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donb
19th of August 2004 (Thu), 21:16
For the price I'm fairly satisfied, but they are mechanically inferior to the real McCoy. I summarized my inspection of the MyDigitalDiscount product here http://photo.gotodon.net/MDD/ .
Belmondo
19th of August 2004 (Thu), 21:34
Fascinating. Fit and finish is definitely inferior, but if they work, they're a tremendous bargain.
defordphoto
19th of August 2004 (Thu), 22:50
That's definitely a dry-day battery.
CyberDyneSystems
20th of August 2004 (Fri), 10:27
Yes.. mine finally arrived yesterday.

They certainly do not seal as well.. and the latch is "funky" and looks like it will break long before the Canon one does...

I have yet to see how long they last but they should last longer of the specs are accurate.

That said,. I ordered mine long beofre I actually got my MkII.. and as the MkII gets over 1200 images per charge.. as opposed to the 1D getting only about 350-450... I did not realize I would not really need these extra batteries.

I suspect I'll be selling some on E-bay soon.