What battery option when traveling?

My own belief when travelling...as LIGHT and SMALL as possible. Battery grip defeats both those goals. An extra BP511, rather than a whole battery grip, are inexpensive when you buy Sterlingtek thru web, rather than sticking with Canon brand. You'll need a BP511 charger, with or without a BG cluttering and weighing you down.


[edit] Oops, just noticed you have one of the new fangled cameras that use that new form factor battery with a smart chip in it, not the BP511. I'm not conversant about aftermarket alternatives for the new battery type.

My 5D2 and 7D suck battery life more than the 40D and 5D. But it's not terrible. I have 4 batteries that are totally interchangeable with these two cameras and all 4 are charged for any long event. But I never run out of juice to even change one, so I think with 2 extras, you're good. But the charger is very small. You can't get an adapter for it with the current they have there?

Wilt wrote in post #10019066
My own belief when travelling...as LIGHT and SMALL as possible. Battery grip defeats both those goals. An extra BP511, rather than a whole battery grip, are inexpensive when you buy Sterlingtek thru web, rather than sticking with Canon brand. You'll need a BP511 charger, with or without a BG cluttering and weighing you down.


[edit] Oops, just noticed you have one of the new fangled cameras that use that new form factor battery with a smart chip in it, not the BP511. I'm not conversant about aftermarket alternatives for the new battery type.

I think I will by a couple of aftermarket batteries. They lack the chip, but that just means I will get no battery info. I don't think that will be a big deal when it comes to backup batteries. I will probably still use my OEM battery most of the time. You can't reload the generic batteries with with the OEM charger, but you can charge the OEM battery with the generic charger. So, bringing only one charger to trips will be possible.

SuzyView wrote in post #10019133
My 5D2 and 7D suck battery life more than the 40D and 5D. But it's not terrible. I have 4 batteries that are totally interchangeable with these two cameras and all 4 are charged for any long event. But I never run out of juice to even change one, so I think with 2 extras, you're good. But the charger is very small. You can't get an adapter for it with the current they have there?

I did a quick google search. Hopefully the OEM charger will accept 100 V. Then an adapter to make the pins fit is all that's needed.

It will. All Canon's chargers support 100-240V 50-60 Hz.

Actually the charger that came with my third party batteries came with an adapter for 110v sockets. The actual charger pins are for 220V, so, free adapter

no grip, international adapter, at least 1 more 7D battery, 430exII, and 2 sets of AA's for the flash

Jon wrote in post #10019666
It will. All Canon's chargers support 100-240V 50-60 Hz.

Oh, sorry. My fault. I meant the generic charger.

bohdank wrote in post #10019843
Actually the charger that came with my third party batteries came with an adapter for 110v sockets. The actual charger pins are for 220V, so, free adapter

And you have Phottix? I will try to find those here in Sweden.

NorCalNomad wrote in post #10021905
no grip, international adapter, at least 1 more 7D battery, 430exII, and 2 sets of AA's for the flash

I'm beginning to think I should ditch both the grip and the flash for the that trip. That means I don't need any AAs at all.

JimAndersson wrote in post #10022082
I'm beginning to think I should ditch both the grip and the flash for the that trip. That means I don't need any AAs at all.

meh I would like to have the option of having the flash instead of just the pop up flash, since you could even use it to a limited extent as an off camera flash

JimAndersson wrote in post #10022078
And you have Phottix? I will try to find those here in Sweden.

I just got an email back from Phottix about their Phottix® TITAN LP-E6 Li-ion 1600 mAh battery + Charger, to say that their charger cannot charge orginal Canon LP-E6 batteries.

" Hi

no, it will not charge the original Canon LP-E6.

Pozdrawiam/Regards
Jaroslaw Levin

Koordynator promocji i sprzedaży
Promotion and sales coordinator


email: jaroslaw.levin@phottix​.com
tel. + 48 42 2881168 ext.12

Phottix Europe Sp. z o.o.
ul. Ujscie 11, 93-490 Lodz, Poland
PL +48 422881168 ext.12
UK +44 1223925077
fax + 48 42 2920525
www.phottix.com "

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bohdank wrote in post #10022484
http://vi.ebaydesc.ca …y=162045&bv=msi​e&caz.html

I guess if you have the charger and it can charge the original batteries then it must be able to.

Phottix advertising sometimes doesn't match their product function eg. They advertised that their Hector remote could control AF on their website, but when I got one it couldn't, so I emailed them and they admitted it can't.

NorCalNomad wrote in post #10022101
meh I would like to have the option of having the flash instead of just the pop up flash, since you could even use it to a limited extent as an off camera flash

Yeah. I've got to think about that one some more.