Upfront, I have no experience with that specific type of 3rd-party battery.
I have used a variety of third-party batteries over the years, on more than one model and brand of camera. I no longer purchase them. Ever. The only situation in which I would consider using them would be as an emergency backup, with a previously-tested battery that is relatively new.
To be sure, you might be lucky. You might not have any problems. You might get batteries with decent capacity. They might interact correctly with software. They might no lose their ability to fully charge and hold that charge over time. You might not encounter the overheating problems that have been known to cause batteries to swell and get stuck in cameras.
You might save a few dollars.
Over the years of trying third-party batteries (typically the brands most highly recommended at the time), I encountered every one of the problem I listed above. On one nearly-disastrous long backcountry trip, I discovered that one of the third-party batteries had lost over 90% of its charge and a second held perhaps half of a charge. In another case I ordered a set of batteries from one of the supposedly-reliable companies. Half were defective, with one failing to charge at all. They replaced the defective batteries... and the replacements were, defective, too.
The final straw for me came a few years ago when a third-party battery swelled in my camera and was nearly impossible to extract. I ended up having to rap the camera on the edge of a table to dislodge it enough to remove it... and dispose of it. Within a month, another battery from the same (widely sold) vendor had the same problem.
As a percentage of my overall investment in camera equipment, not to mention the investments in travel to places where I make photograph, the savings from third-party batteries are very small — arguably inconsequential on a cost basis alone. When I couple that with the fact that on more than one occasion the have disrupted my ability to photograph, either by charging failures or by potentially damaging my gear, the cost/benefit points straight to "don't use them."
I suppose that if you have several primary OEM batteries that get you through you photography 99% of the time... and you want to carry a third-party extra "just in case,' with the intention of never using it except in an emergency...
Good luck.
Feb 06, 2022 at 12:12 PM
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