Mark II NP-E3 Batteries

Hi all,

I'm going to shooting ALOT for the next few weekends, we are talking in the upwards of thousands of pictures of hockey and basketball. And I only have two batteries!

Where can I get GOOD RELIABLE batteries without spending 100+ dollars on the BHPhoto NP-E3's?

Unless you cannot get access to electricity to charge at least once every two days, two batteries will do you just fine. I have shot motorsports ALL DAY on one battery and not even come close to running it dry. That's upwards of 2,000-plus shots a day.

defordphoto wrote in post #5730338
Unless you cannot get access to electricity to charge at least once every two days, two batteries will do you just fine. I have shot motorsports ALL DAY on one battery and not even come close to running it dry. That's upwards of 2,000-plus shots a day.

Interesting .. mine went 1,400 on one battery yesterday, but that was with plenty of focus tracking on a 300 2.8.

HuskiesD1 wrote in post #5730347
Interesting .. mine went 1,400 on one battery yesterday, but that was with plenty of focus tracking on a 300 2.8.

I also use the 300 2.8 IS. Be sure your batteries are conditioned too for max charge.

i have a blackdiamond battery i got for $20..and its 2200mha instead of 1600 so it holds a little longer. either way I find that these batteries even the canon one doesnt last all that long and they die fast if they are left sitting around in the bag

I use 4 of these plus two OEM.

05Xrunner wrote in post #5730379
i have a blackdiamond battery i got for $20..and its 2200mha instead of 1600 so it holds a little longer. either way I find that these batteries even the canon one doesnt last all that long and they die fast if they are left sitting around in the bag

Where?

http://www.mydigitaldi​scount.com …--800000ED-1179840777.jsp
man they went up $10 in price in the past 2months it seems

Apart from my two lithium ion batteries, I always carry at least two spare sets of AA's, one set pre-loaded into the cassette. The ability to throw in a set of AA's is the main reason I use a grip. AA's can be bought in little, out of the way villages in the back of beyond, BP-511A's cannot.

As you can tell, I've been caught without a spare charged battery once too often.

The 2000 shots on one battery is amazing. When I was testing my 30D after buying it, I only had the one battery and went from fully charged to nothing in about 50! That was using AI Servo and focusing/metering a lot but taking few actual shots.

Richard

Lowner wrote in post #5730455
Apart from my two lithium ion batteries, I always carry at least two spare sets of AA's, one set pre-loaded into the cassette. The ability to throw in a set of AA's is the main reason I use a grip. AA's can be bought in little, out of the way villages in the back of beyond, BP-511A's cannot.

As you can tell, I've been caught without a spare charged battery once too often.

The 2000 shots on one battery is amazing. When I was testing my 30D after buying it, I only had the one battery and went from fully charged to nothing in about 50! That was using AI Servo and focusing/metering a lot but taking few actual shots.

Richard

??????????????? 1DII doesnt have a grip attached its the whole camera. they use a large Ni battery pack. there is no such thing as AA for a 1D anything

05Xrunner wrote in post #5730480
??????????????? 1DII doesnt have a grip attached its the whole camera. they use a large Ni battery pack. there is no such thing as AA for a 1D anything

I suppose if you push hard enough?

05Xrunner wrote in post #5730447
http://www.mydigitaldi​scount.com …--800000ED-1179840777.jsp
man they went up $10 in price in the past 2months it seems

Yep...I bought a pair of them last month for $19.99/ea. Having to return 1 of them, as it was DOA. The other one lasts just as long as my Canon OEM batter does, if not longer.

Lowner wrote in post #5730455
Apart from my two lithium ion batteries, I always carry at least two spare sets of AA's, one set pre-loaded into the cassette. The ability to throw in a set of AA's is the main reason I use a grip. AA's can be bought in little, out of the way villages in the back of beyond, BP-511A's cannot.

As you can tell, I've been caught without a spare charged battery once too often.

The 2000 shots on one battery is amazing. When I was testing my 30D after buying it, I only had the one battery and went from fully charged to nothing in about 50! That was using AI Servo and focusing/metering a lot but taking few actual shots.

Richard

did you read the thread or just respond ? oops.

I use and really like the Lenmar brand. I get about 1K per charge, They fit perfect (just as good as the OEM) here's the link

http://www.amazon.com …oto&qid=1213640​775&sr=1-1


Not bad for $40, wish they made em for the mkIII

I did notice while shooting with the 300mm f/2.8L IS over the weekend chasing egrets that the battery went a little quicker than usual (with heavy focus tracking) but still - a good battery freshly charged should do close to 1,500-2,000 shots with occasional chimping. I usually only carry a single spare, leaving the charger at home/hotel.

I decided to bite the bullet and go with real Canon NP-E3 batteries. I don't trust third-party batteries to provide the weathersealing that I rely on.