Cheap spare battery for Nikon D40(EN-EL9)

[jammy_c]

Hi guys!

I have bought a Nikon D40 and i'm looking for a spare batter, mainly for emergencies when the main battery runs out on a long day out (motorsport events generally). I don't really want to spend ~£40 if i can get something cheaper that will be almost as good. i think it's an EN-EL9.

There are pleanty available, but i don't wanna just buy a cheap one and find out you can only take 50 shots then it's dead.

I'm after a cheap Nikon one or fairly decent, but non-genuine type...

Any recommendations for suppliers/sites from people who've bought & used one, and are impressed?

 

[Flash In The Pan]

Be careful with the cheap ebay batteries for the D40, some of them refuse to work and bring up an error message saying that it isn't the correct battery for the camera

 

[puddleduck]

There are pleanty available, but i don't wanna just buy a cheap one and find out you can only take 50 shots then it's dead.

I've tried a couple and both did that.

To be fair to the seller, they refunded me without hassle.

I think mine did about 60 shots.. then kaput. It took about 20 minutes to charge until "full"

 

[jammy_c]

lol. think I may just be better biting the bullet and buying a genuine one, i just don't think i'll need an expensive one though, as i will prob only use the camera once a month at best.

it's just for a back-up really. but 60 shots is pretty poor. i managed 480 on the nikon battery after it's first charge.

 

[alex_m90]

I got mine for my D40X from Kerso. Good price and batteries perform exactly the same as the original

 

[Flash In The Pan]

You can also get rechargeable battery/grip combos on Fleabay for the D40

 

[cowasaki]

I got one free from DigitalRev on ebay when I bought my wife her D40x. It has worked flawlessly ever since. Might be worth taking a look there.

 

[jammy_c]

Cheers! i will look into that. i also stumbled across this item on 7dayshop.com:
http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_3&products_id=102083.
£6.79 delivered!
Anyone had any experience?
J.

 

[Nod]

Cheers! i will look into that. i also stumbled across this item on 7dayshop.com:
http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_3&products_id=102083.
£6.79 delivered!
Anyone had any experience?
J.

Not with D40 batteries but I've had one for my D70 for a few years and not had any problems, although it doesn't get much use since I can get a full day's shooting out of the one original battery I have.