anyone try the LP-E6 batteries from ebay?

[Cozen]

Has anyone tried theLP-E6 batteries for the 5d mkII off of ebay? They are super duper cheap. Almost too cheap to pass up.

[Dave Johnston]

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.

[neuroanatomist]

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.

[Colin500]

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

[neuroanatomist]

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.

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

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.

[Alan]

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.

[Derek]

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.

[Julius]

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.

[Cozen]

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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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.