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Well spotted JK, nice one.
What I need is an external power source for the D800, I ran a time lapse yesterday for 5 hours continuous, I used a battery base screwed to the bottom of the D800 with a second EN-EL 15. It just managed the 5 hours, I doubt it would have done 6 hours. What I would much prefer would be to be able to plug a large capacity battery into the DC input port. For time lapse and astro, compact and built in don't count highly. Long, uninterrupted running time is paramount.
Unless you want to operate remotely from mains power this is what Nikon offer EH-5c/EH-5b AC adapter; requires EP-5B power connector (available separately). However, I suspect the EP-5B is rather overpriced (£40 on Amazon).
I have had the EH6, originally for the D2, for many years but the adaptor to use it with the D4 is more than I paid for the power supply, around £150 when I last looked.