Canon 5D Mark II - generic batteries available at Adorama

(New item - to be stocked)

http://www.adorama.com​/IBYLPE6.html

nice find. i should have waited for this but instead i already bought 2 originals

I wouldn't buy one until I found out if it had the chip to support accurate remaining power reporting. If not, it's not worth the $25 savings - I'll buy more OEM's.

If it does work 100% like the OEM, I wouldn't mind having a couple - assuming batter life is the same too.

Just a heads-up:

Just talked to Adorama. They will be getting 75. As of my order, 30 now backordered.

Backorder on Canon brand presently at 400.

tharmsen wrote in post #7870412
I wouldn't buy one until I found out if it had the chip to support accurate remaining power reporting. If not, it's not worth the $25 savings - I'll buy more OEM's.

If it does work 100% like the OEM, I wouldn't mind having a couple - assuming batter life is the same too.

This Adorama product puts the cat amongst the pidgeons! This forum has already discussed the arguments against using a non-Canon product for the reasons that Tharmsen mentions. Personally, I'm prepared to try a substitute, even without the power reporting feature. I've got two on their way from Asia.

I'm sure Adorama will have convinced themselves that this substitute product at least performs and provides back-up power. Maybe this will convince users to ignore Canon's hype about avoiding non-Canon batteries because they (lithium) explode.
At last, we will see the market awash with substitutes at sensible prices.

Unfortunately we don't have an Adorama in the UK but we do have 7 Day shop (www.7dayshop.com) and I'm sure they will get in the act as soon a they can.

Canon's warnings have been about counterfeited batteries, not third-party branded batteries.

http://www.usa.canon.c​om …390&keycode=211​1&id=27699

A counterfeit battery--one bearing the Canon brand but not sold by Canon--is a far different proposition from a third-party branded battery.

It's like the difference between buying an image editor sold by a branded company as compatible with Photoshop compared to buying a "warez" copy of Photoshop that has had the activation protection broken by a clever-but-dishonest hacker.

Luke Cern wrote in post #7870728
This Adorama product puts the cat amongst the pidgeons! This forum has already discussed the arguments against using a non-Canon product for the reasons that Tharmsen mentions. Personally, I'm prepared to try a substitute, even without the power reporting feature. I've got two on their way from Asia.

I'm sure Adorama will have convinced themselves that this substitute product at least performs and provides back-up power. Maybe this will convince users to ignore Canon's hype about avoiding non-Canon batteries because they (lithium) explode.
At last, we will see the market awash with substitutes at sensible prices.

Unfortunately we don't have an Adorama in the UK but we do have 7 Day shop (www.7dayshop.com) and I'm sure they will get in the act as soon a they can.

ive never encountered any problems using 3rd party batts. i used some sterlingtek batteries on my 40D. thats why i was hoping sterlingtek would have one for the 5d2