canon or generic battery?

[Desmoface]

Hey gang, I do believe my generic "made in china" eos 10d battery has bitten the dust..she will not take a charge. Charger says its fully charged but camera only works for a short time and the camera says the battery is not very charged.

Should I buy another generic or spring for the genuine canon battery? I'm kind of a newbie so I'm not sure if it's worth the extra money for the real deal. Thanks in advance.

Steve

[Skip Souza]

Most everything I've heard here about http://www.sterlingtek.com/ has been very positive. I will be getting my next batteries from them.

[kram]

a qtn for the accessories and storage section. Steve, you can find answers to your qtns in similar posts in that forum....

[Mohawk]

Get another generic. If you get a year out of it, it will have paid for itself many times over.

Mike

[Nolz]

I've only ever bought generic batteries, for myself and friends and they have all worked just as well if not better than the canon oem ones. In fact I think they are rated with a higher mAh, which I assume means that it takes longer to run flat (haven't ever tested it)

[scott stokes]

I also have very good luck with the generic batteries,the life was longer than my canon batteries.

[bolantej]

my order from sterlingtek was sent out on 6/15, and it still has not been delivered (7/2). this, to me, is unacceptable. i know this may be a post office problem, but i don't think i'm ordering from them again. they said if they don't arrive by wednesday, they will send me a new package. so, we'll see.

[tim]

Sterlingtek sell good batteries, and my orders have always arrived promptly.

[bauerman]

I could not recommend Sterlingtek batteries more - they are GREAT.......works better than any Canon battery I have ever used. My charger gets cobwebs forming on in between charges with this thing!

[Desmoface]

Ok gang, you convinced me. I just ordered a battery from Sterlingtek, if it turns out as good as I think it is, I'll order another...thanks again for the advice.

Steve

[grego]

The batteries from Sterling work fine. I have one, and I think it might actually have more juice in it than a Canon one.

[bolantej]

okay, here's an update. just as i finished writing that last post, guess what showed up in their little brown envelope?? three batts, that's what! they're 7.4 1500 mAH and that's more than what the order sheet read, but I'm not complaining! i guess the USPS was dragging it's tail with this one. perhaps I will stick to FEDex or something similar next time around. BTW these Sterlingtek batteries I have are made in China, also. dont' fret, people seem to like them well enough.

[lostdoggy]

I have two BP511 from sterlingtek and have no problem. Order was deliver as promise.

[xuxu1]

BTW these Sterlingtek batteries I have are made in China, also...

Made in China nowadays does´nt mean that products made there are no good. It´s just alot cheaper (way lower costs) to produce in China.

Many products are being made there, Lowepro shoulder bags and back packs for example. My Nature Trekker AW II is labeled "Made in China". :o

ED

[Mitcon]

Also alot of these batteries made in china have Japanese premium cells used inside them. Alot (not all of course) of items coming out of china these days are made with the same high quality components as else where in the world, just the assembly and main labour is done in china.

A great deal of the High quality name brands we have been used to now use china for most mass-production assembly. I think it comes down to the quality control and this is improving at a fast rate. Even Canon has alot of items made/assembled in china :D.

As with alot of things you get what you pay for to an extent, but you must also take note that BIG brand name doesn't always mean better quality as these companies quite often work on lager profit margins and have extremely high overheads and aggressive marketing to pay for.

[Eagle]

Just got a BP-511 from Sterlingtek and it works great. Delivery was less than one week from day of order through regular USPS. Can't beat their price either.

[Johnny V]

If you buy batteries through Sterlingtek buy via Pricegrabber.com you'll save about 35%.

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=4180635/search=NB-2LH Scroll to bottom of the page.

I ordered six for my XT. All six were 1500mAh.

[bolantej]

Made in China nowadays does´nt mean that products made there are no good. It´s just alot cheaper (way lower costs) to produce in China.

Many products are being made there, Lowepro shoulder bags and back packs for example. My Nature Trekker AW II is labeled "Made in China". :o

ED

i agree with you 100%. i was just responding to his original post about his "made in china" generic battery. for some, that can be part of their purchasing decision.

[syburn]

Yeah, I was trying to buy my Drebel today in Shnaghai and they were offering a free bag that looked almost exactly like the Lowpro AW backpack. I thought wow that saves me 50 quid (pounds). Maybe they copy the design and sell it cheaply for the local market.

One thing I was thinking about those Lowpro packpacks though, if all you camera gear is in the bottom compartment and it accidently comes open, your camera and lens wil be all over the floor. Anyone know if this can happen or do the original Lowpros have some modification to stop the zip opening easy.

Simon