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CANON CP-E4 BATTERY PACK
David Scriven, Photographer
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Rochford | Essex | United Kingdom | Posted: 2:48 PM on 11.10.09 |
->> Has anyone ever bought an after market one of these? The Canon ones are £120 but some the cheaper alternatives are £30.
Has anyone got any experience on this as for what I can tell all the power comes from the AA batteries so unlike alternative batteries the risk seems minimal to my Speedlite's.
I want to increase the recycling times on some Speedlite's for Basketball but equally saving a few pounds would be appreciated. |
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Curtis Clegg, Photographer
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Sycamore | IL | USA | Posted: 7:24 AM on 11.11.09 |
->> I'm intrigued by this... I didn't know there were aftermarket alternatives.
Do you have a link for one of these products? |
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David Scriven, Photographer
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Rochford | Essex | United Kingdom | Posted: 7:39 AM on 11.11.09 |
| ->> Just go on eBay and search for CANON CP-E4 BATTERY PACK and you get loads of alternatives from Hong Kong etc... |
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Curtis Clegg, Photographer
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Sycamore | IL | USA | Posted: 11:26 AM on 01.25.10 |
->> I'm bringing up this old thread because I just noticed that Flash Zebra is scheduled to start selling CP-E4 alternatives (as well as Nikon versions, already available) later this week:
http://www.flashzebra.com/8AACellBatteryPacks/index.shtml
Everything I have ever bought from them has been durable and reliable, I'm looking forward to hearing how these battery packs work. I'm about to say "buh-bye" to Digital Camera Battery. (And David they ship to the UK) |
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Will Powers, Photographer
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Denver | CO | USA | Posted: 2:32 PM on 01.25.10 |
| ->> Quantum sells a battery pack, it is a cable that then runs a flash and the camera. I had one for the Turbo and the Quantum 1. I just bought the cable for the flash and camera (still using MK II). The Quantum uses the non battery inert for the camera battery. |
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Thomas B. Shea, Photographer
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Pearland/Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 4:01 PM on 01.25.10 |
| ->> SS member Bob Levey uses the alternative ones and he says for 30 bucks you can't beat them. |
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Philip Johnson, Photographer
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Garland | TX | USA | Posted: 5:14 PM on 01.25.10 |
| ->> I bought one from Flash Zebra. I'm using it as a second battery pack for flashes at weddings. I haven't used it much so I can't comment on it to much. The red light is a little dimmer on the copy compared to Canon's. But the price is much cheaper then hte Canon brand. |
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