Yes, excluding Wasabi batteries. For example, this one is probably from China, but has good reviews: Amazon.com : Replacement EN-EL15 Battery for Nikon 1 V1, D600, D610, D800, D800E, D7000, D7100 Digital SLR Camera + More!! : Camera & PhotoDo you mean to exclude Wasabi batteries as part of the conditions? Because I use those now, and would do so again in a heartbeat, but I wouldn't buy a no-name, Chinese knock-off.
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I thought that Nikon had played games with certain recent battery/charger configurations and chips to prevent certain Non-Nikon batteries from being 'recognized' in specific cameras... ????
I have one non-Nikon battery in the grip of my D200, and it seems fine...
When I bought the no name grip for the D600, the kit came with 2 no name batteries as well. they work excellent. actually I bought two battery grips and got 4 batteries. for backup spare.
shot quite a few weddings. shot video as well with it and no issue. I also have a no name EN-EL4 (not "A") battery and plan on getting another and couldnt be happier. no issue thus far and have had it for about a year now.
as I see it, there is no need to buy genuine anymore. if the price was reasonable then sure, we all want to use OEM but not for those prices. it doesnt make me feel less confident that I bought aftermarket. same goes for chargers . I bought extra aftermarket chargers just in case. cheap and work very well.
in fact nikon had a recall on D200 batteries and the D7000 batteries so its not like theyre bullet proof themselves.
So the reason I brought this up is I'm considering having a special Nikonites battery made. Naturally that involves a bit of R&D.
The problem is sourcing batteries that are good and actually work well. What I've found is a lot of times with the no name batteries, if the casing says 1900MAh, it's a lie, and the batteries are actually 1200MAh. If if says 2200MAh, they're probably 1400MAh.
My 3rd party battery that came with my new D610 doesn't even have the Mah listed on it. It's completely void of any lettering at all. I called the vendor for the camera and told them I would return the camera if they didn't send me a Nikon brand battery. They sent me one right away and I even got to keep the el cheapo.
I bought my D610 (and D600) from B&H. Both cameras came with an original Nikon battery as well as an extra off-brand battery due to B&H's promotion. The D610 off-brand battery is by Watson while the off-brand battery that came with the D600 is by Pearstone (no longer available). I never tried either one because I opted to order a second Nikon battery.
Watson: Watson EN-EL15 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack (7.0V, 1800mAh) B-3410
Pearstone: Pearstone EN-EL15 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack (7.0V, 1800mAh)