That is, I bought an extra battery (pearstone?) for the K-5 and have had no problems. Generally Pentax in the camera, off-brand in the grip. Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 9:29 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: > me too. > > On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 6:26 PM, Paul Sorenson <[email protected]> wrote: >> When I bought the K-5 from B&H, I got the Pearstone branded extra battery. >> It's listed as 1700 mAh vs 1860 for the Pentax brand, but otherwise seems >> to work just as well...and it's half the price of the Pentax. >> >> -p >> >> >> On 6/1/2012 6:10 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Jun 1, 2012, at 3:58 PM, Brian Walters wrote: >>> >>>> I'm sure this has been discussed before but my memory isn't what it used >>>> to be.... >>>> >>>> Is anyone using third party batteries in their K-7/K-5? The prices are >>>> "considerably* lower than the Pentax branded ones but I don't want to blow >>>> up my new camera. >>> >>> >>> I am, they seem to work as well as Pentax batteries. >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Cheers >>>> >>>> Brian >>>> >>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>>> Brian Walters >>>> Western Sydney Australia >>>> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. >> >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
