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For the EN-EL18s it goes like this: Nikon (EN-EL18a) 2500 mAh, Watson 2600 mAh, and Wasabi 2800 mAh. That said, why not spend that money on the 2 batteries and charger combo from Wasabi.http://www.amazon.com 8-1&keywords=wasabi+lp-e6I have a pair and love them. Right now I am still using one battery that I got when I bought the body. This battery had also swollen. I noticed most of your study, which seems very thorough, AND encouraging, did not distinguish between experiences of Canon and Nikon users. If that does not work - recycle & buy a new battery. In my personal experience 7.4v and 7.2v on batteries yielded fine results. I bought a Watson branded battery from B&H for my FZ1000 and its life seems to be similar than my Panasonic branded battery. The more I read, the less confident I was in ANY of the reviews posted because they were all subjective. You may be correct. I do mostly video which is a battery killer and having two more on the side is just perfect. In theory, a battery rated at higher milliamp-hours should give more shots per charge all else being equal. It worked just fine so I got more batteries, both the Wasabi and the Watson brands, for my D4s and my D7000 and D810 bodies. At the time of writing, one of my Wasabi EN-EL15s will only charge up to 22%, the other Wasabi makes it to 65%. That said, I had really good experiences with my LP-E8 Wasabi batteries, so I will either find a good deal on an OEM Canon LP-E6 or I will go with another Wasabi. If they refuse to be charged then the circuit is probably bad. Fortunately I had a bunch more batteries so I could keep shooting for the entire 200-mile raft adventure. Luckily Amazon's customer service is top notch, so you'll have everything rectified asap. All things considered, a charger + 2 batteries for the EZO power isn't a terrible deal, but the Wasabi are probably the best non OEM alternative from my experience. I just wanted to share these results for anyone interested. Good luck. Will update again at the end of the wedding season, see how they survive heavy continued use. So I wonder if it means B&HPhoto Watson batteries are the real deal and work well vs watson you get from Amazon or ebay? $10 per battery for Wasabi batteries = $10 / 800mAh = .0125 cents per mAh. Ive read some horror stories as well as comments from people who have not had problems. If you don't mind being careful and more frequent battery swaps, this is a viable alternative to expensive OEM batteries. All cams were bought used with BLC12.We are still usingall of the BLC12 batteries and I wouldn't be able to tell which are the oldest ones amongst them by perceived capacity.During the same period we bought three different aftermarket batteries of which two of them have died and the one remaining is now so low in capacity that we stopped using it. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Its interesting that the Wasabi is lighter than the Chinese 3rd party, despite that brand not having a functioning power gauge. Because it has a builtin 120Vac plug that swivels out i do not need to carry long power cord like the one used by the Canon charger that came with the camera. All the BLC12 batteries do still indicate capacity left properly. Hold a good charge! I just purchased a third party battery for the first time from a company called Promaster. I'd like to share a bit of information I've gathered lately on Lithium Ion batteries, in this case, the BLC12 that fit's the Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 and others. DJI has a new gimbal, and it's compatible with some of the revolutionary accessories from the Ronin 4D. for less than half the pricewith FREE shipping. The charger is great too. That doesn't mean all batteries are created equal and I only tested one Panasonic LUMIX battery so the test result has to be taken in that context. That said, I agree. I also bought a third FZ200 very cheap in 2016 as a backup cam. Since them I have used it countless times with good results. These dont even come close to being as good as Canon batteries. If you're looking for the perfect drone for yourself, or to gift someone special, we've gone through all of the options and selected our favorites. http://www.amazon.co.uk ps&field-keywords=drc+511or japcell what claims that they use Sanyo cells http://japcell.eu -sanyo-celler-kompatibelt. Please make sure that you are posting in the form of a question. I'm just a rank amateur compared to you guys, but I have bought a few after market batteries (as recommended by photo forums) to save money. ), Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2013. Only my original battery that came with my 5DII has ceased holding charges. In 2012 he was awarded Flagstaff Photography Centers Emerging Artist of the Year award. Up until Sunday, I had no problem with them (also have a NIKON and a Promaster battery). The Nikon EN-EL15 weighs 86g, the Watson weighs 75g and the Wasabi weighs 73g. I used them on a single trip to Moab. I also bought a third FZ200 very cheap in 2016 as a backup cam. You want to cut corners and buy 20 dollar batteries. But, the overall lifespan of the aftermarket battery may be shorter than the OEM batteries. Is it worth screwing up your cameras? Confirms my findings:My wife and I have both shot FZ200s from 2012 til last year when we bought two FZ300s. They also tend to have lower densities and yet much higher, false and often absurd amperage claims. In this scenario, I got just as much shooting out of the brand new third party batteries as I did my OEM batteries. There are hundreds of possibilities about the cause, and maybe one of it was the battery. There is. As well they are properly chipped so the camera display shows how much charge is left and how many shots were taken on the charge, just like with the OEM batteries. They cost about half so not a bad deal in my opinion. EOS 7D w/BG-E7 (3), 550EX (3), 430EX II, Vivitar 285HV, Opteka 6.5mm/3.5, Canon EF-S 10-18/4.5-5.6 IS STM, Canon EF-S 24/2.8 STM, Canon EF 40/2.8 STM, Canon EF 100mm/2.0 USM, Canon EF 70-300mm/4-5.6 L IS USM, Canon 77mm 500D Macro, Tamrac 614 Bag & 787 Backpack, Crumpler 8 MDH, 7 MDH, 6 MDHhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/johnebersole/sets/. All in all Im super happy with all the batteries since they work and charge with the Sony BP-U1 charger, but Im extremely happy to have found the Kastar brand. I buy only OEM. I keep both Brands fully charged. Instead they purchase them from a battery manufacturer, just like the third party companies do. For instance, my Watson battery drowned in the Grand Canyon an 18-day trip with no electrical outlets. I am very impressed with how long the batteries hold a charge. Confirms my findings:My wife and I have both shot FZ200s from 2012 til last year when we bought two FZ300s. The mitigating factor could be cell quality? I bought this item mainly for the batteries but the charger is a nice bonus that works well. I just came across DURACELL BLC12 batteries. My test rig consisted of a converted BLC12 charger modified to act only as a cradle for holding the batteries and for connecting the discharge device. In addition, the included travel adapters for Europe and other countries can often be used to adapt your computer power supply when traveling in these countries. Could newer Panasonic BLC12's have less capacity? They also have a POWER2000 battery for $22.95 but that one claims 1400mAh and usually claims of capacity higher than OEM are a warning sign. These Wasabi Power batteries are great! The batteries have been phenomenal. I'm still rocking my BP511's as well, using the Canon Charger. So it gets expensive replacing all those batteries so you learn to make sure they last as long as possible. I love having a handful of batteries ready to go for travel, and I've found they hold their charge for long periods of time. Have you heard of any, and were there any significant differences? Heres a Watson (black label, light green cells) and Wasabi (white labels dark green cells) EN-EL15 broken open. My Watson EN-EL15 bit the dust as described below (all my fault). I think the cheaper batteries not only have less capacity, but cheaper materials so the cells will deteriorate faster. I like the car charger attachment too. When I bought my Nikon d610, B&H three in a spare Watson brand en el15. Two weeks ago the nikon branded one refused to charge, today as I am commenting on this and researching affordable 3rd party, the watson discharged within 20 minutes of shooting. I got these into Toronto without issue, despite the April 1st ban on shipping batteries by air. I like the compact wall charger better than the OEM charger - one piece rather than 2 for the OEM product makes it easy for travel and no risk of the parts getting separated. Best advice is recycle it and replace as was suggested (and be sure not to let future batteries become completely discharged or go for long periods without use and charging). BTW I bought, tested and quickly returned a Watson a few years back. The fair price would be closer to $25.00 - $30.00 but they will of course price them at the highest amount the market will bear. I have Canon 550D and suddenly just dead without any sign. In my opinion, nikon, watson & wasabi have roughly the same charge life and overall life that it just makes more sense to go 3rd party. Maybe they just changes too many things for this model, but afor someone that shoots professionally several times a week, its annoying wondering when you have to drop another $20-$60 on another battery. For the first few months, they worked so well I never give a second thought as to whether Id grabbed the Nikon batteries or the third party batteries when I went out on a shoot. I attempted to contact the manufacturer, but to date have gotten no response ( two days later). Great replacement or spare batteries to have. The things you do for yourself die with you, the things you do for others live forever.A man's worth should be judged, not when he basks in the sun, but how he faces the storm. They also have a good following here on POTN as well it seems (it's where I first found out about them). As of this writing, all of my bodies have the latest firmware installed and the Wasabi and Watson batteries are working as they should. They lasted at least 2 days each, through heavy shooting/video recording while on a trip in Ireland. Back up batteries, if your so much a pro you should be able to afford the batteries. The Sony BP-U30 realistically gets 1h 45m of use and the GOOD brand gets me 4-4.5 hours. I bought SterlingTek chargers second time but continue to use the OEM Canon chargers instead for all my batteries. Only thing is, the reviews for the Watson batteries on Amazon are dismal, https://www.amazon.com/Watson-DMW-BLC12-Lithium-Ion-Replaces-Panasonic/dp/B00LW7SYQM#customerReviews. What I generally found in testing is that these replacements were about 63% the capacity of the OEM battery. They served their purpose, so I bought two more. Not cost effective to bother sending just 1 battery back, so simply disposed of. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. I happen to have a lot of Lithium based batteries I use for camera drones and other lithium polymer batteries. What a waste. All cams were bought used with BLC12.We are still using all of the BLC12 batteries and I wouldn't be able to tell which are the oldest ones amongst them by perceived capacity.During the same period we bought three different aftermarket batteries of which two of them have died and the one remaining is now so low in capacity that we stopped using it. Some of the bigger concerns about using third party batteries are: All batteries are not created equal. I am lucky if I can get 15 minutes of power per charge. And before the cam shuts down they give the red blinking warning signal for quite a long time.The third party batteries of different brand all behaved the same in that they would indicate full capacity until they are an estimated 95% empty and then the indicators are racing down finishing with a very short red warning period that hardly lets you finish what you are at. The specs were identical and I had seved it to my list so here's the link. I strongly doubt that any camera manufacturer makes their own cells. I wasn't aware that Duracell made a Panasonic Lumix battery. The GOOD has a fake battery power gauge, its superficial. I only tested BLC12 batteries, but it's likely that the OEM BLG10's vs aftermarket BLG10's are similar in performance and capacity. I would have bought more Wasabi's since I was so impressed with them, but they weren't as good a deal from Amazon.ca. He has since submerged into internet notoriety but comes up occasionally to contribute to Arizona Highways Magazine. They are advertised at 1200mAh and the one I tested was VERY close to that. That's roughly 80% of the capacity of the $52.00 Panasonic battery. If the cheaper batteries cells degrade faster, the actual cost per milliamp hour would rise accordingly. Whether you have had good or bad luck with third party batteries, please consider taking a minute to answer these poll questions. Which means that Panasonic must be charging a premium for something, could it be the branding? Great Value On Super Versatile Batterys, Charger And Adapters, Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2018. I decided I would like a few backup batteries and read many reviews on Amazon, B&H Photo, ebay etc. The choice ultimately is entirely yours. Sin3rgys 2019 Toronto Pro Show RX Muscle Coverage, Physique Wars Shoot with Paige Hathaway and Cody Montgomery. I've encountered that same website as well. They all crapped out pretty quickly. Both the Wasabi and Kaster power gauges work, are accurate and match readings on the FS5. Compare prices and you'll find Wasabi is a great value for a quality product. I purchased the battery from a reputable camera store who said theyve been selling their products for 10 years. Lets think about this. Sure. If you search my posts you should find one or more threads that share the details of a bit of sleuthing I had done on a batt which a fellow photog here used to get more shots than with that ridiculously expensive Pana OEM batt, I don't have much time right now and I can't remember what brand it's sold under in Europe, but here Amazon has it as the Empire brand. vs Panasonic Batteries = $52.00 / 1200mAh = .043 cents per mAh. After what I estimate to be just under an hour of liveview with maybe 20-30 minutes of shoot time, I was down to 20%. It's time to replace some failing batteries. The Kastar brand was also the only one that shipping packed and sealed in a box with warranty information. I have bought Wasabi & Power2000, etc in the past but they always fail much earlier than OEM. Thread started 15 Jun 2005 (Wednesday) 16:45, CANON 6D + BG-E13 / 24-105 F4 L / 50mm 1.8 / Nikon D7000 / 35mm 1.8, 50D, Rebel XT, EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS, 28-135 IS,430EX, AT858, Everything you want to know about aftermarket batteries for Canon DSLR's, http://www.amazon.com 8-1&keywords=wasabi+lp-e6, Everything you wanted to know about aftermarket batteries, http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnebersole/sets/, http://www.amazon.co.uk ps&field-keywords=drc+511, http://japcell.eu -sanyo-celler-kompatibelt. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. I must have gotten lucky with the GOOD brand I purchased, call it dumb luck, I didnt even think to check if it would work on the FS5. GOOD BP-U60 @ 7800mAh I would be leery of third party batteries that are really inexpensive. Both Canon and Nikon have been known to issue firmware updates for their cameras that have disabled third party batteries (the charge meter no longer shows and perhaps other issues). The chargers feature a built-in two-prong adapter for US outlets and others in the 100-240V range. Perfect spare batteries to have so that I can keep filming/taking pictures. What's odd to me is that a truly comparable alternative isn't available.or is it? It's a crazy market out there what with the prices ranging from 6.99 upwards. I bought about 8 SterlingTek BP511 a couple years ago and did have 1 fail after just a few months, but the others are still like new and serve me very well. I'll get one and test it. It also communicates if it is an OEM battery or not. I believe that when buying these batteries, it is the luck of the draw that will get you one that lasts an appropriate amount of time. As you can see, and if you have purchased any of these aftermarket batteries you probably already know, the capacities are not equal to OEM batteries. The Wasabi is still available on Amazon and you can get them directly from Bluenook which also ships from the US. At purchase the $/mah calculation works but over their life cycle it doesn't. The Autel EVO Nano+ drone weighs less than 250g, includes advanced features, and gets extra points for privacy. Thank You, CANON 6D + BG-E13 / 24-105 F4 L / 50mm 1.8 / Nikon D7000 / 35mm 1.8 flickr, Im not familiar with that brand but all batteries vary in voltage from they are freshly charged and discharged. I continued shooting video. I think you're right. Another reason I would consider third party batteries is if you are going on the trip of a lifetime and need a bunch of spare capacity because you wont be able to recharge during the trip. I haven't tried the EZO charger yet. Try cleaning the contacts with a cue tip and rubbing alcohol. The Nikon battery was 150 bucks why I could get a fifth of 25-year old Glenfarclas for that much. The Wasabi is $80USD on Amazon and I got a 3-pack of the Kastar on Amazon for just over $200USD. When I looked up the Sony OEM batteries they were outrageously expensive, $300CAD for a single BP-U60. One thing about Lithium Ion batteries is that they degrade faster when fully charged. The charger also comes with a 12V cigarette adapter for charging in the car. Try a Watson Brand, if available for your camera. It may be able to be resurrected, but youll need equipment you dont likely have available, and there is a danger of fire. The circuit boards are identical, but the actual cells are indeed different. Would you run cheep oil in your Jag? I'll get one and test it. All content, design, and layout are Copyright 19982022 Digital Photography Review All Rights Reserved.

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