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Is there a better battery than Energizer Lithium Photo CRV3 for my Pentax *istD DSLR camera?
I'm happy with these batteries but if something better has become available in the year since I last replaced them I'd like to know. Also, if anyone knows the best place to purchase, please let me know. I last bought them at Walmart, which no longer carries them. Amazon.com is $6 plus shipping. Thanks for your help.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Hi Heather,
I don't think you could get a better battery, but you could spend less on an equally good (lithium CR-V3) battery.
I've used a Pentax *ist D as my main camera since early 2004, and I've taken around 35,000 shots with it. I've settled on non-rechargeable lithium CR-V3 as the best for that model, but I don't think there is a significant difference between major brands of lithium CR-V2, such as Energizer and Duracell. I've also used Panasonic brand when they were cheapest, and they worked just as well too.
I monitor eBay for good deals on lithium CR-V3 batteries. Most recently, I bought a lot of 10 (ten) of them for US$19.19 + $10.00 shipping, for a grand total cost of $2.92 per battery. I generally try to keep the total shipped cost down to about $3.00 each, but sometimes I have to pay closer to $4.
Depending on your shooting rate, you might not want to buy a lot of 10 batteries at a time. But I've been able to get prices like that on lots of as little as four.
You might be interested in this eBay auction for 4 (four) Energizer CR-V3 batteries. Even if you pay the pay-it-now price, the total shipped cost is still only $4.00:
http://cgi.ebay.com/4-Energizer-e2-Lithium-Photo-b...
You might also want to monitor this eBay auction for 6 (six) Energizer lithium CR-V3 batteries. As I write this, it's at $2.26, with free shipping:
http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_dmptZBatteriesQ5f...
In general, I would suggest using an eBay search similar to this:
(crv3,cr-v3) (battery,batteries) (4,four,6,six) -rechargable,
-rechargeable -charger -4-kodak
You might also have heard about rechargable CR-V3 batteries, or RCR-V3. Some people like them because it makes the auto-focus faster. Others say they should be avoided because they have a higher voltage -- often MUCH higher -- than non-rechargable lithium CR-V3 batteries, and could eventually fry the camera. For myself, I've chosen to stay on the safe side and use non-rechargables.
Good luck!
Greg
