and aftermarket in my cameras. re: brands Only ones from a trusted seller, who guarantees compatibility with my cameras. Note esp. with new cameras, there have been compatibility issues. Regards, Gilbert
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| Posted: Mon Sep 9th, 2019 10:12 |
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jk
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I find that the chipping of batteries by Nikon has resulted in third party batteries to be less than satisfactory as alternative battery purchases.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 9th, 2019 11:07 |
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Eric
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I've often bought batteries off eBay. Despite stories to the contrary, I've never noticed any issues with their performance. That's not to say they aren't say 5% less capacity but frankly at less than half the price of Nikon originals, I just buy 2. I've had several EXPro batteries over the years and had no issues.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 9th, 2019 11:51 |
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jk
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Nikon batteries are problematic. I have a Nikon battery that came new with each of the following cameras, Nikon D600, V1, D800, D850, Z7. Only the D850 and Z7 have batteries that can be swapped between cameras, but they will also work in the lesser cameras. However the batteries from the D600, V1, D800, do not work in the D850 or Z7.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 9th, 2019 14:08 |
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GeoffR
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When i first bought a D2H I found that third party batteries were pretty useless, now some 15 years later it is possible to buy a third party EN-EL4a or EN-EL18 that out perform the originals or at least equal them. I have three third party EN-EL18s to one Nikon version. With EN-EL4s I have a couple of third party ones and rather a lot of Nikon originals. They all seem to work well.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 9th, 2019 15:36 |
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jk
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I never had a problem with EN-EL4 batteries but the EN-EL15 series now exist as EN-EL15, EN-EL15a, EN-EL15b units.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 9th, 2019 18:29 |
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Robert
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I understand the EN-EL15b batteries have to be charged with an EN-EL15b compatible charger to get the last ounce of juice into them, the earlier charger is not quite powerful? enough to get that last bit of electric unto the slightly larger capacity, I am reliably told. As for the original question, avoid excessively optimistic claims for capacity, they are rarely reliable or sufficiently long lived, as Eric says, buy two batteries if the price allows. That's what I have done with the EN-EL4 batteries, I see little difference in performance between Nikon or third party batteries. Remember, there are not many manufactures of the actual cells. Nikon does not make the cells themselves, the Nikon batteries I have taken apart have as best I recall, had Samsung cells. Samsung and Panasonic are the main ones I think, there are knockoffs but they will be significantly cheaper and are largely to be avoided. The important bit is the membrane sack which contains the electrolyte, to increase the battery capacity, that membrane has to be made thinner, as a rule cheap, thin thin membrane leaks and that can cause short charge retention timescale and excessive leakage can cause overheating and even fire. The better Eneloop and Fujitsu batteries use high quality very thin and leak resistant membrane, which is expensive, but provides long shelf life and good capacity. As usual it's a trade off situation.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 9th, 2019 21:37 |
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novicius
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For D3s / D3X I bought Several PATONA enel4a batt.,...as good as OEM batt.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 13th, 2019 08:49 |
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chrishamer
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I've stuck with Nikon batteries, I just don't think it's worth the risk. That being said, I was delighted to find my D600 batteries worked in my Z6, so I still have a set of 5 without buying any new ones - though I mostly use the one it came with as USB charging is ever so convenient so don't really need spare batteries anymore.
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