> But of course, Pentax must say that we have to use > original batteries. If they would say otherwise (yes, you can use > whaterver fits the opening in your cameras), they should take a > responsibility of EVERY possible single problem caused by some crap battery.
This is what I was assuming. But better safe than sound. Thank you to everybody who has chimes in. MaritimTim 2008/3/26, Margus Männik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > False. Battery is a bettery and if it's manufactured OK, there's no > problem. I bought a spare for my K10D last spring dirt-cheap from > eBay.de (about 10 EUR incl. shipping from Germany to Estonia, absolutely > no-name, labeled as Minolta NP-400 replacement). I tested tehe battery > before I put it to camera (charged, drained, measured the temperatures > etc.) and it's no worse than original D-LI50. K20D works also fine with > the same battery. But of course, Pentax must say that we have to use > original batteries. If they would say otherwise (yes, you can use > whaterver fits the opening in your cameras), they should take a > responsibility of EVERY possible single problem caused by some crap battery. > > BR, Margus > > > Tim Øsleby wrote: > > I think I've read somewhere that K20D should only be used with Pentax > > brand batteries. True or false? > > > > MaritimTim -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
