Is it worth buying the canon oem batteries?

The prices for batteries ar e quite outrageous on my opinion. lp-6nh is now $80. You could literally get 4 or 5 wasabi or sterlingtek for that price point. What do you folks think? Opinions and real world feedback

I have been using Sterlingtek batteries since my XT, many years back. Never had a problem with them. I would shy away from no-name batteries or batteries of questionable origin that is common on ebay, but stick to one of the big name 3rd party battery guys and you should be fine.

Sometimes, when a new model comes out, there is something that Canon embeds within its own batteries, which the body needs to find in order to work with the battery...so then aftermarket batteries simply 'will not work' until they figure out what Canon did it its own batteries.

After a camera model has been out for a while, the aftermarket manufacturers have reverse engineered what the body is seeking, and so they put that into their batteries, and the Canon 'advantage' is gone, especially when the aftermarket is cheaper and has GREATER CAPACITY.

Hi. First time caller., long time cheapskate.

I've only been doing this for a couple of years, but I power all my LP-E6 cameras with 3rd-party batteries. I've heard that, when they go bad, they do it quickly. But I can buy 4 or 5 for the price of 1 Canon battery, so I can afford to keep some spares. I've accumulated a bunch, and so far, I've never had a problem with any of them. They'll all hold a charge for a day of shooting, at least for me.

Wilt wrote in post #19328832
Sometimes, when a new model comes out, there is something that Canon embeds within its own batteries, which the body needs to find in order to work with the battery...so then aftermarket batteries simply 'will not work' until they figure out what Canon did it its own batteries.

After a camera model has been out for a while, the aftermarket manufacturers have reverse engineered what the body is seeking, and so they put that into their batteries, and the Canon 'advantage' is gone, especially when the aftermarket is cheaper and has GREATER CAPACITY.

I though that the issue with the chipped battery was that a 3rd arty battery will not report power levels and that you cannot charge them in the newer canon battery chargers. If charged in an older charger or a third party charger, they work just fine.

gjl711 wrote in post #19328852
I though that the issue with the chipped battery was that a 3rd arty battery will not report power levels and that you cannot charge them in the newer canon battery chargers. If charged in an older charger or a third party charger, they work just fine.

I thought I had read about issues in some of the newest model cameras. I guess I was mistaken.

Thanks for the discussion. I don't think it's necessarily cheap at this point to buy 3rd party batteries. Canon is out of their mind with $80 a pop.

gjl711 wrote in post #19328852
I though that the issue with the chipped battery was that a 3rd arty battery will not report power levels and that you cannot charge them in the newer canon battery chargers. If charged in an older charger or a third party charger, they work just fine.

Last batch of 3rd-party batteries I bought was in May. No problems with charging or reporting.

BTW, I bought those batteries for the charger. Great piece of kit. It's got a lid for portability, charges via USB so I can use it in the car, and doubles as a power bank in a pinch. Came with no-name batteries that I still use daily.

https://www.amazon.com …ltiple/dp/B08BC​56N6H?th=1

I just read that, because of the chip shortage, Canon is shipping out some ink cartridges without copy-protection chips. Apparently, this makes Canon printers believe they're counterfeit. Canon even sent out instructions on how to hack the printers to use counterfeit ink.

https://www.techradar.​com …ng-printer-ink-cartridges

I had an M3 several years ago. Used to bark at me for using 3rd-party batteries. Every time I turned it on I'd get a message along the lines of, "You know this is evil, right?", and I'd have to punch "OK."

I bought a similar set to this 2 years ago for about £12 and so far no problems. I alternate with 2 Canon batteries in my gripped 6D get exactly the same performance, so colour me happy.

I have never had aftermarket batteries work as well as OEM batteries.

I’m more concerned that if I buy “authentic” batteries on Amazon, they’re going to sell me some cheap Chinese knock offs without me knowing it.

I just bite the bullet and go to my local Canon dealer and by the battery packs directly from them.

ToyotaGlock wrote in post #19336750
I have never had aftermarket batteries work as well as OEM batteries.

In what way have they not worked as well?

drsilver wrote in post #19336755
In what way have they not worked as well?

Both battery life in terms of how many pictures you can take with the camera and also how long you can just leave the battery in the camera on standby mode and when you come back to it.

And just general longevity, repeated use decreases the maximum charge capacity of aftermarket batteries faster for some reason.

ToyotaGlock wrote in post #19336760
Both battery life in terms of how many pictures you can take with the camera and also how long you can just leave the battery in the camera on standby mode and when you come back to it.

And just general longevity, repeated use decreases the maximum charge capacity of aftermarket batteries faster for some reason.

I don't think you can lump all aftermarket batteries into the same bucket. I agree that there is a lot of junk out there but there are also 3rd party companies building batteries every bit as good as OEM or possible better. Two companies that come to mind are Sterlingtek and Eneloop but I'm sure that there are others.

Out of curiosity, how long is the typical lifespan of an LP-E6N battery? I've never run one from new to bad.

The only Canon batteries I've owned came with used bodies and were pretty sad when I got them. I assume they were old. My oldest 3rd-party batteries - RAV Power - are 2 years old and still going strong. I've got 4 of those.

drsilver wrote in post #19336779
Out of curiosity, how long is the typical lifespan of an LP-E6N battery? I've never run one from new to bad.

The only Canon batteries I've owned came with used bodies and were pretty sad when I got them. I assume they were old. My oldest 3rd-party batteries - RAV Power - are 2 years old and still going strong. I've got 4 of those.

I have a stack I got from my wedding photographer friend when he upgraded to mirrorless that show 70-80% and are 5 to 6 years old.