Has anyone tried theLP-E6 batteries for the 5d mkII off of ebay? They are super duper cheap. Almost too cheap to pass up.
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Has anyone tried theLP-E6 batteries for the 5d mkII off of ebay? They are super duper cheap. Almost too cheap to pass up.
I have not actually used any of them, but I do know some folks that bought them and the batteries ended up leaking from overheating while inside their camera body. I don't know how comfortable you are with that, but I think a $2500 dollar camera deserves OEM (Canon) batteries. It's just safer.
Just my opinion.
Dave.
Heard the saying, "You get what you pay for."? There's the risk of leakage (possible, but probably not too likely). There's a bigger risk of poor performance, meaning when you're counting on the battery to get the shot, it will run out of juice.
My advice would be to stick with the actual Canon LP-E6.
Nope, haven't tried, and I'm fully agree with the other comments, wouldn't touch a "too good to be true" battery with a stick...
Cheap ... monitor? Ok, will look crappy but will work. Cheap lens? Same thing. Cheap battery? Might really wreak some havok.
Cheers, Colin
Ouch - I see where this is coming from. B&H cost is $80, but they're out of stock. Adorama has them, but for $90. Amazon.com is out of stock, and lists them at $100 (around the same in stock from 3rd party sellers).
Must be some sort of supply and demand thing - at the beginning of March I bought a second Canon LP-E6 for my 7D (along with the grip), from Amazon.com (direct, not 3rd party), and it was only $65.
Third party batteries are fine, especially if you get them from places like Sterlingtek.Keep in mind that the LP-E6 communicates with the camera (7D and 5D II) so if you use a third party, the camera still works perfectly fine but the battery meter will be showing empty.
I've got several of the non-OEM batteries and they work perfectly fine. Like Nate says, they won't communicate with your camera, but big deal. You'll know when they are exhausted, 'cause the camera won't take any more pictures...
You can get the charger and a battery for a heck of a lot less than Canon's. I've got several Canon's, too.
I've been using these for well over a year, now, with no problems.
My experience with 3rd party vs. Canon batteries is:
- 3rd party perform well for number of photos, but they don't hold a charge as long as canon. I'm always charging the 3rd party batteries the night before an event.
- I've never had a 3rd party battery leak, but I read reviews of products before buying to try and avoid such problems.
- Canon batteries hold the charge better when stored in the camera bag,so I use them asthe backup.
You go out and purchase an expensive camera and then go to Ebay to buy a cheap battery. What if it leaks and ruins your camera? Somehow the math doesn't add up.
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Originally Posted by Julius
I didn't buy the ebay batteries, I was simply asking people's opinions. I own 3 of the original canon LP-E6's. Seeing how I can get 10 batteries for the price of one, why not ask around to see. Is it guaranteed that because something is more expensive that it is better? Not always. And in this case 10X better?
I'm looking into getting more batteries to be used in a grip, which if I do the math would be close to $600 for the grip + 4 original batteries, vs. less than $300 for the grip + 4 knock offs.
I used knock off batteries in my 50D and XTi without incident. They all worked fine. Unfortunately, the limitations of 3rd party batteries for use in the 7D caused me to buy 2 Canon batteries. However, it was a very tough purchase to make.
I used to have 2 ebay batteries for my rebel xt. In nice weather, they could hold their own.....probably giving me about 6 hours of use. That might not sound like a lot, but for those little batteries that was about normal for Canon's standard battery. The problem for me was cold weather. Sometimes I would charge up my battery and walk over to the event (maybe a 5 minute walk). By the time I got over there, they would be say they are dead. Once you took them out and warmed them up in my hand, they said that they worked again. IMO the ebay batteries are good ina pinch, but I would never have JUST those batteries. I had never heard of the cheap batteries leaking and overheating, but that makes me very thankful that mine never did!
I have used flashpoint batteries (from Adorama) without any issues in my 40D (that old thing [:P] ) but did have issues with another ebay stores batteries.
There must have been some sort of inconsistency in the voltage/ current because if I used 2 or the ebay batteries with the battery grip I would get about 2 shots away and it would shut down. Thankfullly the grip wouldtrip out seperately to the camera so there was no damage done - fail safes make me happy.
If I used 1 canon battery and 1 ebay it would be fine. If I used 1 ebay battery alone it was also fine. It was only when using 2 ebay batteries at once.
After doing a few tests and confirming the batteries were the issue and not the camera/ grip the ebay batterieswere in the bin within about 2.6785 nanoseconds. I now only buy Canon batteries for the peace of mind.
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Originally Posted by btaylor
I concur. A third-party remote shutter, fine - if it is problematic, it won't hurt the camera. Athird-party battery or grip, something that powers my expensive camera and can potentially ruin it if it turns out to beproblematic - no thanks.
Expensive technology is not immune to breakage, whether it's Canon or otherwise. My expensive 5D2 broke and had to be fixed. So, expensive doesn't guarantee trouble-free, and Canon has 3 repair facilities as a testimony to that fact.
The knock-off batteries work fine. No, they don't communicate with the camera, so that's a limitation. Some, not all, may not give the performance in every situation, but for the price, they're unbeatable.
There is a whole industry built around non-OEM technology (autos, for example) and they perform excellently at much reduced cost.
Same is true for batteries......
What's OEM in this case - does Canon make their own batteries? I don't know, but I'd guess no. I know that Apple doesn't make their own batteries, and they've had several recalls of their Li-ion batteries (in iPods, and a notable one a couple of years ago for laptop batteries made by Sony, which affected many laptop manufacturers, in some cases resulting in small fires). So, no, a 'name brand' battery isn't necessarily problem-free. My main concern is what happens in the unlikely event that one fails, especially catastrophically. With that large laptop battery issue, the affected manufacturers, (Apple, Dell, Toshiba, etc.) stood behind their products - I know Apple extended coverage to systems that were long out of the original warranty period. If my Canon Li-ion battery fails, there's a reasonable chance that Canon will stand behind it. If a cheap eBay battery spills caustic juice in your camera, who you gonna call?
Just my 2¢...
--John
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Originally Posted by neuroanatomist
If Canon slaps their name on it, then it's OEM, even if they have it made elsewhere (it starts in Japan, and is "further processed" in China, which is exactly where the non-OEMs come from).
Who will I call if the battery spills juice in my camera? Canon, of course. And, if it's out of warranty, I'll still have to pay, just like I did with the previous repair of my 5D2, which was a Canon induced technology breakdown.
But, even under warranty, Canon doesn't cover battery leakage!
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=PgComSmModDisplayAct&keycode=21 13&fcategoryid=215&modelid=17662
Hmmm...interesting, and unfortunate!
One thing I noticed on the page you linked to was this other link, a safety notice from Canon about some 3rd party batteries lacking protective circuitry.
A "counterfeit Canon battery....
Imagine that. A Chinese-made, counterfeit battery! Clever, those fellows!
And, the last statement says that they're not liable for any malfunctions, damages or injuries when using non-Canon Li-Ion batteries.
Nor, will they be with their OWN batteries, apparently!
I guess we're on the same page with batteries. Be cautious, be vigilant, be aware of the limitations.
'Cause if you don't, you're on your own, no matter what!
A lot of sony laptop batteries on ebay are expensive.Why not buy a sony vgp-bps2a Laptop Battery on ESPOW? I tried one time, and used it till now on with zero wrong for two years.