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 05/14/2004 08:50:30 AM · #1
Anyone try MC2 Technologies batteries? Found this at After5PM.net, and you buy one get one free, free shipping too!

Canon BP-511 by MC2 Technology (1500 mAhr)
Code: MC_HE-XLBP511
Price:$24.99
In Stock

Haven't bought from After5PM but they have good reviews on resellerratings.com

I'd appreciate any replies on these or other "clones". I'm not trying to cheap out on the batteries, I am also considering Sunpak for $27 each, or Lenmar for $34. But while I trust Lenmar, I did read a bad "user review" of it. If there's no difference here, why throw away the money?
 05/14/2004 09:24:39 AM · #2
That looks like a good deal. I ordered two and I'll try them out. I have been leary of 3rd party batteries tho.
 05/14/2004 09:27:29 AM · #3
Canon BP-512 batteries for $22. See my post in this thread.
 05/14/2004 09:29:46 AM · #4
BP-511 for $11.99 (1300mA)

//store.yahoo.com/sterlingtek/index.html

I got two of them an the charger. The charger was $19.99, is dual voltage and includes the car adapter.

The batteries last longer than the original canon battery and the charger is quick.
 05/14/2004 11:29:01 AM · #5
Great info, thanks for posting!!!
 05/22/2004 09:45:38 AM · #6
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
That looks like a good deal. I ordered two and I'll try them out. I have been leary of 3rd party batteries tho.


John,

I never found another option--I meant to just go ahead and order these from After5PM.net, but I didn't yet.

Did you get yours? How do they work, and are they well made? I probably need to go ahead and order: one of my two existing batteries hardly holds a charge anymore.

Message edited by author 2004-05-22 09:46:54.
 05/22/2004 09:47:34 AM · #7
Originally posted by nshapiro:
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
That looks like a good deal. I ordered two and I'll try them out. I have been leary of 3rd party batteries tho.


John,

I never found another option--I meant to just go ahead and order these from After5PM.net, but I didn't yet.

Did you get yours? How do they work, and are they well made? I probably need to go ahead and order: one of my two existing batteries hardly holds a charge anymore.


Mine did arrive and they appear to be working fine. I have both of them in my battery grip and they are chuggin right along...
05/22/2004 09:51:09 AM · #8
walmart has been selling redtag bp511 equivalents that work fine for $20
 05/22/2004 09:54:14 AM · #9
Thanks John. Did you get the 1500 mAh or the 1300 mAh?

Does anyone know if, other than poor mfrg, higher capacity can cause problems--e.g., with the charging system (I use the Lenmar Mach 1)?
 05/22/2004 09:55:45 AM · #10
Originally posted by nshapiro:
Thanks John. Did you get the 1500 mAh or the 1300 mAh?

Does anyone know if, other than poor mfrg, higher capacity can cause problems--e.g., with the charging system (I use the Lenmar Mach 1)?


These are 1500mAh. I put both of them in my battery grip as soon as they were charged.
 05/22/2004 09:59:15 AM · #11
Originally posted by ericsuth:
walmart has been selling redtag bp511 equivalents that work fine for $20


These are 2 1500 mAh for $25, no shipping charges either!
 05/22/2004 11:39:54 AM · #12
I'll throw in my 2¢... when I had my 10D, I bought 2 "generic" BP-511 batteries for cheap off eBay. Although they appeared to work OK when I first got them, after a month or two they would not last anywhere close to as long as the other two (name brand) BP-511's that I had. After experiencing "short battery life syndrome" several times, I quit using those two generic batteries anymore, since they would go from showing a full charge to empty way too quickly.

(BTW, I got my second battery that I was very happy with from Battery Barn, called the AC-511. No affiliation, just a satisfied customer.)

Message edited by author 2004-05-22 11:40:25.
 05/22/2004 12:06:29 PM · #13
By contrast, I had some regular old AA batteries that I bought in Korea. They were generics and foreign. I was leery, but for the price, had to try it. They lasted for freaking ever. I still use them a year later and they get at least as much life as my brand new, bought in April Energizers. And they are the same MAh as each other. So it really just depends.

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 07/24/2004 10:03:42 PM · #14
this sounds a good deal and with 1600mA too. but i think its from a different manufacturer. anyone have used this please let us know, coz im eager to get one too. thanks

//cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43447&item=3829711297&rd=1
 07/25/2004 12:39:19 AM · #15
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
BP-511 for $11.99 (1300mA)

//store.yahoo.com/sterlingtek/index.html

I got two of them an the charger. The charger was $19.99, is dual voltage and includes the car adapter.

The batteries last longer than the original canon battery and the charger is quick.


I ordered from them back in May. Pretty happy with my purchase. I was hesitant at first because it was darn cheap but works well.

Question to those that use the battery grip: Is there an advantage to loading 2 batteries at once?
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