Rechargeable Batteries

[fatclay]

Hi All,

Looking to purchase some AA rechargeable batteries and wanted to find out what brand of battery people are using and recommend.

Thanks & regards,
Clayton

[fatclay]

To add some additional information, main purpose of use would be for my 550 EX Speedlite and my battery pack if for what ever reason the 2 batteries in my 50D go flat!

[NoNameYet]

Search the forums for "Sanyo Eneloops". You will not be disappointed.

[jeromego]

Eneloop. If you scroll down and click on one of those topics at the bottom. you'll see that it's recommended by a lot here including myself.

[powaysteve]

+1 for Eneloops. They are the best at holding a charge. There are some other brands of ultra low discharge rechargables (duracell, imedion) but they are new and don't have a track record on reliability. I found the best prices for eneloops on EBay or at Thomas Distributing unless Costco puts them on rebate again

[jeromego]

+1 for Eneloops. They are the best at holding a charge. There are some other brands of ultra low discharge rechargables (duracell, imedion) but they are new and don't have a track record on reliability. I found the best prices for eneloops on EBay or at Thomas Distributing unless Costco puts them on rebate again
or HHGregg will have them again. They used to carry it a few months ago, bought 40 of these from them for $7.99/pack of 4. Went there a couple of weeks ago, they don't have it anymore.

[yogestee]

Eneloop..

[ppucci]

well, it is never too much...

+1 eneloops

[adam8080]

Depends on what you are doing.

Eneloops if you are shooting occasionally, and don't want to have to worry about your batteries loosing a charge sitting in your bag.

or

Energizer 2500mah for the longer lasting, faster recharging batteries. I have 20 something of these and they are great!

[CW Jones]

Search the forums for "Sanyo Eneloops". You will not be disappointed.


I will disagree.... not 6 months later and 2 of the 4 will not charge at all... I have tried several chargers.

[ppucci]

I will disagree.... not 6 months later and 2 of the 4 will not charge at all... I have tried several chargers.

from what I read on the forums, looks like you are out of luck...

[scorpio_e]

+ whatever for eneloops
No issues with them at all. I have had problems with energizers

[professorman]

What about Energizer Rechargeable 2450mAh? I got them for $10 at walmart, and they seem to be holding up well so far. I have not pushed them to the limits and I have yet to see them run out of juice. The real test will come over this weekend when I have a wedding I will be shooting, so I will see how well they hold up.

[CW Jones]

from what I read on the forums, looks like you are out of luck...


haha yup, maybe it was just a bad batch of them or something, just voicing my opinion that I am not too impressed with them, I expected more from them thats all. My energizers seem to last longer anyways

[Telkin]

I use Energizer 2450mah and 2500mah and rarely need to switch them out before the day is done. I usually just top them up quickly the night before a shoot. They are cheap online and you can carry lots of spares (if you need them). Never have any problems with them and been using them for almost a year every other weekend.

I have about 24 that I rotate in 3 flashes, PW's and CP-E4.

However they do not do well in a battery grip for the 5DMKII, not sure why but they get drained quickly especially taking video.

[tkbslc]

I use "kodak pre-charged" batteries. Same tech and quality as the Sanyo eneloops and you can get a 4 pack at walmart, target, etc. for under $10.

[professorman]

I use Energizer 2450mah and 2500mah and rarely need to switch them out before the day is done. I usually just top them up quickly the night before a shoot. They are cheap online and you can carry lots of spares (if you need them). Never have any problems with them and been using them for almost a year every other weekend.


Good to hear that someone else use Energizers as well, even though everyone recommends Eneloops. I bought my Energizers from about 6 months now, and I have yet to see them run out of juice on me. I have yet to have a NEED to charge them. I only charge them when I have an shoot or event. Over time, I will see how well they hold up.

[mikejet]

I just ordered two Sanyo chargers that have 4 AA included and an 8 pack of AA eneloops. I think this will be perfect for the 580EX II I will be ordering.

[adam8080]

The 2450mah are the new ones I believe. I haven't seen any 2500mah recently, so I'm assuming they replaced them.

[sapro]

PowerEX 2700mAh from Maha, second to none! And get it from http://www.thomasdistributing.com/.
Be sure to get a good charger, Maha MH-C801D, LaCrosse LC-BC-9009, Maha MH-C9000, etc, it will make your battery last much longer.

[irishman]

Just bought the eneloops from Costco with a $9 rebate. 8 AA's, 2 AAA,s, charger, 4 C spacers and 4 d spacers for $19. Is that a good price?

[tkbslc]

Just bought the eneloops from Costco with a $9 rebate. 8 AA's, 2 AAA,s, charger, 4 C spacers and 4 d spacers for $19. Is that a good price?

It's only about half off, so, yeah. ;)

[irishman]

It's only about half off, so, yeah. ;)

Excellent---I love a good deal!:grin: