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Thom Hogan’s Complete Guide to the Nikon D300
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Be aware that clones and counterfeits of EN-EL3e batteries
exist. Some of these are from legitimate companies trying to
give users a lower cost option (Nikon tends to charge a
premium price for all accessories, including extra batteries).
Unfortunately, many counterfeit batteries exist—and I use the
word counterfeit because most of these batteries are marked
to look
exactly
like the Nikon original, in some cases, right
down to the hologram. My experience so far with most of
these counterfeit attempts is that they don’t work in the D300
(though curiously, most of them work in my D200).
Thus, if you’re tempted to buy third-party EN-EL3e
replacements, make sure you do so from someplace that will
accept returns if it doesn’t work, and be especially wary of
no-name, unpackaged options. If you end up having to pay
for a second third-party battery to get one that works, you
might as well have bought the Nikon battery in the first place.
Also note that some devious folk will tell you that the Fujifilm
NP-150 (used in the Fujifilm S5 Pro, which is based on the
Nikon D200 body) will work in the D300. It won’t. The
information on the
S
pin (third terminal) on a battery inserted
into a D300 has to be precisely what the D300 is expecting.
In the United States, the battery and MH-18a Quick Charger
are supplied with the camera; in other parts of the world, the
battery and charger may need to be purchased separately. In
any case, you’re most likely going to want a spare EN-EL3e.
