Re: Panasonic now Locking in Batteries
John Navas
<k75j3592qft940chu...@4ax.com>:
>Are other camera makers doing this so you can use 3rd party batteries?
>
>This to me seems illegal as you should have the choice like you do with a
>car.
What the heck are you ranting about?
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Best regards,
John
Panasonic DMC-FZ28 (and several others)
Rich
> Are other camera makers doing this so you can use 3rd party batteries?
>
> This to me seems illegal as you should have the choice like you do with a
> car.
Smart aftermarketers will get around it. Much like with chipped
printer inks. Panasonic likes the idea of making batteries for $4 ea
and selling them for $80.
David J Taylor
I think that /all/ the digital camera firms try and maximise their profit
on accessories such as batteries. Panasonic are not alone in this.
[Let's not mention Sony and Memory Stick.] I've often bought third-party
batteries for my Nikon and Panasonic cameras, and had no problems. I've
usually not bought purely on price, from the cheapest possible supplier,
though. Give it a short while and I bet you will be able to get
third-party equivalents for the new Panasonic cameras.
David
John Navas
<david-...@blueyonder.not-this-part.nor-this.co.uk.invalid> wrote in
<UYn_l.44056$OO7....@text.news.virginmedia.com>:
>Rich wrote:
>> On Jun 17, 9:18 pm, Woger <wo...@woger.net.ru> wrote:
>>> Are other camera makers doing this so you can use 3rd party
>>> batteries?
>>>
>>> This to me seems illegal as you should have the choice like you do
>>> with a car.
>>
>> Smart aftermarketers will get around it. Much like with chipped
>> printer inks. Panasonic likes the idea of making batteries for $4 ea
>> and selling them for $80.
Actually less than $40:
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220435432438>
>I think that /all/ the digital camera firms try and maximise their profit
>on accessories such as batteries. ...
They always try to maximize profit -- that's how the market works and
what shareholders expect and deserve -- but the reality is that they
don't make much money on low price accessories like batteries given all
costs of stocking and distribution.