Bought an aftermarket Battery for my 7D. It was advertised as for the 7D and 5DII. When i put it in my 7D the cam says "cannot communicate with battery" and although it works fine there is no battery indication. I have since learned that the Canon batt has a chip in it to communicate with the 7D. Is this the same with the 5DMkII? Or does the AM batt work as intended in the 5DMkII?
Thanks
AFAIK, all the cheap generic 7D/5DII batteries will not fully communicate with the camera or the Canon OEM charger. I haven't seen any 'chipped' generics but the ones that I've heard about are about the same price as the Canon.
I respect the technology, research, testing, marketing, etc. etc. that goes into new products, but that ever-present BS about using anything other than original maker's stuff is truly sickening.
With some cars, inkjet printers and now batteries (?) it seems that makers make more & more $$$ on accessories and parts.
I have a 7D, have not bought a second battery yet, but when the time comes I will not be concerned whether the camera will show its level or not. If the specs seem suitable, I'll buy a SterlinkTek or other battery.
A battery is just that: a portable power source with certain specifications for a particular application.
winman3 wrote:
I respect the technology, research, testing, marketing, etc. etc. that goes into new products, but that ever-present BS about using anything other than original maker's stuff is truly sickening.
With some cars, inkjet printers and now batteries (?) it seems that makers make more & more $$$ on accessories and parts.
I have a 7D, have not bought a second battery yet, but when the time comes I will not be concerned whether the camera will show its level or not. If the specs seem suitable, I'll buy a SterlinkTek or other battery.
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But if you do that you have the extra hassle of needing to use the charger that came with your knock off battery as the Canon one wont charge it.
As a back up it may be a good idea but only as a backup. (could not imagine using one without any bat info in a situation where you needed to shoot and couldn't re shoot)
There are chipped knock offs but they are still pretty expensive and the Canon version has come down in price alot BH $63, and some off the knock offs are around that.
the one good thing is that the new battery seems to last along time compared to the older bp-511 in the xxD series
I was thinking od selling this battery and getting a Canon one, but when I checked how much I paid.... It cost $12. So I guess I'll keep it as an emergency backup and get a GenYouWIne Canon one from B&H.
As I said before. we live and we learn.
winman3 wrote:
I respect the technology, research, testing, marketing, etc. etc. that goes into new products, but that ever-present BS about using anything other than original maker's stuff is truly sickening.
With some cars, inkjet printers and now batteries (?) it seems that makers make more & more $$$ on accessories and parts.
I have a 7D, have not bought a second battery yet, but when the time comes I will not be concerned whether the camera will show its level or not. If the specs seem suitable, I'll buy a SterlinkTek or other battery.
A battery is just that: a portable power source with certain specifications for a particular application....Show more →
Be glad you can change the battery. The new Macbook has a non user swapable battery. Battery replacement is return to Apple.
?) it seems that makers make more & more $$$ on accessories and parts.