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p.1 #1 · 3rd party Battery for Canon 1D MK II

Hello,

Was wondering if anybody had good experiences with 3rd party brand batteries for the Canon 1D MK II? I figure on getting a spare back-up to the canon battery.

Has anybody used Delkin?

Thanks for your feedback,

Paul

Nov 07, 2009 at 10:55 AM

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p.1 #2 · 3rd party Battery for Canon 1D MK II

Most people have liked Lenmars. I've picked up 2 for my 1DMkII and have been very happy with them.

Nov 07, 2009 at 11:04 AM

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p.1 #3 · 3rd party Battery for Canon 1D MK II

I've been using three Lenmar DMC-E3 batteries (replacement for NP-E3) with my two 1DII bodies for about 18 months, alongside two original Canon NP-E3's. They all work about the same - very well.

Nov 07, 2009 at 11:19 AM

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p.1 #4 · 3rd party Battery for Canon 1D MK II

About 2 or 3 years ago I needed new batteries. I bought a Canon and a Delkin. At first the Delkin delivered more shots. About 900 for the Canon and about 1100 for the Delkin. 2+ years later the Canon is still good for 800 shots and the Delkin is dead, slowly wore down to now it's good for about 50 shots before going dead. The Canon was $120 while the Delkin was $60

Nov 07, 2009 at 01:37 PM

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p.1 #5 · 3rd party Battery for Canon 1D MK II

Mr645 wrote:
About 2 or 3 years ago I needed new batteries. I bought a Canon and a Delkin. At first the Delkin delivered more shots. About 900 for the Canon and about 1100 for the Delkin. 2+ years later the Canon is still good for 800 shots and the Delkin is dead, slowly wore down to now it's good for about 50 shots before going dead. The Canon was $120 while the Delkin was $60

That is most certainly not my experience with Delkin, they and Lenmar have both performed extremely well across a range of Canon 1D/1Ds bodies for me. They also carry a 100% replacement warranty for 2 full years.

Dave

Nov 07, 2009 at 02:37 PM

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p.1 #6 · 3rd party Battery for Canon 1D MK II

I use both Delkin and Lenmar in my MKIIn and both perform great.

Nov 07, 2009 at 03:13 PM

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p.1 #7 · 3rd party Battery for Canon 1D MK II

I just recently purchased the Lenmar for my MKIIN and have been very happy with it.

Nov 07, 2009 at 07:41 PM

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p.1 #8 · 3rd party Battery for Canon 1D MK II

Thanks everybody for your feedback.

Has anybody had any problems with the weather sealing or incorrect battery capacity on these 3rd party batteries? I read on another forum that there is some kind of a chip that canon embeds in their batteries so that it gives an accurate feedback to the camera as to the power (full, half etc) charge left while the 3rd party does not. Ever found that your battery goes from full to suddenly close to empty?

Nov 08, 2009 at 01:16 AM

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p.1 #9 · 3rd party Battery for Canon 1D MK II

Go buy the Lenmars, it's fine, as far as the power reading thing not a problem on this model, lasts better than the original battery anyway.

Nov 08, 2009 at 03:51 AM

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p.1 #10 · 3rd party Battery for Canon 1D MK II

tk110201 wrote:
Thanks everybody for your feedback.

Has anybody had any problems with the weather sealing or incorrect battery capacity on these 3rd party batteries? I read on another forum that there is some kind of a chip that canon embeds in their batteries so that it gives an accurate feedback to the camera as to the power (full, half etc) charge left while the 3rd party does not. Ever found that your battery goes from full to suddenly close to empty?

No, the voltage is read from the camera. With NiMH batteries the voltage is fairly flat, so the charge level is not indicated with much accuracy.

EBH

Nov 08, 2009 at 03:55 AM

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p.1 #11 · 3rd party Battery for Canon 1D MK II

Amazon has the lenmars for $36.99 right now.........Rich

Nov 08, 2009 at 07:47 AM


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