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Pentax battery - too good to be true??

Antony
Posted 27/02/2023 - 12:04 Link
Looking for a D-LI 109 battery for my K-70, I came across this apparently genuine Pentax one for £17.50 from China on Ebay.

Is this "too good to be true", or is it a genuine bargain? I want a genuine Pentax product as I'm finding compatibles don't seem so good.

Any thoughts, guys?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224864158013?hash=item345af2c13d:g:EQIAAOSwxKhiH0HZ&a...
Spad
Posted 27/02/2023 - 12:57 Link
I have seen these for the K5 and K3. It'll either be a knock off or not... is it worth the chance??? Tho they're more than likely a knock off.

To be fair everything is madev over there!!!

I have Maximafoto ones and theyre adequate for a bit less cash.
Edited by Spad: 27/02/2023 - 13:14
barkin
Posted 27/02/2023 - 14:28 Link
Spad wrote:

I have Maximafoto ones and theyre adequate for a bit less cash.

I have DSTE ones, and they're more than adequate for a lot less cash

~70 quid for a battery is outrageous...
vic cross
Posted 27/02/2023 - 17:19 Link
First look at the mAH 1050 the Pentax are 1860 mAH I have others which are 2800 and DSTE and all work fine. OK buying compatibles if you know they are but these ones sound like a complete rip off. I'd steer clear.
CHEERS Vic.
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Spad
Posted 27/02/2023 - 21:12 Link
barkin wrote:

I have DSTE ones, and they're more than adequate for a lot less cash

~70 quid for a battery is outrageous...

The Maximofoto are about 15 quid'ish...
Lubbyman
Posted 27/02/2023 - 21:24 Link
Spad wrote:
The Maximofoto are about 15 quid'ish...

Indeed they are. And one that I bought many years ago is still going strong while a much more recent one has packed up. Which goes to show (IMHO) that while £70 is undoubtedly far too much for a battery. beyond a certain point the less you pay the more likely you are to get a dud. The game is to find the point at which price / reliability is lowest. I'm still looking...

Steve
davidwozhere
Posted 27/02/2023 - 23:55 Link
I've got seven of them on the go - all sorts of makes. They are strictly rotated between two cameras and have been going for years. I've just withdrawn a Maximafoto that no longer holds its charge after about 7 years use. I bought two new ones last year (un branded) that are still in their boxes.
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Posted 28/02/2023 - 02:33 Link
HI
I have had good results with Kastar chargers and batteries. I like the lay-flat two-port charger and the batteries seem well-made and last without swelling. I have them for my Pentax Q, K S2, KF. Also have them for my Panasonic Zs70K.
Jonathan-Mac
Posted 28/02/2023 - 13:21 Link
There's no way that's the genuine article.

I bought third party batteries for my K-3 and they started out holding around 75% of the charge of a genuine battery but after a year or so one of the two held virtually no charge at all and the other maybe 50% of the genuine one.

Genuine batteries for all manufacturers are a ridiculous price but faced with alternatives as bad as they are I hand over the cash and live worry-free.
Pentax hybrid user - Digital K3, film 645 and 35mm SLR and Pentax (&other) lenses adapted to Fuji X and Panasonic L digital
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JohnX
Posted 28/02/2023 - 14:15 Link
1050mAh is correct for this battery, but it is most unlikely to be genuine. I too have bought, and use, 3rd party batteries that are sold with no pretence about what they are - batteries that in form factor are equivalent to an OEM product, but aren't passed off as genuine or original.

I'd avoid these so called 'Pentax' ones.
Edited by JohnX: 28/02/2023 - 14:17
Antony
Posted 28/02/2023 - 16:45 Link
Thanks for all your replies, I'll take the advice on-board.
jeallen01
Posted 28/02/2023 - 20:29 Link
One thing to be wary of with 3rd party batteries = a "tendancy" for some to swell after a year or two. If you are not observant, they can swell enough to be difficult to slide into the battery compartment - and then even more difficult (if not impossible!) to later remove!
K-3 II, K-3 and a K-70 from SRS (having now relegated the K-30 /"K-50" to a backup body), & some Sigma and Pentax lenses (and a lot of old 35mm gear!)
barkin
Posted 01/03/2023 - 14:54 Link
Spad wrote:
barkin wrote:

I have DSTE ones, and they're more than adequate for a lot less cash

~70 quid for a battery is outrageous...

The Maximofoto are about 15 quid'ish...

That's a far more realistic price.

I bought a couple of 3rd party (DSTE as it turned out) batteries when I bought my K3 in 2017. I actually only wanted a USB charger, but several chargers on Amazon were available at a price that meant that the extra batteries were almost free!
So it wasn't a conscious decision to buy DSTE -more of a "what the heck..."

I now rotate them, and I honestly see no significant difference between the 2 x DSTE and the original Pentax one.

I do realise that a sample size of 2 is statistically not really significant, but the 4 x 3rd party (dot.photo) ones for my Lumix and 3 DSTE's for my Fuji have performed sufficiently well over the years that I'll happily buy (certain) off-brand ones in the future.

And I could live with binning the odd one or two if they don't last, given that I can get 6 or 7 for the price of an OEM one
jeallen01
Posted 02/03/2023 - 11:19 Link
I've bought DSTE clones of both D-Li109 & D-Li90 batteries, and they've generally had decent capacities and worked quite well - unlike some other clones where short lives &/or swelling proved problematic.
K-3 II, K-3 and a K-70 from SRS (having now relegated the K-30 /"K-50" to a backup body), & some Sigma and Pentax lenses (and a lot of old 35mm gear!)

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