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Generic battery 5D mkII
Juerg Schreiter, Photographer
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Fort Lauderdale | FL | USA | Posted: 4:05 PM on 08.01.09 |
| ->> anybody out there using generic batteries on the 5 D mkII ? |
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Robert Hanashiro, Photographer
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Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 3:02 AM on 08.02.09 |
->> My experiences with "generic" batteries for digital cameras has not been very good.
I guess it depends on the maker ... if it is a "name" brand 3rd party company, I suppose it would be ok.
I remember when we were still shooting "brand x" we thought we'd save some money on buying "generic" batteries. We had several of these batteries that did not work right out of the box --- turned out to be a contact issue because of the poor manufacturing the batteries did not sit properly in the camera. I had two that in less than a year would show 3/4 charge in spite of the charger indicating a full charge and they would die pretty quickly.
Getting info here is a good idea --- hopefully things have changed in the past few years with "generic" batteries and someone can offer up a name and pricing.
But as my dad always said: You get what you pay for.
'Nuff Said! |
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Juerg Schreiter, Photographer
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Fort Lauderdale | FL | USA | Posted: 4:46 AM on 08.02.09 |
->> Robert,
thanks for the thoughts.
I've been usung generic ones for my 1DMkII for a few years with great success. (ebatts.com)
However or the 5DmkII I haven't found one yet that can communicate with the camera and the others I haven't tried.
:-)
J. |
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Andrew Knapik, Photographer, Assistant
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Lincoln Park | MI | USA | Posted: 12:13 PM on 08.02.09 |
| ->> From what I understand, generics will not communicate the battery level in the 5Dmk2. I use two with the grip, and I can go a full day of a wedding plus some without worries. The cost is steep at about $100 for a battery, but they are with it in my opinion. |
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Mike Morelock, Photographer
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Greenwood | AR | USA | Posted: 3:58 PM on 08.02.09 |
->> I am using some Ebay generics, two in a battery grip. When you first put them in and turn on the camera you have to tell it to go ahead and work with the batteries and the battery level doesn't work. It hasn't been a problem though because the battery life is just tremendous. I know I shot over 1000 shots in a few hours in Alaska one day and it was probably in the high 30's temp wise.
When I bought my batteries the real deal Canon batteries were scarce and pricey. I got 4 fake batteries and 2 chargers for the price of one Canon. That's why I don't worry, I can work two and charge 2 and if I'm really going to be a week or so without a charger I'd rather do it with 4 batteries than two. That reminds me of another drawback, you can't charge the batteries on the Canon charger, so I just leave it and the Canon battery at home and use the 4 generics.
For me it's been worth it. Much better to have two complete sets of batteries for the grip than 1. If they come out with chipped generics at a good price, yeah I'll probably upgrade to that but I won't pay Canons exorbitant prices on batteries. BTW I also use generics in my 50D and 1ds2 and they've worked great. |
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Corey Perrine, Photographer
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Hudson | NH | USA | Posted: 4:15 PM on 08.04.09 |
->> I just got my generic, made in China, GT Max battery. So far so good. As said before, it will not display how much "juice" is left in the battery. It also won't charge with the Canon charger. You have to use the one it came with. But at $14.69 even if it breaks, it was only $14.69 and I'm not out over a hundred dollars.
http://www.amazon.com/Capacity-Replacement-Lithium-Ion-Battery-Charger/dp/B...
I'll report back in a few weeks to tell you how it's going. |
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George Bridges, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Washington | DC | USA | Posted: 9:35 AM on 08.05.09 |
->> My question is: why would you trust a $2,000+ camera with $15 batteries?
Sure the manufacturer's batteries are more expensive but if there is a battery problem and your camera gets fried you can yell at the camera maker and get a new camera. If a $15 battery fries you camera you are our $2,000+ for a new camera all for saving a hundred bucks?
And these don't work with the camera power level indicator? If I'm going into the Oval Office to photograph something or I'm shooting a wedding that someone is paying me $3,000 for I think I'd want to know that my batteries are good and be able to tell at a glance if I need to swap them out before that big moment or if I still am at 75 percent and have 800 frames left. |
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