The other day, one of my Panasonic GH4 batteries (DMW-BLF19) was unresponsive. It seemed to be okay after a couple of minutes on the charger, and didn't seem to need a charge but needed a swift kick in the pants to become operational. I got one extra battery when I bought the GH3 in 2012, so maybe this was the same battery. At 1860 mAh, they have a lot of capacity and the GH4 is good about using as little as possible. In contrast, the GM5 batteries have around 600 mAh capacity and are empty rather quickly.
In any case, I decided to order a battery on Friday. Unfortunately, Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) is a holiday that affects Adorama and B&H Photo, being that they're both in New York City with Jewish staff. Buying a battery that would arrive after the wedding didn't seem intelligent, so I looked at Amazon.com, even though they have trouble with fakes.
I found what looked like the original equipment Panasonic battery and at $59.99, I ordered it. The only shipping that made sense was Free Shipping. The item would arrive Thursday or Friday, just prior to the wedding. Since it didn't cost anything extra, I would only pay state tax and the price of the item.
I didn't see any updates until Saturday evening and they mentioned that it would arrive Sunday before 9pm. They deliver on Sunday?
I started receiving notifications earlier in the morning before I was awake. Later, I was able to find the location of the driver through the Amazon app on my phone.
It's quite surprising that they've put so much thought into making certain you know what they know.
No comments:
Post a Comment