Customer Reviews

Nikon EN-EL4a Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery for MB-D10 Battery Pack and Nikon D2 and D3 Digital SLR Cameras (Retail Packaging)

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This is a serious battery and the first reviewer seems confused when he states that this battery both does and does not work with the MB-10 (???)

This is the original equipment battery for the new Nikon D3 which reviewer Bjorn Rorslett claims to have gotten 5198 D3 images from a single charge -- in Norway, in the winter!

This is a 5 star battery. D3 owners may also wish to purchase the $20 BL-4 spare battery compartment door to make swapping batteries easy and fast.

Although I have yet to actually NEED my spare, I certainly wouldn't go out on a job without one.

This is the original Nikon EN-EL4a battery for the D300 with MB-D10 vertical grip. Works perfectfly. The charge lasts forever. Don't buy the generic replacement for this battery, they DON'T work. I've tried 3 different generic brand & none of them work. I ended up wasting more time & money. Just go with the Nikon & your safe.

I bought this as a spare for my D3 and to rev up the speed of my D300 used with the optional BL-3 cover on the D300 vertical battery grip..it's good to have it on standby! This battery could last a long long time but nobody would feel secure without having one on reserve!

The improved version of EN-EL4. More powerful than my original factory battery. Nikon quality through out, and even at 2-3 times the price of after market replacement batteries this real Nikon battery is by far the better deal. More total exposures and holds a charge longer in the camera. When looking for a back up battery for my D2X many other's bad reviews of those other replacement types convinced me to buy this factory version. I can't and won't take a chance on poor equipment. In my life I've frequently found that you don't save money when you save money.

Simple and works as advertised.
I put a freshly charged one in my D3 and have taken at least 2000 pics with it and it's still showing full charge.
Outstanding.

Why save a few $$ buying an off brand that may or may not work (be VERY careful with Lithium batteries!!)
Just spend the extra few $$ and get the real thing.

I use these in both my D3 and D300 with the MB-D10 grip and as others have posted, it gives great performance in both.

The grip plus an EN-EL4a has become much more important since I've started using the Nikon GPS attachment on my D300. With just the smaller battery in the camera, I'm getting only about 500 pictures on a charge if I leave the GPS on constantly. Add the MB-D10 and its EN-EL4a and I'm good for 1200-1500 shots. Without the GPS, this same setup is good for around 2500-3000 shots with my usual settings.

The stand-alone charger is also wonderful in that it can recharge the EN-EL4a in a very short amount of time. So if I do something silly (like forget to turn the camera off with the GPS mounted), I'm back in business quickly.

Another thing I like about the EN-EL4a is its cold weather performance. I do a lot of winter nature photography, and I'm frequently out in subzero weather for hours at a time and I've never really noticed any less battery performance, even in these extreme conditions.

Great battery all in all...maybe even worth the high price.

The EN-EL4a is the finest battery Nikon has produced to date. It is powerful, reliable, and it holds a charge noticeably longer than any of its predecessors. I view it as the heart of my Nikon D3 system. During critical shoots, I accurately monitor the condition of the EN-EL4a via the setup menu on the D3. It reveals the number of exposures made with it, the percent of charge remaining, whether it needs calibration, and its estimated lifespan. Using this procedure, the EN-EL4a has never let me down. A second EN-EL4a for backup is recommended, as a full charge takes a little over an hour.

When I purchased my D3x I also bought 2 of these as extra backup. After using my D3x extensively in Greece I found I really didn't need the extra batteries. On one charge I was taking 700+ photos per day casual shooting and I still had 75% charge left!!! This battery is quite amazing. I calibrated all three during charging and the accuracy is impressive, along with the information display of the number of shots taken on a charge. Highly recommend the quality and performance.

quick delivery and good quality. the battery lasts forever. Nikon makes good products as always. It shoots 500+ pics. I would like to recommend it to all D3 users.

It would be easy to be put off by the price (a hundred dollars for a battery?!!) but this is easily worth it. Fully charged, it will take you on a long weekend photo safari and you won't need to charge it until you return home.

But just to be sure, I got a second one.