Battery

I need to buy a battery for my k10d

Prices range from about £4 on ebay to around £50 for a genuine Pentax.

Being a cheapskate I'm tempted to go for the cheapo ones but, on the other hand, don't want to damage the camera.

Anyone have any experience of using generic replacement batteries :::

Haydn

Yes. No problem here. Look for NP400 batteries. They are the same physical construction as the Pentax but often differ in electrical performance (1500mah instead of 1600mah). I think I'd draw the line a bit above £4 though. Try:-
www.picstop.com or www.7dayshop.com

EDIT: Dunno why the second link doesn't work. Web designers? ? ? It seems to be because there is a numeric in the address.

I agree with Peter, I have a couple of NP400s and find no discernable performance difference to the Pentax batteries, and at less than half the price.

Thanks guys,

Just ordered one - £10.99 delivered.



Haydn

And our commission ? ? ?

It'd be nice if you told us from where you have bought one.

Peter,

I'm sure the pleasure of having helped a fellow Pentax user is more than adequate reward - in fact, when I think about it, maybe the two of you could pay for the battery to maximise the warm glow that you get from helping us newbies.

On a serious note, I have asked a few questions on this forum now - all of them have been answered promptly by knowledgable, experienced Pentax users, it's a valuable resource and adds to the pleasure I get from my photography.

thanks again,

Haydn

Haydn,

Where are you located?

No, it isn't, really.
Well OK, it is when we get feedback, like "Just ordered one - £10.99 delivered, from ?__________?".

Care to fill in the blanks?

Mac,

I'm located in Manchester UK.

Mannesty,

http://www.digi-quick.co.uk/Categories/Camera-Batteries/PENTAX/PENTAX-D-L150

I've had email notification to say that it was despatched today so service seems good.

Haydn

Update on the service from this supplier - I ordered the battery at about 11pm Thursday, it was delivered 11am Saturday morning.

I'm well impressed

Haydn

Haydn,

Glad the purchase went so well.

Just so I don't ask every time you post, can you update your info to show "Location: Manchester"? Maybe an avatar with the Manchester United logo?

Mac,

Done - and although I am a 'Red Devils' fan, I prefer the iconic image of Che Guevarra as an avatar.

I believe Che did all his reconnaisence with Russian screw mount equipment. Never got the chance to try Spotmatics.

A worthy avatar.

In my Nikon days I always used www.7dayshop.com only 5% VAT and there batterys always gave better photos per charge.