On Nov 11, 2006, at 11:16 AM, John Celio wrote: >> Every camera manufacturer wants that because it nets them more profit >> in accessory sales. That doesn't mean the battery is proprietary ... >> Pentax buys it from the same source that other brands buy it from. > > And considering the number of batteries out there with the exact > same form > factor (power contacts aside) as the one Pentax is using in the > K10D (Canon, > Nikon, and KonicaMinolta have all used it, as well as others), I > want to > know who makes and holds the patents for them. They might be a > good company > to invest in. ;)
There are about six high-volume producers of batteries in the world. Everyone buys from them. Exide is one, I'm not sure if they are not owned by someone else at this point. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
