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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pistnbroke" data-source="post: 81037" data-attributes="member: 9514"><p>Those of us who have used EN EL 3e 3rd party at a bout $6 for years are not so worried . I have had two genuine nikon batteries fail one at about 18 months old the other at 4 weeks ..straight from New to 4 red ....both would sustain a long discharge (2hrs + at 1/2 amp) showing the cells were good but what failed was the electronic chip signaling to the camera to shut them down..,I think its pot luck 3rd party or genuine so I alway have a dual battery set up D7000 or D3200 and a set of lithium AA at close hand...</p></blockquote><p></p>