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==Incidents==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPyX1WBzxN8 Nikon blocked sale of a used lens on Ebay] (2023): A Nikon camera lens, not in production anymore, was prevented from being sold second-hand on [[Ebay]] upon request from Nikon Corporation. <ref>https://nikonrumors.com/2023/06/03/nikon-blocking-international-sale-of-used-18-55mm-lens-on-ebay.aspx/</ref>

*In the past, Nikon has on multiple occasions<ref>https://www.dpreview.com/articles/3465531572/nikon-firmware-update-breaks-support-for-third-party-batteries</ref><ref>https://www.nikonforums.com/forums/topic/19874-nikon-blocks-third-party-batteries-from-working-with-the-z8/</ref> shipped '''firmware updates that cause third party batteries''' that previously worked in those cameras '''to cease to function without warning.''' Nikon service centers automatically install during a repair without consulting the customer first. It is true that using third party batteries indeed carries certain risks that are not immediately obvious. Some third party manufacturers cut costs by using resistors instead of more expensive thermistors, which disables the overheating protection during charging, and the third party electronics in the battery may not allow for the camera to ensure that the last photo or video being recorded at the precise moment the power cuts out due to the battery being depleted, increasing the chance of file and memory card corruption. However, this move by Nikon undermines the freedom of choice of the customer and can cause significant damage for professionals if they suddenly find themselves on a job without usable spare batteries, even if they went out of their way to choose perfect quality ones.

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 ==Incidents==
 *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPyX1WBzxN8 Nikon blocked sale of a used lens on Ebay] (2023): A Nikon camera lens, not in production anymore, was prevented from being sold second-hand on [[Ebay]] upon request from Nikon Corporation. <ref>https://nikonrumors.com/2023/06/03/nikon-blocking-international-sale-of-used-18-55mm-lens-on-ebay.aspx/</ref>
+*In the past, Nikon has on multiple occasions<ref>https://www.dpreview.com/articles/3465531572/nikon-firmware-update-breaks-support-for-third-party-batteries</ref><ref>https://www.nikonforums.com/forums/topic/19874-nikon-blocks-third-party-batteries-from-working-with-the-z8/</ref> shipped '''firmware updates that cause third party batteries''' that previously worked in those cameras '''to cease to function without warning.''' Nikon service centers automatically install during a repair without consulting the customer first. It is true that using third party batteries indeed carries certain risks that are not immediately obvious. Some third party manufacturers cut costs by using resistors instead of more expensive thermistors, which disables the overheating protection during charging, and the third party electronics in the battery may not allow for the camera to ensure that the last photo or video being recorded at the precise moment the power cuts out due to the battery being depleted, increasing the chance of file and memory card corruption. However, this move by Nikon undermines the freedom of choice of the customer and can cause significant damage for professionals if they suddenly find themselves on a job without usable spare batteries, even if they went out of their way to choose perfect quality ones.
 ==See also==