Are SmallRig batteries as good as Watson batteries?

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Imamacuser

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I just noticed that a bunch of SmallRig batteries are on sale today, and I'm considering picking up some spares. I'm wondering if anyone has used them, and if their performance and longevity is equivalent to Watson.

Thanks.
 
Might depend on which ones you're asking about, like the ones for $30 vs. some of the V-mounts for $300, but I would use them (I think I had a few LP-E6 ones years ago).

But a comparison between the two brands really can't ever be truly validated. I mean, one day you might test 100 vs. 100 batteries and all 100 SmallRig might perform better, and then the next week in the same 100/100 test, none perform better. Quality-control, weaker/malfunctioning components in some batteries, consistent testing parameters, how electronics draw power from them, good luck or bad luck, slightly used batteries being repackaged and sold as new batteries, just too many variables.

You can always buy one and see how it is for you...stuff is always on sale a lot, or there's something new just around the corner.
 
Now I'm not a paper snob, but I would really prefer if Moab Artist Cards were used.

If you're going to gamble on batteries out of a hat, I just think it's worth doing it right.

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Did you ever want to sell prints of nature in the past 20 years? Like birds, and stuff.

Stock footage is probably better.
 
No, I barely ever shoot stills and I do not consider myself a "professional" in that area. I don't even own a good color printer, just a HP color LaserJet for spreadsheets, scripts, etc.
 
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