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11/26/2005 08:40:52 AM · #1 |
since buying and using the battery grip, ( twice now on two different shoots ) i have been running out of battery on both batteries... before i had the battery grip, my battery had never run out.. i did a shoot the week before buying the grip, was there 6 hours, and took about 500 photos ( and used flash all night ) , i did a small shoot the other day was only there bout 1 hour and 270 photos later the battery dies... had both batteries in the grip....i just photographed a Musical Production tonight, and only took about 300 shots and the battery goes again... and no, i didn't use flash..anyone got any ideas??... if this is a problem with draining so quickly, the grip is for sale, as i won't use it again..
cheers everyone...
p.s luckily i have three batteries, i didnt' miss any of the show.. ( which would of been disaterious as it was the final night, i shot three different nights and tonight they had the whole production and cast on stage, so this final photo was the major thing...) < bits fingernails >
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11/26/2005 08:44:03 AM · #2 |
The older 20DE battery grips used to have some sort of connection issue with the camera's power socket, but I'm not sure that if affected the longevity of the batteries.
Red this Canon Service Notice
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11/26/2005 08:51:00 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by Beagleboy:
The older 20DE battery grips used to have some sort of connection issue with the camera's power socket, but I'm not sure that if affected the longevity of the batteries.
Red this Canon Service Notice |
thanks denis... good reading there, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to apply to mine, my serial number starts with 12 so it must be a new one, and i also have the gold trimmings... i also dont' think i got that message on the camera either, as it just went dead, nothing.. so i changed , took the batteries out of the grip, put the new one in, and still nothing, so i took the grip off, and wolllah... it was perfect...
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11/26/2005 12:13:24 PM · #4 |
I would still talk to Canon on this... you should of course be getting much longer life with the grip than without it, and the fact that you got nothing upon inserting new batteries in the grip, but were OK when using one of those in the cam directly, points right at the grip as the problem.
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11/26/2005 01:03:31 PM · #5 |
I haven't had this problem with mine. I generally get anywhere between 400 and 600 photos before battery changes in my grip. I can run two batteries for a week sometimes. I do conserve my battery power by turning off the LCD so it doesn't display a preview after every shot I make. If I want to browse the photos on the LCD, i have to press the review button to make them come up.
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11/26/2005 01:10:44 PM · #6 |
According to my readings the 20D without grip can get around 1000 non flash photos on a single battery. I dont know how accurate this is, but wouldnt suprise me. I take more then 600 photos on a battery.
Ive heard (also dont know how accurate this is) that the BG-E2 has to use the BP511A/BP514 not the BP511/BP512
Please correct me if im wrong. |
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11/26/2005 01:20:35 PM · #7 |
I use the 511's in mine with no trouble.
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11/26/2005 07:22:55 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
I would still talk to Canon on this... you should of course be getting much longer life with the grip than without it, and the fact that you got nothing upon inserting new batteries in the grip, but were OK when using one of those in the cam directly, points right at the grip as the problem. |
thanks kirbic, exactly what i think ill do... it just shouldn't happen like this, like henry buckle said , on a single battery i can get up to 500-600 photos with one battery..
p.s sorry bout the spelling on issues... there's a show in australia where it's become legendary the way issues is said and spelt.. must keep remembering not every body knows this...
thanks everyone, i will just ring canon and get it sorted out...
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11/27/2005 03:42:55 AM · #9 |
Hi-ho,
If your 20D is an ealier one you may have this issue even with the new grip...
I returned my grip to Canon for service under the warranty notice on their website, and the shop I used sent them details of my camera as well (Serial # and purchase date).
Canon service asked for the camera as well, and replaced something in the camera.
The service notice/report for the camera says
Replace MD Flex for EOS20D : CY3-1507-000'
My grip is the older serial number range (That's why I took it in) and the camera serial # is 0430116408, purchased November '04 not long after they arrived in NZ. I got the third one the shop had seen.
Hope this helps....
Cheers, Me.
Message edited by author 2005-11-27 03:44:03.
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11/27/2005 06:19:03 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by KiwiChris:
Hi-ho,
If your 20D is an ealier one you may have this issue even with the new grip...
I returned my grip to Canon for service under the warranty notice on their website, and the shop I used sent them details of my camera as well (Serial # and purchase date).
Canon service asked for the camera as well, and replaced something in the camera.
The service notice/report for the camera says
Replace MD Flex for EOS20D : CY3-1507-000'
My grip is the older serial number range (That's why I took it in) and the camera serial # is 0430116408, purchased November '04 not long after they arrived in NZ. I got the third one the shop had seen.
Hope this helps....
Cheers, Me. |
hmmm... you could be onto something there, i bought my 20D in Feb, so they may have had it in the shop for a bit before i bought it... i will ring canon tmorrow, it certainly seems like something is amiss, but sheesh... i really can't go without the camera for too long, like a day,.lol.... hope they can do it fast...
thanks so much chris.. your a gem....
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11/27/2005 06:37:14 AM · #11 |
looks like you will be driving down to North Ryde to visit with the outlaws and Canon soon :)
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11/27/2005 07:00:59 AM · #12 |
| I had the same issue with my 20D and grip, but I bought mine from B&H and had it shipped to Iceland, even though this is a warranty issue I didn't feel like shipping my camera back to B&H for the repair, so I just traded it in for a new 5D at the local Canon dealer. got $1200 for it a year old :) |
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11/27/2005 07:51:08 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by Firsty:
looks like you will be driving down to North Ryde to visit with the outlaws and Canon soon :) |
if there was EVER a time i needed bradp's faces it is for this coment... HAHHAHAHA....
i may just duck down myself and come back in the one day.. could get some stops for photos then... lol....
Dan, WOW.... if only i had the money, but i must admit, it's good to know someone else had the same prob, at least then iknow it's not me.. i really like the feel of the grip on the camera too.. feels solid.. when i took it off last night, it felt really small < opps probably need another of bradp's faces here too >
thanks everyone... what on earth would we do without this little community....
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11/27/2005 11:42:56 AM · #14 |
I have the 20D and grip. I have had no problems with it until last week. I was out on a hike. I had taken several shots and continued hiking. I go to turn the camera on and nothing. I look at the camera and the battery icon is flashing. I turn it off and back on, nothing. so I removed the batteries from the grip and removed the grip from the camera. I put it all back together and its worked great since. Maybe it got shook lose or someting during my hikes.
James
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11/27/2005 11:07:33 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by jab119:
I have the 20D and grip. I have had no problems with it until last week. I was out on a hike. I had taken several shots and continued hiking. I go to turn the camera on and nothing. I look at the camera and the battery icon is flashing. I turn it off and back on, nothing. so I removed the batteries from the grip and removed the grip from the camera. I put it all back together and its worked great since. Maybe it got shook lose or someting during my hikes.
James |
Yes james thats exactly how it happen with me...have you used it since??..
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11/28/2005 07:29:27 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by roadrunner:
Yes james thats exactly how it happen with me...have you used it since??.. |
yes I have used it several times since and no problems since
James |
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11/28/2005 07:40:27 PM · #17 |
| this happen to me , the grip was very slightly loose , I didnt even realize it till after I scrached my head and looked at it closer |
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