Non OEM batteries?

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Was shooting at Firle Hunter trials this weekend and my poor e-620 nearly ran out of juice! I had 2 fully charged original Olly batteries.

Now, I can't find the batteries anywhere cheap £45 each!!), so was wondering if anyone had experiances with non OEM ones?

If you know of any decent quality ones, please direct me to them!

Cheers!

Such as these:

http://www.digiprintuk.com/olympus-...edium=product_search&utm_source=google-simple
 
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had 2 non OEM batteries at firle in my D90 no problems. get them from ebay cheap as chips!

get the popcorn the OEM only brigade will be here any moment!!!
 
i generally turn to ebay for these sorts of things, buy from a good powerseller and there's even a chance they'll offer a warranty
 
I have been using them for years with no problems. In fact if you believe the mAH rating on them they hold more charge than the OEM ones. The dont have the lifespan of the oem ones though, but at less than a 1/4 the price i have no hesitation buying again!
 
I used a Hahnel one in my previous Nikon with no issues.
 
Surprised we haven't had one comment along the lines of "we're doomed...they'll fry your camera!"

As long as you don't vary from the voltage you'll be fine and as already said sometimes the mAH rating will be higher which should mean that you can have more juice before the battery goes flat. Though again as said my experience is that copies do tend to last nowhere near as long but at a fraction of the cost who cares.
 
cobwebscavern said:
Surprised we haven't had one comment along the lines of "we're doomed...they'll fry your camera!"
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That's why I make sure that I get them from a known supplier - hopefully they (or someone) will have tested them before selling - a risk with a completely unknown cheap copied brand/source is the quality may be very suspect. Maybe not too bad with cheap batteries ruining a remote control or cheap radio, but a camera worth hundreds of pounds is slightly different.
 
Chappers. said:
That's why I make sure that I get them from a known supplier - hopefully they (or someone) will have tested them before selling - a risk with a completely unknown cheap copied brand/source is the quality may be very suspect. Maybe not too bad with cheap batteries ruining a remote control or cheap radio, but a camera worth hundreds of pounds is slightly different.
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Yes, unless you got a whatever happens warranty, dont use cheap battery on your camera :bang:
 
I've never had a problem with cheap batteries in my DSLRs. I find the charge doesn't tend to be as good, despite the ratings the 3rd parties seem to use! For example, my 7dayshop battery lasted 50% as long as the Canon LP-E6 on its first charge, but it's six times cheaper so go figure :lol:
 
manualfocus-g said:
I've never had a problem with cheap batteries in my DSLRs. I find the charge doesn't tend to be as good, despite the ratings the 3rd parties seem to use! For example, my 7dayshop battery lasted 50% as long as the Canon LP-E6 on its first charge, but it's six times cheaper so go figure :lol:
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For the sake of £20 if that between the cheapo and the genuin Nikon I dumped the cheapo and replaced it with Nikon genuin from Amazon. Looks like the prices for these go up and down all the time, original genuin deliverd for £29.99.

All i know is if the cheapo had caused issues or damaged my camera (more at risk when conditions are very HOT or COLD) i would have been so annoyed at myself for the sake of £20 :nono:
 
The 7DayShop ones are fine - I use them in all of my cameras. I'd stay away from eBay ones though unless you know the seller is ok.
 
Roody262 said:
I've just ordered a Duracell version of the Canon BP-511 for my 40D, will se what it's like at the weekend. Was about £10 instead of £45 for the OEM ones.
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That's a great point - both duracell and energizer make camera batteries. Surely these will both provide a quality product and provide a guarantee?
 
cobwebscavern said:
That's a great point - both duracell and energizer make camera batteries. Surely these will both provide a quality product and provide a guarantee?
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You will lose your manufacture warranty if damaged by using thirty party batteries.:shake:
 
rambits said:
You will lose your manufacture warranty if damaged by using thirty party batteries.:shake:
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Does anyone know of a real life situation where a 3rd party battery ruined a camera? I know someone here was cleaning their sensor when a battery failed, but other than that I know of none. And even so, how could the camera manufacturer prove you were using a 3rd party battery anyway?
 
Islander said:
The 7DayShop ones are fine - I use them in all of my cameras. I'd stay away from eBay ones though unless you know the seller is ok.
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This.

Never had issues with the 7 day shop one's :)
 
7day shop have ones for the e-620 redunced to £4.99!!

Cheers people!
 
i have opteka batteries that i got with a grip. they last for ages but dont give acurate info about there power level. full up one minute empty the next.
 
I got a spare genuine LP-E6 for about £50 and reckon two of them will last me for most outings. I might get one or two cheap clones as emergency spares for if any when I get caught out and flatten both the Canons but will use the originals most of the time.
 
chris-b said:
i have opteka batteries that i got with a grip. they last for ages but dont give acurate info about there power level. full up one minute empty the next.
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yes, mine once displayed 2/3rds full on the screen on the 400D, only for the damn thing to die 10 minutes later :bonk:
 
rambits said:
You will lose your manufacture warranty if damaged by using thirty party batteries.:shake:
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My Camera doesn't have any warranty left so no harm done there I guess. I would imagine that the cells used in most batteries are produced in the same place and all the manufacturers do is assemble them and badge the cases. A bit like laptops, Dell sell laptops and build them but they don't make the components used inside them.

Just read through the warranty information that came with the Duracell replacement battery and it states that the battery itself comes with a 3 year warranty and also states that if the battery causes damage to the device PSA parts will repair or replace the device as long as there has been no misuse.
 
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I've got 3rd party ones for my D5000, D200 (ex :() and Fuji S100 FS and find they work fine. They're just normal 3rd party ones off the bay...
 
My 7 dayshop spare arrived and its an energiser so I'm more than happy with the forty quid saving :) come to think of it though, does anyone know if the major camera manufacturers actually make batteries? It wouldn't surprise me in the least if they had them produced by one of the big name suppliers.
 
Another thumbs up for non-oem batts..no problems, I think as long as theyre not silly cheap..then they should be fine :) Paul
 
[reality] Generally the truth about this sort of post is that the user is simply seeking affirmation of their decision to buy the cheap option. They could not care less about the facts. Anyone producing facts that suggest it may not be a good idea will simply be shouted down and given that most people simply do not see beyond the price, there are plenty to do so. [/reality]

Sorry for the interruption. ;)
 
Oggy said:
[reality] Anyone producing facts that suggest it may not be a good idea[/reality]
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See.. I think there's the issue. Having watched several of these threads, I've not seen one post that is a confirmed fact that using non-OEM batteries is a problem. I've seen lots of FUD from people who feel the need to justify spending 5x on the OEM battery though.... ;)
 
The same question could be asked about your car tyres, do you fit the original tyres that was fitted on your car when new.
 
I shoot with a Oly e3 Gripped I use batteries from the 7 day shop, no problems, holds charge as long as oly original
 
I've got several 7dayshop batteries for my 1D in varying stages of decay, they're cheap enough to buy a couple at a time and still be less than oe, I find they last long enough for me.
 
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