7D Batteries is there a cheaper version?

[Luke_Herts]

Hi

Need some more 7d batteries to be safe but can only find the official canon ones £45+, is there a cheaper option about?

Cheers

luke

[trencheel303]

I got two Opteka ones for my 450D, they seem fine - try them?

[grumpybadger]

7D batteries are chipped. I'm not aware of any that work with the Canon charger so ended up getting another Canon as a spare.

[trencheel303]

that sucks!

[Luke_Herts]

Ohh damn, thats a pain cannot afford a 7d battery at the moment, will just have to be stingy and try and conserve power next week.

[andrewc]

I've found 7D power consumption to be very good, better than I thought - although wish they were cheaper.

[hollis_f]

I got two Opteka ones for my 450D, they seem fine - try them?

7D abtteries are different from 450D. OEM versions don't show remaining capacity.

[andrewc]

450 batteries do not fit in a 7D. 5D2 and 7D batteries are the same.

[Ziploc]

They give a indection via the lcd, but you can also get a battery level in a % terms via the menus. Find my battery last for around 1200 shots and being left on stand by for most of the day.

[saladin]

Hi

Need some more 7d batteries to be safe but can only find the official canon ones £45+, is there a cheaper option about?

Cheers

luke

Where did you find them for £45??? :)

[Spiritflier]

I have two in my gripped 7D... I just checked the battery meter and I've taken 836 shots and still have 45% charge remaining.

Hope that helps to give some idea.
Si

[Luke_Herts]

Where did you find them for £45??? :)

Just looked again and it was a US site. Found them for £55 cheapest within UK. i wonder what kerso can do?

[JohnD76]

Damn, thing must be bad!

You have spent £1200 at least on the body and you can't stretch to £55 for a spare battery? :eek:

[trencheel303]

7D abtteries are different from 450D. OEM versions don't show remaining capacity.

450 batteries do not fit in a 7D. 5D2 and 7D batteries are the same.


D'oh! I didn't mean trying to squeeze 450D batteries in it I meant see if Opteka also did cheap batteries for it. :lol:

[andrewc]

The only aftermarket batteries I could find require a different charger, and the reviews aren't great.

It does annoy me that decent xxD compatible batteries can be picked up for under £10, but genuine ones are many times that in price.

[Tight Fart]

I think Kerso is £58 delivered

[trencheel303]

My Opteka ones for the 450D both work in the Canon charger.

[david1701]

My Opteka ones for the 450D both work in the Canon charger.

thats cos they aint chipped

[Orville]

I purchased one of these (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LP-E6-Battery-Replacement-for-Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-II-2-7D_W0QQitemZ350326374997QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Phot ography_DigitalCamBatt_RL?hash=item5191144255#ht_2 702wt_1165) for my 7D from Ebay. I got it as an emergency backup and have used it once or twice without problems. It does not show remaining charge on the LCD, but I am not going to spend £60 on an official battery that will sit unused 99% of the time. They probably cost Canon a fiver to make.

If you regularly shoot 100's of shots per day buy an official battery. If it is for emergency backup this works fine.

[TommyPhoto]

Fixes
- Fixes issues related to poor quality third party batteries.
- Added code for upcoming remotes, accessories and lenses.

http://www.canonrumors.com/

Soon 3rd party batteries may be a more viable option if this firmware does show battery level remaining using them in the 7D. We'll have to wait and see I suppose.

Tom N.

[mgrowcoot]

does a 5d charger charge a 7d battery then? safely..

[andrewc]

A 5D Mk 2 charger should.

[hollis_f]

My Opteka ones for the 450D both work in the Canon charger.

Which might be useful information if we were discussing 7D batteries.

[mgrowcoot]

A 5D Mk 2 charger should.

Should or Would?

[andrewc]

As I only have a 7D and not a 5D2 I said 'should' leaving margin for error, but am 99% confident as they both take the LP-E6 battery.

[Luke_Herts]

Damn, thing must be bad!

You have spent £1200 at least on the body and you can't stretch to £55 for a spare battery? :eek:

£1099 actually :)

Also i saved and sold a load of stuff to afford it, and still at school i earn £38 a week so thats nearly 2 weeks wages which at the moment i can't afford.
I will be able to afford it soon enough but i need it for next week which is why i was after a cheaper alternative.

[mgrowcoot]

As I only have a 7D and not a 5D2 I said 'should' leaving margin for error, but am 99% confident as they both take the LP-E6 battery.

Sounds risky

[david1701]

Should or Would?

does

the batteries and chargers are identical

tested with my 5dII and alastairb's 7d

[POAH]

I have a 3rd party grip (5D2) and run one canon battery and a 3rd party battery. This shows the battery power since the canon battery is there (have to put it in first). Gets round buying a stupidly overpriced canon battery