Xpro-1 Aftermarket Battery Quest

[rasterdogs]

Got an aftermarket battery from Vidpro via Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...tag=acleint-20

Battery looks like an exact replica of the OEM battery without the Fuji Logo.
Has the insertion direction arrow on the battery body. Functions no differently than the OEM battery. Fits perfectly.

The battery comes in a blister pack and has a Power2000 brand label.

If you are looking for spare batteries this may be the battery you are looking for.

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This one was a bust:
http://www.amazon.com/EXPEDITED-Perf...tag=acleint-20

Got this as it was listed as compatible with the Fujifilm Xpro-1 Camera NP-W126 battery.
Have tired multiple times to charge the battery. The charger blinking green light (indicates error) comes on after ~5 minutes on the charger.
Battery does not hold a charge.
Sellers return policy has enough caveats that I'm thinking it will cost even more to try and return this. Shipping to/from is buyers responsibility.
Restocking charges may be involved.

If you are looking for an aftermarket battery for the Xpro-1 this is not the one you are looking for.
-rasterdogs

[Audii-Dudii]

Originally Posted by rasterdogs

If you are looking for spare batteries this may be the battery you are looking for.

As another data point, I bought three of these batteries and not one of them would last for more than 20-30 exposures. I used and charged them several times (which was easy, because they didn't last very long!) and I used a different charger as well, but continued to have the same results.

Although I've had good luck in the past with aftermarket batteries for my other cameras and will no doubt buy them again in the future because I'm frugal (and maybe even cheap!), I've struck out twice now with NP-W126 clones and finally stumped for three OEM batteries, which are working just fine.

[loquax ludens]

It seems that aftermarket batteries are nearly always hit-or-miss. I've bought multiple at a time identical same brand aftermarket batteries for other cameras and had good and bad batteries in the same batch.

It's a crap shoot. I'm going to buy the el cheapo $12 battery for now and see if I get lucky. If not, I'll spring for an OEM.

[rasterdogs]

Originally Posted by loquax ludens

It seems that aftermarket batteries are nearly always hit-or-miss. I've bought multiple at a time identical same brand aftermarket batteries for other cameras and had good and bad batteries in the same batch.

It's a crap shoot. I'm going to buy the el cheapo $12 battery for now and see if I get lucky. If not, I'll spring for an OEM.

I've seen 2 other users refer to this link and reporting good luck.
This good one was labeled and packaged like a serious product.
The BAD one was cheap, cheap, cheap!
-rasterdogs

[kuzano]

It seems that 3rd party batteries are often OEM batteries that failed some aspect of Quality Control from the original manufacturer.

These batteries are discarded and end up black market, or retrieved from the trash of the OEM mfr and rebadged/sold as third party.

The casting/molding being identical, the one battery listed by the OP certainly feeds into the logic of this tale.

I'm quite sure how I'd feel if a 3rd party battery ruined my camera. Plus I now see and applaud efforts by the camera manufacturers for applying software to control and limit use of third party. You can say what you will, but if the camera manufacturer has to repair or replace a camera because one uses a battery out of their trash discards.... I don't think I blame them.

Of course, they could control their castoffs better in practice.

However, if one ruins ones camera by plugging in a third party battery that actually failed to meet OEM mfr QC, who is actually at fault?

Flame away!!!!!!!!!!

[rasterdogs]

I've used many an aftermarket battery on my Canon cameras with no troubles. Where does the 'castoff' theory come from?

I guess if this is a castoff then Fuji must label the batteries internally.

I've worked as a manufacturing engineer and inking the labels on the batteries would be something we would push to our vendors.

I'm skeptical.
-rasterdogs

..oops, there's blue smoke coming out of my Xpro-1

Originally Posted by kuzano

It seems that 3rd party batteries are often OEM batteries that failed some aspect of Quality Control from the original manufacturer.

These batteries are discarded and end up black market, or retrieved from the trash of the OEM mfr and rebadged/sold as third party.

The casting/molding being identical, the one battery listed by the OP certainly feeds into the logic of this tale.

I'm quite sure how I'd feel if a 3rd party battery ruined my camera. Plus I now see and applaud efforts by the camera manufacturers for applying software to control and limit use of third party. You can say what you will, but if the camera manufacturer has to repair or replace a camera because one uses a battery out of their trash discards.... I don't think I blame them.

Of course, they could control their castoffs better in practice.

However, if one ruins ones camera by plugging in a third party battery that actually failed to meet OEM mfr QC, who is actually at fault?

Flame away!!!!!!!!!!

[back alley]

i just bought 2 no name batteries for the x-pro1...they read as fully charged in the camera...hope they work.
i prefer to use lenmar batteries but couldn't find any that fit the fuji.

any current news on the 3rd party battery scene?

[JayC]

I will get this one in the mail tomorrow:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o00_s00_i01

Why save $10 when the OEM one is only $26?

[back alley]

they cost 90 bucks locally!

8 bucks for the no name.

[Michiel Fokkema]

I have very good experiences with after market batteries for many of my camera's. Even if one is faulty and have to be discarded they're way cheaper than the original cash-cow batteries. I always buy them through Ebay.

[willie_901]

Right now Amazon has the authentic Fujifilm batter for $26.50.

I just bought one because the extra cost over the mystery $9.00 versions is not worth the hassle of whether or not the battery will last or even be safe.

[back alley]

they are all made in china and i'm guessing at the same factory...

[willie_901]

I think that is a good assumption. The unknown is: are the cheaper batteries rejects that don't meet Fuji's (or the Underwiters' Laboratory) manufacturing specifications.