....so what are your thoughts on using a rechargeable battery that is not a Canon battery? Is using a Rayovac battery alright to use as a 2nd backup battery?
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Cindel Member  41 posts Joined Jan 2008 Location: Midwest More info | May 09, 2011 21:28 | #1 ....so what are your thoughts on using a rechargeable battery that is not a Canon battery? Is using a Rayovac battery alright to use as a 2nd backup battery?
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swoffa Senior Member  More info | May 09, 2011 21:37 | #2 When I bought my 40D 3 years ago I bought a non canon battery as well. I've been alternating between it and the original canon battery since day one and never had an issue with it. Would never know which battery is in the camera at any given time, they seem to work just the same.
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BigEasyPhoto Member  93 posts Joined Sep 2007 More info | May 09, 2011 21:48 | #3 Many (i would also say most) use 3rd party batteries as part of their primary rotation, myself included. No idea what brand mine are, but some 3rd party batteries I have read people get better results than canon. So there is no issue in picking up 3rd party batteries as a spare. 40D Gripped | Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 | Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 OS | Canon 50mm f/1.8 II | Canon 35-105mm f/4.5-5.6 | Feedback | flickr
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CanonEOS Senior Member  700 posts Joined Mar 2011 Location: Going Home More info | May 09, 2011 21:54 | #4  Permanent banI have to say I will never use 3rd party batteries only Canon for my camera
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Aperture1.4 Member 184 posts Joined May 2011 More info | May 09, 2011 21:58 | #5 I have some 3d party that I got with my camera grip. The problem with it is when you put it in the camera body it tends to be to large, and it gets jammed in there. I am dealing with apple autocorrect. Excuse my spelling/random words.
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Overkill-F1 Senior Member  479 posts Likes: 6 Joined Dec 2007 Location: BC, Canada More info | May 09, 2011 22:57 | #6 Sterling batteries get my vote. The one for my 50d has more capacity than the original Canon one. 50D, 450D, 18-55mm IS, 30mm f/1.4, 60mm f2.8 macro, 100mm f2,
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JoeRavenstein Goldmember 2,338 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2010 Location: E Tx More info | I use only Canon branded batteries in my camera body. Eneloops in my flashes. Canon 60D,18-55mm,55-250mm,50mm compact macro, AF ext tubes. Sigma 8-16mm uwa, 18-250mm, 85mm F1.4, 150-500mm
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CanonEOS Senior Member 700 posts Joined Mar 2011 Location: Going Home More info | May 10, 2011 01:25 | #8 Permanent banSo you use Eneloops for your 430ex II, may I ask you what (mAh) are they because i have the same flash as you. Joe Ravenstein wrote in post #12380745  I use only Canon branded batteries in my camera body. Eneloops in my flashes.
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May 10, 2011 01:31 | #9 I picked up a Lenmar battery for my 1DII because a Canon one would have cost over $100, and this only cost me $30. No troubles at all with it, and it holds its charge for quite a long time. α7R IV | Σ 24-70 f/2.8 | Σ 150-600 f/5-6.3 | Σ 14-24 f/2.8 | 1D MkIII | 430EX II | 24-70 f/2.8L | 70-200mm f/2.8L IS
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JoeRavenstein Goldmember 2,338 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2010 Location: E Tx More info | May 10, 2011 02:11 | #10 2000 mAH Eneloops. Canon 60D,18-55mm,55-250mm,50mm compact macro, AF ext tubes. Sigma 8-16mm uwa, 18-250mm, 85mm F1.4, 150-500mm
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CanonEOS Senior Member 700 posts Joined Mar 2011 Location: Going Home More info | May 10, 2011 02:15 | #11 Permanent banHow long do they last in the flash unit when fully charged? Joe Ravenstein wrote in post #12380913 2000 mAH Eneloops.
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LeeRatters Cream of the Crop  More info | May 10, 2011 03:31 | #12 i've only the one battery for the 5D2 but with the 450D i used to alternate between original & copy [hanhel ?] with no problems whatsoever & no noticable difference in the charge.
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May 10, 2011 06:51 | #13 CanonEOS wrote in post #12380925 How long do they last in the flash unit when fully charged? A long time, as long as 2400-2500Mah batteries from other brands. Eneloops are a different mixture for the battery that doesn't discharge over time like traditional Ni-MH batteries (they hold a viable charge for about 2 years after being fully charged) and they also discharge more efficiently and rapidly, refilling the flash capacitors more quickly and allowing you to get more shots off. Doubly important with E-TTL flashes as they all fire twice for every picture. Cameras: 7D2, S100
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johneo Goldmember  1,428 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2003 Location: North Kingstown, RI More info | May 10, 2011 07:14 | #14 Except for the original Canon batteries that came with the original 10D's and 5D's package, all my batteries are off brand and work fine! Savings ... Priceless!!! 2 - 5DMKII's, Powershot SX 150 IS
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May 10, 2011 07:55 | #15 I've been using a Sterlingtek BP-511A along with the OEM Canon BP-511A in my 40D since I first bought it. I will probably steer clear of anything other than Canon brand LP-E4's for the 1D3 though. the Sterlingtek has been rock solid and reliable in the 40D though. Canon: 5D Mark IV, EOS R, 35 f1.4L II, 85 f1.4L IS, 16-35 f4L IS, 24-70 f2.8L II, 70-200 f2.8L IS II, 100-400 f4.5-5.6L IS II, 100 f2.8L IS Macro, 2X III, 1.4X III, 580EX II, 430EX
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