New batteries for 5D2: Will 3rd party batteries have a chip inside them as well?

And you continue to be wrong. There are already batteries coming on the market that claim to be fully compatible with the LP-E6 battery.

If Canon really intended to squeeze 3rd party makers out of the market, they could easily have used a hash algorithm to encrypt the registration numbers. They apparently haven't done that.

If you want an example of a bad practice, look at the way Epson re-chips its printers every few months (with no model changes or new features at all) just to prevent the use of 3rd party ink.

But Canon has provided a greatly improved product and did not take special measures to prevent anyone from copying it.

i read negative feedback from couple of battery sellers... 1 dude said that the 3rd party battery didn't fit perfectly into the camera and later it didn't read the original battery :S

i think i'm gonna look for a cheapest original one and then order just 1 instead of maybe "wasting" half the money on the two 3rd party batteries and a charger i don't need..

how much filming does 1 battery take though?

Quite a lot more than the previous 5D/BP511 battery/camera system. That's the other part of this story. The 5D2 with an LP-E6 battery lasts an amazingly long time compared to the 5D with the BP511. I've been talking to professional wedding photographers who report a single LP-E6 battery getting them through weddings that would have taken two or three BP511s.

It's not just the battery (which has only modestly more capacity than Canon's BP511), it's the camera. AAA batteries in the grip for the 5D were barely usable--you could eak out maybe fifty to 100 frames. In the 5D2 grip, AAAs are actually an option--people are reporting getting 500 to 600 frames. That marks a substantial increase in the efficiency of the camera.

still... how long?:p

Digitalrev, a large ebay supplier are now doing chipped 3rd party batteries at less than half price. I dont think it will be long before the other 3rd party mauf catch up....

http://www.digitalrev.​com …ategory_id=0&ma​tch_type=1

There are non genuine batteries available with the chip, both are from the same retailer but different prices.... I asked and apparently these are 1800 mAh

ebay -> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk …649_W0QQitemZ12​0395030726

Online store - > http://www.digitalrev.​com/en/oem-lp-...k-ii-7062.html

hbomb69 wrote in post #7672349
Digitalrev, a large ebay supplier are now doing chipped 3rd party batteries at less than half price. I dont think it will be long before the other 3rd party mauf catch up....

http://www.digitalrev.​com …ategory_id=0&ma​tch_type=1

I cant believe you put that in while i was still typing

unreal!!

ozdave wrote in post #7672359
I cant believe you put that in while i was still typing

I ordered one from digitalrev and will post my experience after I use it.

ozdave wrote in post #7672350
There are non genuine batteries available with the chip, both are from the same retailer but different prices.... I asked and apparently these are 1800 mAh

ebay -> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk …649_W0QQitemZ12​0395030726

Online store - > http://www.digitalrev.​com/en/oem-lp-...k-ii-7062.html

first link aint half the price...
and 2nd link doesnt work

mäger wrote in post #7675781
first link aint half the price...
and 2nd link doesnt work

I didnt say it was half the price.....

second link was the same as the post before mine

http://www.digitalrev.​com …anon-5d-mark-ii-7062.html

We're following the battery situation over on planet5D (and I believe we were first to report the digitalrev batteries, but I guess that would just be bragging LOL)...

I'd love to hear a report on how well they work - I've not found anyone yet who has gotten one and reported about it.

I just got the e-mail from Adorama that they got the 5DII batteries in. I will be getting my 2nd spare, $79.99 and it's unavoidable for me right now. I need them.

hbomb69 wrote in post #7672349
Digitalrev, a large ebay supplier are now doing chipped 3rd party batteries at less than half price. I dont think it will be long before the other 3rd party mauf catch up....

http://www.digitalrev.​com …ategory_id=0&ma​tch_type=1

this is 1800mAh too?

mäger wrote in post #7703036
this is 1800mAh too?

i believe so, another forum member emailed digital Rev and got told they were 1800mAh...