Black Diamond Battery - Lousy Quality

Max Savin said:

J Thompson said:

I just received my BD Battery for the 1DM2. After charging it the
first time, I gently pulled the charge cable from it's socket and
guess what? The female receiver that is built into the new battery
pulled out along with the mail cable (the cable attached to the
charger). The female receiver is stuck copulated to the male pin.
The consolation is that the male coupler will plug into the new
battery, meaning, the female receiver plugs into the hole it pulled
out of.

The little switch thingy that you turn when installing/removing the
battery from the camera flops up and down when in the camera body.

Aside from this, the battery did provide me 1,400 and still shows
full.

I will be returning it to the vendor for an exchange. It seems
I've read more then a few complaints about this 3rd party battery
here and on other sites.

When is this company going to finally get it right?!?

JT

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To over-expose is human...

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max...i was using one of these batteries last week in my 1ds. the
camera stopped working with blank data screens when position
changes were made made. since new the battery has become slightly
loose. on examination of the latch it is made of plastic unlike
the metal of the canon battery. wear on the plastic had made
electrical contact position sensitive.
i expect everyone will have this problem with repeated use of this
item.

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jim clarke said:

J Thompson said:

I just received my BD Battery for the 1DM2. After charging it the
first time, I gently pulled the charge cable from it's socket and
guess what? The female receiver that is built into the new battery
pulled out along with the mail cable (the cable attached to the
charger). The female receiver is stuck copulated to the male pin.
The consolation is that the male coupler will plug into the new
battery, meaning, the female receiver plugs into the hole it pulled
out of.

The little switch thingy that you turn when installing/removing the
battery from the camera flops up and down when in the camera body.

Aside from this, the battery did provide me 1,400 and still shows
full.

I will be returning it to the vendor for an exchange. It seems
I've read more then a few complaints about this 3rd party battery
here and on other sites.

When is this company going to finally get it right?!?

JT

--
To over-expose is human...

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D. G. Tall said:

I would say most people simply resent being charged 4x what the
thing is really worth. Would be the same for brakes on their car
if the dealer wanted 4x what the autoparts store sells them for
(well, they probably do). Or getting an "asprin" from the hospital
pharmacy for $2 when a whole bottle costs that much.

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J Thompson said:

I just received my BD Battery for the 1DM2. After charging it the
first time, I gently pulled the charge cable from it's socket and
guess what? The female receiver that is built into the new battery
pulled out along with the mail cable (the cable attached to the
charger). The female receiver is stuck copulated to the male pin.
The consolation is that the male coupler will plug into the new
battery, meaning, the female receiver plugs into the hole it pulled
out of.

The little switch thingy that you turn when installing/removing the
battery from the camera flops up and down when in the camera body.

Aside from this, the battery did provide me 1,400 and still shows
full.

I will be returning it to the vendor for an exchange. It seems
I've read more then a few complaints about this 3rd party battery
here and on other sites.

When is this company going to finally get it right?!?

JT

--
To over-expose is human...

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DD2.1 said:

I'll never understand why someone will pay $4000 plus for a
top-of-the-line camera and then cheap out on the battery. A Canon
battery is only $120-- About the same as a 1GB memory card.

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DD2.1 said:

I'll never understand why someone will pay $4000 plus for a
top-of-the-line camera and then cheap out on the battery. A Canon
battery is only $120-- About the same as a 1GB memory card.

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DD2.1 said:

D. G. Tall said:

I would say most people simply resent being charged 4x what the
thing is really worth. Would be the same for brakes on their car
if the dealer wanted 4x what the autoparts store sells them for
(well, they probably do). Or getting an "asprin" from the hospital
pharmacy for $2 when a whole bottle costs that much.

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That's amazingly lame reasoning. Apparently these batteries are
1/4 the price and 1/4 the quality, so the cheapskates that buy them
ARE getting what they pay for. They don't pay much and don't get
much. In fact, they get exactly what they deserve. A very good
example of penny wise and pound foolish.

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omhaus said:

Just received my BD battery from MDD stores.
Battery fits perfectly my 1D, no loose parts whatsoever and the
latch stay in the closed position (up). The camera seems
operatying perfectly.
The battery I have received does not look flimsy or cheap... It
works for me with my 1D and is heaps cheaper than the Canon one..
By the way who makes the Canon battery?

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DD2.1 said:

I'll never understand why someone will pay $4000 plus for a
top-of-the-line camera and then cheap out on the battery. A Canon
battery is only $120-- About the same as a 1GB memory card.

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