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| jamesrb PRO Thu 2nd Jul 2009 20:10
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I just purchased a spare battery( EN-EL3E )but with no Nikon brand name) for my D-90 from Amazon,
but it doesn't want to charge up. I noticed written on the battery, "designated charger only ".
I have a Nikon quick charger MH-18a, could it be it's not compatible ? Or could the battery be duff ?
Thanks...Jim. :^)
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| megmet PRO Thu 2nd Jul 2009 22:43
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Originally posted by jamesrb:
I just purchased a spare battery( EN-EL3E )but with no Nikon brand name) for my D-90 from Amazon,
Send it back Jim....I've always found Amazon very good at changing things like that when brought to there attention!
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| Doody PRO Fri 3rd Jul 2009 14:58
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it could be an EL-EN3A , I have had them from 3 suppliers labeled as the E - but they are not compatible with the 18a charger, only the 18 ..
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| jamesrb PRO Sat 4th Jul 2009 19:25
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Thank you Megmet, Doody. Good so far. Had to e-mail Star e-shop, got a reply saying, no need to return the battery, they will send me another. :^)
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| jamesrb PRO Thu 9th Jul 2009 22:07
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.....which is just as bad as the first one. lol.
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| megmet PRO Thu 9th Jul 2009 22:21
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Originally posted by jamesrb:
just as bad as the first one.
I won't say a word about Canon being better. ;-p
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| jamesrb PRO Thu 9th Jul 2009 22:26
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My D-90's great, just trying to get a cheap spare battery is the hard bit. :^)
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| LisaSam67 Sun 12th Jul 2009 23:50
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Originally posted by megmet:
I won't say a word about Canon being better. ;-p
:P lol
I've gotten two of those spare batteries for my D300 that have no name on them. They are charging fine but the charge holding time is definitely poorer than the Nikon brand.
Hope you get it sorted James
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| jamesrb PRO Wed 15th Jul 2009 20:47
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Got my money back on that. Just ordered a Nikon brand at twice the price, but still half the shop price. :^)
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| Wildspirit PRO Wed 15th Jul 2009 22:41
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I'm eagerly awaiting my new Pentax K-7 complete with battery grip which allows for AA lithium-ion batteries; I am wholly satisfied with using my current Pentax *istDS which takes generic 4 AA Lithium-ions...I don't even mess with rechargeables with it and don't really care for the K-7 proprietary battery. I do like the option the battery grip gives me.
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| PhotoPro PRO Thu 16th Jul 2009 06:44
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Originally posted by Wildspirit:
AA lithium-ion batteries
They're not very "green", but they sure are convenient when you have the choice!
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| Wildspirit PRO Fri 17th Jul 2009 14:15
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California has the strictest laws of any state for the disposal of toxic materials, including batteries. That doesn't stop the unscrupulous slobs, however, who dump anything and everything (old TV's, monitors, couches, mattresses, etc.) beside the road at 2am. They're not just convenient, they're long-lasting (1000 shots for a set of 4) and reliable. Being an old Boy Scout, what I pack in, I pack out. I take nothing but pictures and leaving nothing but footprints.
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| PhotoPro PRO Sun 19th Jul 2009 05:46
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Originally posted by Wildspirit:
They're not just convenient, they're long-lasting (1000 shots for a set of 4) and reliable.
I'll stick to the convenient, long lasting only compared to non-lithium AA's, reliable - eh, I imagine a smaller battery more quickly affected by cold and heat.
My batteries last 3-4000 shots, I carry 2 spares with me all the time and rotate the charging. With the price of lithium's, I don't think my payout would be too long (of course I can't use AA's anyway..:-)
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| biggles Tue 21st Jul 2009 19:15
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I have three "Hahnel" brand batteries for my D200, one of them is a rogue and charges very flakily, I guess it's just pot luck when you go away from the manufacturer's own gear. Mind youone of the ENEL-3s for my D70 was a bugger too.
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| megmet PRO Tue 21st Jul 2009 21:49
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Sometimes it's the fault of the charger!
My old one had seen better days so I invested in a new one, it worked fine for the first three times then went on the blink....
I've now gone back to my old charger as it's still reliable after many years of regular use!
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| TonyF2009 Sat 5th Sep 2009 18:15
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:)
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