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Duracell make a really wide range of camera batteries that all come with a 3 year warranty. http://www.duracelldirect.co.uk/ http://www.duracelldirect.co.uk/

arghwhat 9y ago
Others do too (Watson, Wasabi, ...), but they're all made by reversing the bloody DRM, and those companies state that they're having problems reverse-engineering the DRM of the newer batteries (the actual battery management/protection circuitry is entirely standardized, and costs nothing). LP-E17 is an example of a still non-reversed battery. Duracell doesn't have one, and those that do sell third-party clones pretend to be the DC adapter battery dummy to make things work, resulting in no battery gauge. Why would camera manufacturers do that? So they can force you into paying 60 USD for the extra batteries you need to have. Preferably multiple times, as you change camera bodies. I would imagine that if they lowered their crazy income margin, people would buy more original batteries, even if they kept the DRM. Instead, people buy good third-party batteries for 1/6th of the price, sometimes giving up on the battery gauge to do so.
- petepete 9y ago
  Yes, it's the highest order of shitty behaviour. For the record, I have two Duracell EN-EL15's and they both work (including the gauge) with my Nikon D500.
  - rrauenza 9y ago
    Amazon doesn't seem to stock these in the US. But Batteries Plus does, https://www.batteriesplus.com/replacement/battery/nikon/enel15/cam10589 https://www.batteriesplus.com/replacement/battery/nikon/enel... But it's the same price as B&H's Nikon? https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/735929-REG/Nikon_27011_EN_EL15_Lithium_Ion_Battery_1000mAh.html https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/735929-REG/Nikon_2701... ...And the Duracell has less 84% of the maH. I've had success with Wasabi.

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Duracell make a really wide range of camera batteries that all come with a 3 year warranty. http://www.duracelldirect.co.uk/ http://www.duracelldirect.co.uk/

by petepete 9y ago

arghwhat 9y ago
Others do too (Watson, Wasabi, ...), but they're all made by reversing the bloody DRM, and those companies state that they're having problems reverse-engineering the DRM of the newer batteries (the actual battery management/protection circuitry is entirely standardized, and costs nothing). LP-E17 is an example of a still non-reversed battery. Duracell doesn't have one, and those that do sell third-party clones pretend to be the DC adapter battery dummy to make things work, resulting in no battery gauge. Why would camera manufacturers do that? So they can force you into paying 60 USD for the extra batteries you need to have. Preferably multiple times, as you change camera bodies. I would imagine that if they lowered their crazy income margin, people would buy more original batteries, even if they kept the DRM. Instead, people buy good third-party batteries for 1/6th of the price, sometimes giving up on the battery gauge to do so.
- petepete 9y ago
  Yes, it's the highest order of shitty behaviour. For the record, I have two Duracell EN-EL15's and they both work (including the gauge) with my Nikon D500.
  - rrauenza 9y ago
    Amazon doesn't seem to stock these in the US. But Batteries Plus does, https://www.batteriesplus.com/replacement/battery/nikon/enel15/cam10589 https://www.batteriesplus.com/replacement/battery/nikon/enel... But it's the same price as B&H's Nikon? https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/735929-REG/Nikon_27011_EN_EL15_Lithium_Ion_Battery_1000mAh.html https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/735929-REG/Nikon_2701... ...And the Duracell has less 84% of the maH. I've had success with Wasabi.