g_guhan_gunaratnam2 Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Hi all, I'm most likely going to get the D300 with MB-D10, and therefore will need to charge both EN-EL4a and EN-EL3e batteries. Is there one charger that can charge both of these batteries? Looking at B&H, the Impact charger doesn't seem to charge both of these batteries...can you recommend another? I really don't want to have to carry around two chargers. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timkeller Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 I've been wondering the same thing and look forward to answers here. Also, can one EN-EL4a be put in the MB-D10 while one EN-EL3a remains in the camera, or do we need to pair two of the EN-EL4a's? (And then what to do with the EN-EL3a that comes in the camera?) To buy 2 Nikon EN-EL4a's and a Nikon charger at B&H would run $340 over the cost of the grip itself. The Impact versions would cut about 25%: will be Impacts work as well as the Nikons? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 First of all, the one battery that has to remain inside the D300 is an EN-EL3e <- E, not EN-EL3a, which wouldn't fit the D300. Unless you also have a D3 or D2 family DSLR such that you need EN-EL4(a) batteries and charger anyway, it may be easier just to fit 8 AA batteries into the MB-D10 in order to get 8 frames/sec from the D300. I assume you can always use recharable AA's, which are cheaper and the charger(s) will be easier to carry around. The problem is that a lot of the compact AA chargers can only charge 4 at a time. If you want to charge all 8 simultaneously, you might need 2 chargers. If you don't need 8 frames/sec, you can simply use a 2nd EN-EL3e inside the MB-D10. We'll need some real-life experience to verify the pros and cons of the EN-EL4a vs. AA solutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy a. Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 I've already bought the en-el4a and charger in anticipation. Yep that means two different chargers. Think of this however: I believe the nikon literature quotes double the battery life with the d300 vs. d200. I average ~500 shots per battery with the d200. Now consider that an en-el4a has almost three times the watt hours as an en-el3a (11.1 Whr vs. 27.7). You're probably talking several thousand shots per charge with the grip, even if the improved battery life isn't true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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