Got 'em: Genuine Canon BP-511A Battery

Andy

have you got a spare spare? if so, i'm interested in buying. needs to be a recent purchase, and must be the the genuine canon model. if you have an extra that you don't use or need, please pm me.

thanks in advance.

Andy

found 'em. for some reason, i was only finding them at $80 each. found them at a good price, $50

thx

rutt

In my experience, the knockoffs, like the one Adorama sells, are both much cheaper and have much longer battery life. These batteries are rated in mAh (milliamps), the more the longer you can go between charges. I've been using knockoffs since my D60 days with no problems and noticably longer life.

I found an 1800 mAh one for <$12 on Amazon. By comparison, the genuine Canon battery is $45 for 1380mAh.

gsgary

Just bought an Energizer 1500mah last long than Canon £30

DoctorIt

Well since Andy found 'em we can hijack away, right?

So I just bought 2, yes 2, NB-2's for my XT at the price of $3. Even with $5 shipping, I paid $8 for 2 batteries. That's a savings on the order of several hundred percent.

How can Canon charge so much for their brand? What am I missing, if the rating and shape is the same, isn't it the same battery? Not exactly rocket science to make a battery these days. Even if my no-name brands last 3/4 or even 1/2 as long, I'm saving tons of money.

Andy

DoctorIt wrote:

I'm saving tons of money.

read this...

Nikolai

Care to post a linkie?

DoctorIt wrote:

Well since Andy found 'em we can hijack away, right?

So I just bought 2, yes 2, NB-2's for my XT at the price of $3. Even with $5 shipping, I paid $8 for 2 batteries. That's a savings on the order of several hundred percent.

How can Canon charge so much for their brand? What am I missing, if the rating and shape is the same, isn't it the same battery? Not exactly rocket science to make a battery these days. Even if my no-name brands last 3/4 or even 1/2 as long, I'm saving tons of money.

Where did you get those ? If you dont mind sharing...
Thanks!

ScottMcLeod

DoctorIt wrote:

Well since Andy found 'em we can hijack away, right?

So I just bought 2, yes 2, NB-2's for my XT at the price of $3. Even with $5 shipping, I paid $8 for 2 batteries. That's a savings on the order of several hundred percent.

How can Canon charge so much for their brand? What am I missing, if the rating and shape is the same, isn't it the same battery? Not exactly rocket science to make a battery these days. Even if my no-name brands last 3/4 or even 1/2 as long, I'm saving tons of money.

The difference is the cut-off circuits.

LI-ion or LI-poly batteries will become unstable if discharged too far, or overcharged too far. When they're unstable, the next time you charge or use them, there's a risk of chemical breakdown and explosion.

I enjoy my semi-knockoffs. I get mine from ACCstation.com, but I can't guarantee that my batts are the same ones that he sells now. (he may have changed supplieers)

DoctorIt

Nikolai wrote:

Where did you get those ? If you dont mind sharing...
Thanks!

ebay, don't remember the seller, there were several at basically the same price.

way to ruin my day guys, thanks.

Andy

DoctorIt wrote:

ebay, don't remember the seller, there were several at basically the same price.

way to ruin my day guys, thanks.

yep. put that in your bunsen burner and smoke it