I have two Pentax batteries and four aftermarket ones (the kind B&H sells)for my K20D and K10D. They all seem to perform about the same, although I never rarely them all the way down. au ----- "John Francis" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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. -- 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.
