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02/21/2008 11:54:45 PM · #1 |
Hey everyone wheres the best place to get a replacement for a bp511 bat for canon cameras?
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02/21/2008 11:55:10 PM · #2 |
I got mine from amazon.com
eta: I bought a Canon brand battery
Message edited by author 2008-02-21 23:55:30. |
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02/22/2008 12:39:54 AM · #3 |
| I have been very happy with the stirlingtek ones I got a few years ago... |
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02/22/2008 01:19:08 AM · #4 |
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02/22/2008 02:08:15 AM · #5 |
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02/22/2008 09:03:04 AM · #6 |
| has anyone every heard of anything bad happening to a canon camera because of using an after market battery? |
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02/22/2008 09:04:46 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by goldenhawkofky:
has anyone every heard of anything bad happening to a canon camera because of using an after market battery? |
cheap aftermarket batteries are always dangerous in any device. however, quality after market batteries are fine, and in some cases, better than first party. |
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02/22/2008 09:06:20 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by k4ffy:
Originally posted by goldenhawkofky:
has anyone every heard of anything bad happening to a canon camera because of using an after market battery? |
cheap aftermarket batteries are always dangerous in any device. however, quality after market batteries are fine, and in some cases, better than first party. |
I noticed you are using a 40d. Where do you get your batteries and what kind? |
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02/22/2008 09:07:18 AM · #9 |
There are numerous threads about this on the boards. The main difference between genuine Canon (or Nikon, I presume) batteries and aftermarket "cheaper" ones is that Canon's have circuitry built in that monitors the charge and prevents the battery from draining too far, which can damage its ability to hold a full charge.
I've found my replacement batteries to be excellent, but once, at an air show, I kept shooting long after I got a low battery warning, and actually got to the camera shut-off point. I replaced the batteries and kept shooting. When I got home, I discovered that that battery would no longer accept a charge. It was one of my Battery Barn replacements. It had always been a great battery, but I killed it.
My moral, many of the after-market batteries are probably fine, just heed your camera's low juice warning and replace and recharge before the run completely down. |
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02/22/2008 09:09:06 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by goldenhawkofky:
Originally posted by k4ffy:
Originally posted by goldenhawkofky:
has anyone every heard of anything bad happening to a canon camera because of using an after market battery? |
cheap aftermarket batteries are always dangerous in any device. however, quality after market batteries are fine, and in some cases, better than first party. |
I noticed you are using a 40d. Where do you get your batteries and what kind? |
i just bought the 40D so i don't have any spares yet, but my second body is a Rebel XT, same as yours. i bought a spare battery from B&H Photo, made by CTA Digital. worked great. |
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