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I purchased2 batteries for my Digital Rebel (300D) on ebay for $10. I was worried at first as I have read some negative things about third party, but they have been every bit as good as the Canon for the past year. I guess there is more risk involved, but it worked out for me.
Stupid question, but I am going to ask it anyway...
Do you use the battery charger that came with your camera and battery to charge the 3rd party ones or do you need to purchase a new charger too? Sorry for the question but I needed to ask it before I buy a 3rd party battery. Thanks.
Originally Posted by Jayson
Withdrawn. I should know better.
Usually: yes. But sometimes not. For example, the knock-off batteries for my 5D2 wont charge in the Canon charger so they are sold with their own charger. (The reason Canon's charger wont charge them is probably because Canon checks for authentic ID chips in the batteries and the Chinese haven't reverse-engineered them yet... usually takes about six months to crack that stuff.)
I picked up 2 batteries, with a charger, from eBay, for my 5D Mk 2. $36. They work great.
The Canon battery is going up in price. I saw it for $100 at Adorama. It used to be $80, which is still ridiculously high.
Tony - Maybe I'm just too paranoid, but I haven't trusted any 3rd party batteries in my DSLRs yet. I've heard reports of some not lasting very long, but I suspect there are also some decent ones available.
If I had to buy a spare 5D II battery today, I might rethink this.
If I had to buy a spare 5D II battery today, I might rethink this.
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I thought $100 was sky high, until I saw your latest news on the 5D Mk 2 battery from OneCall. $150!!!!! Yikes!!
The only Canon battery I have doesn't hold a charge for more than 5 minutes. :-(
The rest of my batteries are made by Synergy Digital.
--Johan
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