Exploding Canons...?

[StagePhotography.co.uk]

Don't worry it's about

WARNINGS: Counterfeit Lithium-Ion Battery Packs

http://www.canon.co.uk/Images/14_262231.pdf

Just incase you've got one...

[england1965]

or roughly translated as "please spend £45 on our overpriced proprietary units as we THINK one incident MIGHT have occurred in a £15 unit" ....

don't let the boogie-man get ya!

BOOOOOOOOOOOO

[photo3]

That's ok. My non Canon batteries don't claim to be Canon so they must be ok! Seriously I've been using non Canon BP511s for 2 years without any problems.

[paulstmungo]

i use the canon Bp11 equivelans from 7 day shop.

Theye great and a tenth of the cost of the real ones.

only complaint is some of them are a tight fit in the battery grip.

[StuartR]

I have two NB-2L equivalents bought from 7Dayshop for back-up. The fit the camera / grip perfectly and so far they seem to perform just as well as the (real) Canon branded version.

£12 (for two!) plays £84. If I was a pro I might think twice.

[england1965]

My only gripe is that the non-Canon batteries do not seem to hold their charge well.

They show "fully charged" on the charger - but in the camera they quickly (within 5 minutes) drop to half-battery indicator.

I'll admit to not running them until they expire so I don't know if it's just a dodgy display for those batteries. I wouldn't trust them expiring early during a commission.

I have the battery grips attached and so carry AA loaded holders as back-up anyway.

The price difference is just staggering though - good old Canon!

Cheers

Mark