On 27/03/2014 7:58 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
I don't think that saving few pennies on the battery and then
accidentally having to deal with the issues that may arise is worth
it. I had some 3rd party batteries for my K10D, one was really weak,
another was satisfactory. But since I upgraded to K-7 I resolved to
use OEM batteries only. No regrets here.
The same by the way applies to the battery grip. The 3rd party grip
turned out to be not very well made as far as electronics went. So
again I have OEM grip and it is performing flawlessly...
I felt the same way, but last year I wanted to have a few extra
batteries for an extended trip where I wouldn't have reliable access to
electricity. The Fuji especially is a battery hog, getting at best a few
hundred shots on a battery, so I bit the bullet and bought a couple of
aftermarket batteries for the Pentax and 3 for the Fuji. My net outlay
was about 1/3 of the cost of OEM batteries, and the dealer is in Canada
so if there are problems I can resolve them without having the hassle of
dealing with a foreign company.
The end result is that I have 5 extra batteries for my cameras that are
indistiguishable in performance from their OEM cousins.
The Fuji batteries are listed as a couple of hundred milli amps lower
capacity, but I haven't noticed a performance difference. The new Fuji
is a battery hog, I will probably buy a few more batteries for it. At
best, I get a couple of hundred shots on a battery with it.
bill
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