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If you get off Nikon's overpriced accessories... Adorama does offer decent third party batteries. I will admit they do not last as long as the Nikon branded batteries do, but they do output 75% of the work at least.

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It never fails to amaze me. Folks spend thousands of dollars on cameras, lenses and accessories. Then turn around and buy the cheapest batteries to power the expensive camera.
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ABA DABA said:
It never fails to amaze me. Folks spend thousands of dollars on cameras, lenses and accessories. Then turn around and buy the cheapest batteries to power the expensive camera.
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Well good on you and thanks for the helpful info. You might also have more money than me .GRRRR
 
JTatyosian said:
If you get off Nikon's overpriced accessories... Adorama does offer decent third party batteries. I will admit they do not last as long as the Nikon branded batteries do, but they do output 75% of the work at least.
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Thanks for the info... I have found out that with some batteries they need to be charged fully then used then after about the 3rd Charge you will achieve full power.

Just received an e-mail from the supplier he guarantees it's a Nikon battery and he will replace it if I have no luck charging it
 
maybe that because we feel the brand name are ripping us off of these accessories?

might be more than a financial consideration.
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It never fails to amaze me. Folks spend thousands of dollars on cameras, lenses and accessories. Then turn around and buy the cheapest batteries to power the expensive camera.
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Nikon does have some overpriced accessories (I'm thinking remote release in particular), but I do not find their original batteries to be atrociously priced; it all boils down to where you get them. I got all mine at airport duty free stores (one in Dubai, one in Bangkok), for about 30 bucks, and they surely are original (charge lasts easily 1000 shots, and batterry does not discharge when left in the camera).

Considering the risk of having an exploding device if you happen to stumble on a really bad fake, I would personnally not bother going for a non-original just to save 15 bucks

Tom
 
It never ceases to amaze me how people think OE batteries have some sort of 'secret sauce' inside.

Short story:

A while back I ran a business selling two-way radios. Minor detail was this was in the same plant as Kenwood. I of course sold spare accessories for these radios. Where am I going with this? Roughly ten percent of my stock was branded with the Kenwood logo. While dealers sold the batteries for fifty bucks a pop, I frequently had a two-for-one sale for fifteen bucks. If the customer was lucky, he'd get a fully-branded Kenwood accessory!

There are exactly six (maybe five now) cell makers in the world. Li-Po, Li-Ion, NiMH, and NiCad cells are well-researched technology. It always boils down to cost-containment for the manufacturers.
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I have heard too many horror stories about bad batteries. I figure that the real EN-EL3e is only $40, so why even bother getting from 'shady' people? My time is too valuable for headaches like that. If I purchased from a local store, then that's something else. I can just go there and return the item quickly. The web is something different - too much red tape.

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rpps said:
ABA DABA said:
It never fails to amaze me. Folks spend thousands of dollars on cameras, lenses and accessories. Then turn around and buy the cheapest batteries to power the expensive camera.
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Well good on you and thanks for the helpful info. You might also have more money than me .GRRRR
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Yes good for me, No, not well heeled financialy. But, not willing to have a cheap battery that goes south in the middle of a shoot.

Cheap is cheap, no excuse. you managed to find enought to get the 300s didn't you. GEEZ

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RomeoD said:
I have heard too many horror stories about bad batteries. I figure that the real EN-EL3e is only $40, so why even bother getting from 'shady' people? My time is too valuable for headaches like that. If I purchased from a local store, then that's something else. I can just go there and return the item quickly. The web is something different - too much red tape.
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Look again at the eBay "auction." It's a genuine Nikon EN-EL3E battery. Box, product manual, battery cover - the whole 9 yards. Just like you get from a reputable dealer, like B&H or Adorama at 2x+ the price. Now, some might suspect that, at $15 it's a counterfeit, but that's another problem entirely. Assuming this is a legitimate Nikon brand EN-EL3E battery, as advertised, why pay $40 when here it's advertised at $15?

I've also had problems with the batteries not lasting long on my D300. That darn 70-200/2.8 VRII sure does suck a lot of juice! Went with an MB-D10 and one of the EN-EL4 clone batteries with integral charger (similar to the Phottix Kosmo), and things are MUCH better. (Those on a budget can opt for the Adorama Flashpoint grip, and a nice set of Sanyo Eneloops - works nearly as well and is my backup).

Sounds like the seller is going to stand behind the product. I hope the thread is updated with how this pans out.

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joeybob said:
I have several of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Phottix-Battery-Nikon-EN-EL3e-D80-D90-D300-D700-x-2-/330433515485?pt=AU_Cameras_Photographic_Accessories&hash=item4cef5f4fdd

Some as old as 4 years roughly... No problems so far having used them in a D50, D200 & D300.
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Thanks for the link, I think they might have been the batteries I bought for the D90 and I had no trouble with them, $30 sounds pretty fair better than $70 that I have seen here in Australia for Genuine Nikon one.
 
nipprdog said:
ABA DABA said:
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+1.

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I put non-Nikon AA size batteries in my MB-10. It doesn't seem to bother Nikon, They don't even make an AA size battery.
 
this turned into a major rant sorry.....

even if there are only 6 manufacturers and the genuine batteries are from the same factory, the manufacturer probably applies more quality control to the stock he sells to nikon etc.

and if he gets a dodgy batch they probably go straight out the door to the grey market anyway.

this comment tends to contradict my earlier thread about getting ripped off but i believe you have less chance of a stuff up.

I use many Lithium polymer batteries ( as compared to Lithium Ion type in cameras ) in my radio control planes, i use the cheap batteries but do have a higher failure rate. But because the brand names are usually twice the price its still a cheaper outcome.

To guard against in flight failures, i charge the batteries with special chargers (like below) which can tell me how much charge they take & deliver, cell voltages etc. so i know when they are on the way out. this technology can also be used with camera batteries but i don't bother.

Finally the chances of a battery actually doing damage by overheating/blowing up etc is more dependant on the charger and also if the battery has been dropped and internally damaged - if i dropped the camera battery i would not use it again in the camera.

i have seen fires from dodgy chargers/batteries with Li-Po's and they are nasty.

With a suitable adaptor this charger for $50 ex Hong kong can both charge and discharge Li-Ion batteries and tell you the capacity, even graphs the discharge curve on your PC.

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=7386
firemachine69 said:
There are exactly six (maybe five now) cell makers in the world. Li-Po, Li-Ion, NiMH, and NiCad cells are well-researched technology. It always boils down to cost-containment for the manufacturers.
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brettchris said:
this turned into a major rant sorry.....
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Completely unneccesary, too. If you'd bothered to view the OP's link, you'd find that the battery he bought WAS a genuine Nikon EN-EL3e battery. All of you who are jumping on the "you get what you pay for when you buy a cheap battery instead of buying a Nikon battery" bandwagon obviously haven't viewed the OP's link:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-battery-nikon-EN-EL3e-ENEL3E-D300-D200-D90-D80-/160586075509?pt=Batteries_Chargers&hash=item2563ad0d75

Nikon box, Nikon product manual, plastic cover on the battery, Nikon logo on the battery, and a product description that clearly states it's a "Brand New Nikon EN-EL3e ENEL3e Li-ion Battery."

What makes you think this is a cheap knockoff?

Cut the off-brand bashing! It's irrelevant in this case. The OP bought a genuine Nikon battery for his camera, is having problems, and the vendor is standing behind it.

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I normally charge the battery right after I get it and never let it go past 40% left on charge for the first few charges.
Never had a problem with non-OEM batteries for the old D40 or the current D300s.

I got them at BB as it is easier to negotiate a replacement and get it right away.
Hope all works out for the OP.
 
What do you really expect from an eBay merchant? They have no skin in the game, i.e. reputation to protect and eBay/PayPal is worthless when it comes to policing their merchants, but then they get their cut regardless of the impact on the customer.

Lithium-ion batteries are a foolish place to save a few bucks. You were lucky as some counterfeit Canon video batteries have exploded in chargers and in cameras.
 
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