1DS Battery Advise?

[ronfronberg]

Hi,

I just got a 1DS. I want to get another battery. Any suggestions regarding using a third party battery or should I just get Canon's battery?

thanks
ron

[steven]

I would get the canon battery.
I have two of the other off brand ones and their quality is spotty and not consistent.

[defordphoto]

Canon or the alternative that B&H sells. I also bought a couple of the cheap alts and they are just that. Cheap. The fit sucks and I would not trust it out in the weather, but they do work.

I bought them just for grins and 'cause they were really inexpensive. I have yet to have charged them. I have three of the Canon's and they last so long, I'd be hard pressed to use all three for almost anything short of a 5-day African Safari.

[tim]

Have a look at this thread (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=50550&page=1). I got bats from for $12 http://sterlingtek.com , and I can't fault them.

[defordphoto]

Have a look at this thread (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=50550&page=1). I got bats from for $12 http://sterlingtek.com , and I can't fault them.

Tim: Ron is talking about a 1Ds/1-series camera. The prosumer cams use entirely different batteries.

[CyberDyneSystems]

I concur with RFM... although non canon BP511's are great.. the generic "el cheapo" NP-e3 batts for the 1D cameras are real peices of junk :(

In this case I'd stick with Canon.

[tim]

Tim: Ron is talking about a 1Ds/1-series camera. The prosumer cams use entirely different batteries.

Ah, ok, ta.

[ronfronberg]

thanks

ron