I opt for the Energizers from Walmart, both rechargable batteries and chargers. Why? There's a Walmart near almost every wedding I shoot.
Case in point: Labor Day weekend I was shooting a state away. I had family tagging along and I forgot my charger kit. The morning of the wedding I was scrambling to locate a charger for Canon batteries, but I didn't sweat the AAs, just stopped by Walmart on the way to Wolf's to get the canon charger, all the while thankful that a Canon charger was available, never worrying about the availbility of AAs.
When I charge batteries, I use four of the Energizer 15 min chargers and four Canon chargers. I'm usually charged up, with back-ups, in less than an hour. I've heard of shorter battery life with quick chargers, but I've yet to experience it and I truly appreciate the time savings.
A bit OT, but the Canon charger (aftermarket, non-Canon) has a meter and seems to do better at topping off the battery. It's available from Adorama for about $30, or you can stop by Wolf's in a pinch and drop $50+.
Edited by takurpic on Sep 10, 2007 at 01:17 PM GMT
Maha as well charging 2900mAh batts. I was buying 36 pack energizers for $12 at home depot and getting a recycling time of around 6 seconds. The new rechargeables are around 3 or 4 seconds. Coupled with the canon battery pack, I no longer have recycling time issues.
