It might have been money well spent. I've got one of each (original and third party), and keep one in the BG-2 grip, and one in the main camera. I found out last week that the cheap battery now only holds enough charge for a couple of hundred shots before it shows up as empty on the camera display. I'm wondering whether to go for another cheap battery, or to spend the extra on one with the Pentax name.
Admitedly the cheap battery gets the most use - it's the one in the grip, and I have the camera set up to use that one first, and only to switch to the one in the camera when the first battery is exhausted. On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 07:04:19PM -0500, Miserere wrote: > Don't ask me, I'm one of those idiots who paid $45 for an original > Pentax battery when I bought the K10D. Been smacking myself in the > head ever since. I keep telling myself that I did my bit to help > increase the K20D R&D budget (you're welcome)...but I'm not sure I > believe myself. > > Enjoy the Camera! > > > --M. > > > > On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Enjoy your new camera! > > > > I've used no-name Li-Ion rechargeables from bestbatt.com for years now and > > never had any issues whatever with them. They last as long as the OEM > > batteries I've compared them to. I also use the travel chargers they sell. > > > > The one for the K20D is $14: > > http://www.bestbatt.com/Pentax_D_LI50_Li_Ion_Rechargeable_Battery_p/bbdli50.htm > > > > Godfrey > > > > > > On Mar 3, 2009, at 3:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > >> I broke down and pulled the trigger on ?K20D over lunch. > >> > >> San Jose camera was willing to sell me the body for $730, vs $700 with > >> shipping on Amazon. I decided that I was willing to pay $30 to support > >> the one shop in Northern California that stocks Pentax and $60 to > >> support the state. > >> > >> The battery is charging. The manual doesn't say anything about > >> charging for 8 hours the first time, so my camera should be usable, > >> right around sunset. > >> > >> What's the best deal on a second battery? I've seen one on line that's > >> supposed to be 1700mAH rather than 1500, and it's quite a bit cheaper > >> than "stock". > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
