Canon 7D and 5Dmk ii users

[Gaza]

Hi guys!

Have any of you tried the Energizer LP-E6 replacement battery ?

I have tried a couple of cheap replacement batteries in my 7D, that were no good at all.
My camera would not acknowledge the batteries.

Originals are crazy money, as you know. So I am hoping someone might be able to give me some feed back on these batteries.

Or does anyone know of a good battery, that isn't going to cost the earth?

That they could give me a link to!

Thanks.

[glsammy]

I've got these:
Decoded Canon LP-E6 LPE6 Battery for 5D Mark II or 60D on eBay (end time 15-Mar-11 20:08:31 GMT)

They work well. They charge correctly in the original charger, they last well and show the correct charge level in the camera.

[Gaza]

Thanks for the link, Graham
Just ordered a pair.

Appreciate your help!

[nutmeg]

Thanks Graham - wish I'd known about it before buying genuine expensive Canon one, though! Will get these in future.

[Gaza]

Update!

Batteries were delivered within 24 hrs of ordering.

Both charged on original charger.

Both work in camera!

Very impressed.

Thanks again, Graham.

[The_Moaner]

I bought my Battery pack and two batteries + charger off of ebay. A lockal chinese warehouse near me in Swansea was selling them. You can't charge the batterys in the Canon charger, so you get one with the battary pack. 7D don't recognise them but they work PERFECTLY.

I also bought two Batterys from 7dayshop.com and the canon charger charges them and 7D recognises them. £9.99p each. EXCELLENT. I get no probs.

P.S You should of tried 7dayshop.

[Gaza]

Originally Posted by The_Moaner

I bought my Battery pack and two batteries + charger off of ebay. A lockal chinese warehouse near me in Swansea was selling them. You can't charge the batterys in the Canon charger, so you get one with the battary pack. 7D don't recognise them but they work PERFECTLY.

I also bought two Batterys from 7dayshop.com and the canon charger charges them and 7D recognises them. £9.99p each. EXCELLENT. I get no probs.

P.S You should of tried 7dayshop.

Ironically! The two cheap batteries that would not work in my 7D were the very batteries that you mention. From 7Dayshop !

I have purchased numerous batteries for a canon 50D, 350D and 400D in the past, from 7dayshop, and all have worked perfectly.

But the two for my 7D are no use at all, I'm sorry to say!

[The_Moaner]

Those two from 7dayshop that are not OK. did you send them back for exchange??

I find that 7dayshop has an Excellent returns policy.

Have never had a problem from them. Have returned items only 4 times over the years and they sent me new ones back within a few days.

Have bought loads of stuff off of them over the years, so 4 returns is good.

Have a Good Weekend.
Dennis

[glsammy]

Nothing wrong with 7 day shop, I use them all the time. At the time I ordered my batteries they had none of the decoded ones in stock, that's why I looked elsewhere.
I'm pleased with the ones I've got, they're more powerful than the original and as I use the live view screen a lot so much the better.

[Gaza]

Originally Posted by The_Moaner

Those two from 7dayshop that are not OK. did you send them back for exchange??

I find that 7dayshop has an Excellent returns policy.

Have never had a problem from them. Have returned items only 4 times over the years and they sent me new ones back within a few days.

Have bought loads of stuff off of them over the years, so 4 returns is good.

Have a Good Weekend.
Dennis

Hi Dennis

I completely agree with all that you say!
They do have an excellent returns policy, and the batteries are on there way back to them.
But I thought I would try another source of supply!
I have used, and will carry on using 7Dayshop.
My post wasnt a complaint about them!