Third Party Batteries

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2 Dec 2012 - 3:56 PM

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MrGoatsmilk

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2 Dec 2012 - 4:06 PM

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I've been using the 7dayshop ones for years, first in my 300D then 40D and now 5D MKII.


Been absolutely fine.


HTH

Stu

Briwooly (e2 Member)

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2 Dec 2012 - 4:19 PM

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Quote: I've been using the 7dayshop ones for years, first in my 300D then 40D and now 5D MKII.


I'll second that used them for batteries for my 350D then my 50D and now my 5D mkll.

Brian.................

Alec1

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2 Dec 2012 - 4:24 PM

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Thanks guys for your help

SueEley (e2 Member)

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2 Dec 2012 - 5:22 PM

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One thing that baffles me is that the Olympus EP3 has a different charger than the EP1, but when you look for batteries, the suppliers seem to think the batteries are the same. Different charger is a bit cosmetic maybe

Paul Morgan (e2 Member)

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2 Dec 2012 - 5:38 PM

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I use third party batteries all the time now.

At first I was a bit sceptical buying 2 third party batteries that came with its own charger for my OMD, but they have proved just fine and cheap.

Juditha (e2 Member)

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2 Dec 2012 - 11:02 PM

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Backing up what others have said - I have 7 day shop batteries for my 50D and they are absolutely fine.

cuffit (e2 Member)

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3 Dec 2012 - 11:34 AM

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Can I ask those that have bought third party batteries for a 7D whether you have lost the 'battery status' indicator on the LCD top display. I bought a reputable third party battery from the company I bought my 7D from and while it was sold as fully compatible, the display did not work which I lived with; however, what made me really worried was that at one point I couldn't get the battery out and it took a fair bit of fiddling and nervousness to do so.

The 7D was newly out then and I would be interested in whether the third party batteries have overcome the early issues. Interestingly, the tenor of the forums on the 7D was then that 'why would you pay good money and then put an inferior battery in it?'. I agree but I wrote to canon saying that while I thought the 7D was brilliant, how could they justify the battery being nearly one tenth of the of the entire cost of the camera (prices were £75 plus then); was it more to do with locking customers into buying Canon - just like printer cartridges. I didn't receive a reply.I do use third party batteries for 30D.

Chris