Owney
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I ordered a spare Z9 EN-EL 18d from B&H on January 2nd and it is still listed as back ordered. Has anyone seen any available anywhere else?
Z9 Spare Battery Availability
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John Navitsky
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sounds like it's pretty random. i ordered one through my local brick and mortar way back when and got it. i also ordered one through b&h and it has not come. i've since seen a report they were in stock from nikon online but unclear if they still are.
I ordered one from my local B&M but it was on back order. I then ordered one from Adorama and I had it in a matter of days without trouble. I was also able to buy the Prograde CFexpress cards from Adorama and other related supplies. You might give them a try.
When I picked up my Z9 from the local B&M they had several so I snagged one at the time. Looks like they are now out of stock.
I ordered one directly from Nikon and it took about a month and a half to get it.....
Are there any 3rd party batts that work? And I'm not just talking about an 18d-equivalent - even just an 18c? I have a Wasabi 18c which works fine in my D6 but when I put it in the Z9 it says it can't read any battery information and won't use it. Putting a genuine Nikon 18c in seems to work OK.
Warren D
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I have an order in with my B&M, but did find one in stock at a different B&M last week. Just did a search until I found one in stock.
As for the 3rd party batts, everything I've read say they won't work and the 3rd party chargers won't charge a Nikon 18D. The 18D won't charge on my D5 charger, haven't tried the D6 charger yet (I've heard it will charge but not fully).
As for the 3rd party batts, everything I've read say they won't work and the 3rd party chargers won't charge a Nikon 18D. The 18D won't charge on my D5 charger, haven't tried the D6 charger yet (I've heard it will charge but not fully).