Price of NP400 Battery

[Drudkh]

Just went to Inforcom in the evening. They no longer has Eastgear batts but another brand that is using the Eastgear package, blue colour instead of green.

Just 2-3 weeks ago, I went there to buy a piece of Eastgear batt. Then I saw another Eastgear batt in a blue package. Batt is green, package is blue. Today saw everything is blue. The design, writings, batt rating are all the same as the Eastgear.

I think Eastgear has outsourced the batt manufacturing. Anyway, I bought another 2 today. Price is still the same for the 1700mAh. Left about 4 hanging there.

 

[Lawyon]

Thanks for the heads up. Was wondering if the battery has been restocked today! Time to go down funan again!

 

[TME]

Thanks for the heads up. Was wondering if the battery has been restocked today! Time to go down funan again!

Post your findings here... thanks!

 

[nlst74]

Hi i just bought 2 pieces of CD-NP400 from inforcom, funan mall..28.90/pc made in Japan.ma 1700..you all can check it out...
but how come the original soooo expensive???

 

[TME]

Hi i just bought 2 pieces of CD-NP400 from inforcom, funan mall..28.90/pc made in Japan.ma 1700..you all can check it out...
but how come the original soooo expensive???

Cos they earn like 1000% profit? Since they already decided that there were compatibles on the market and they might as well skin us for what it's worth...

 

[sulhan]

Just went to Inforcom in the evening. They no longer has Eastgear batts but another brand that is using the Eastgear package, blue colour instead of green.

Just 2-3 weeks ago, I went there to buy a piece of Eastgear batt. Then I saw another Eastgear batt in a blue package. Batt is green, package is blue. Today saw everything is blue. The design, writings, batt rating are all the same as the Eastgear.

I think Eastgear has outsourced the batt manufacturing. Anyway, I bought another 2 today. Price is still the same for the 1700mAh. Left about 4 hanging there.

I think Its still Eastgear source product but now named to be more generic. Probably for wider sales market.

rgds,
sulhan

 

[apchoo]

Just went to Inforcom in the evening. They no longer has Eastgear batts but another brand that is using the Eastgear package, blue colour instead of green.

I think Eastgear has outsourced the batt manufacturing. Anyway, I bought another 2 today. Price is still the same for the 1700mAh. Left about 4 hanging there.

Inforcom out of stock again of the blue 1700mAh batt . Would like to get another 2.

 

[TME]

Inforcom out of stock again of the blue 1700mAh batt . Would like to get another 2.

How many do u need???

 

[Drudkh]

How many do u need???

I currently have 6 including 2 I bought last week.

 

[apchoo]

How many do u need???

I like to have insurance .

 

[zcf]

I currently have 6 including 2 I bought last week.

6's NP400 , good enough for you to shoot more than 1 to 2 weeks without bringing charger.

Now I know who to look for when I need to rent batteries ;p

 

[Drudkh]

I shoot sports nowadays, 1 day I can expand 3-4 batts. I bought 2 extra is in case I forgot to recharge the expanded batts if I'm shooting for 2 full days.

 

[zcf]

How long does one battery last in 7D? Like how many shots?
For 5D sometime it range from 400-1000 shots, most ly without using flash. And I seldom finish one battery within a day.

But you got one charger only? Really charge like mad :bigeyes: .

 

[apchoo]

A great tip about EG batts. If Inforcom runs out of stock, you can get EG to ship their batts across the road to Inforcom and buy them at Inforcom price . A friend found that out when I got him to buy 2 more batts for me. No stock at Inforcom, so he headed over to EG and bought 2 at $34.95 ea (still cheap for me). He then proceeded to mention Inforcom's lack of stock and the EG salesperson told him what he could have done (no, he didn't ask for a refund ;p). However, the EG guy was greatly surprised at the Inforcom price---supposedly their wholesale rate to Inforcom is just a little less than 5%.

This is assuming EG has the stock, of course.

If anyone manages to do this, let us know .

 

[Drudkh]

How long does one battery last in 7D? Like how many shots?
For 5D sometime it range from 400-1000 shots, most ly without using flash. And I seldom finish one battery within a day.

But you got one charger only? Really charge like mad :bigeyes: .

The no. of shots are just a general guide on how much/long it will lasts on standard usage. My usage is different. Shooting sports is different from taking snapshots.

 

[Zenten]

I currently have 6 including 2 I bought last week.

Don, no wonder Infocomm got no batteries to sell ....you are eating up all of them ..... Battery no enough issit?:nono:

 

[Drudkh]

Don, no wonder Infocomm got no batteries to sell ....you are eating up all of them ..... Battery no enough issit?:nono:

i only bought 2 leh.
really batt no enough when i shoot sports on weekends.

 

[TME]

Is it ok to charge the battery even if its not yet drain off?

Yes it's ok.

 

[TME]

An update, the EG 3rd party battery also now comes with a blue label. The wording on the label is identical to the green labelled one. I bought both and charged both. Haven't used them as yet but seems like no problems.

 

[visa]

Just bought 2 batteries for KM 5 [ At Change Alley ]
SDV-NP-400 7.2V 1800mah
But original started7.4V, will it cause any problem? safe?
Thanks.