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I got my t2i yesterday...and within a couple of minuets I burned through the battery.

I am on the lookout for a good quality and preferably cheap set of backup batteries, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
 
Try Ebay for a 3rd party battery.I usually buy them 2 or 3 at a time.Probably will only cost $6-7 each shipped from China.
 
I have had good luck with Diamondback Batteries on both bodies that I currently own. Their service is first-rate, and the batteries perfrom well.

JT
 
I bought a couple of Phottix batteries from eBay (see http://www.phottix.com/ ). They weren't the cheapest batteries around, but certainly cost much less than the original Canons. They have a pretty professional feel to them (each battery comes with a cap, and the text on the back of the battery is detailed and doesn't look like it's about to come off). They claim 1080mah, which is more reasonable than the 2000mah that you can see on some cheap brands. They perform, as far as I can tell, just as good as the original Canon. When I had the 400D with a 3rd party battery, it used to run out almost twice as quickly as the original, even though it claimed x1.5 capacity. This is not the case with these batteries.

It seems like they still don't have the T2i type yet, but I bet they will have it pretty soon.
 
A spare battery is a good idea. Both Sterlingtek and Diamondback seem to be very reliable third party batteries.
treepop said:
I got my t2i yesterday...and within a couple of minuets I burned through the battery.
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If the battery went dead within a couple of minutes it either was not fully charged or is defective.
treepop said:
I am on the lookout for a good quality and preferably cheap set of backup batteries, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
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I have to wonder how good they would be but at that price we probably could afford to toss them if they weren't any good as long as they don't hurt the camera. I remember when I bought my 300d that there were a few batteries out there that ruined a camera or two.
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Bought a Sido battery off eBay seller etimeuk for USD6.45. Same weight (50g) and capacity rating as original and no problems encountered so far. Still to chew through the first charge, but seems to hold up well..
 
Diamondback's fine - except they don't have them yet. If you can wait, Sterlingtek is excellent too - another company that doesn't have them.

I needed a second battery, wasn't able to wait and didn't want to order an eBay brand from China - so I was forced to spend the 60-buck ripoff from Canon.
treepop said:
I got my t2i yesterday...and within a couple of minuets I burned through the battery.

I am on the lookout for a good quality and preferably cheap set of backup batteries, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
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Odd, they have a big "don't buy a battery for the mAh rating...", then it's battery is only 860mAh... much less than Canon's 1120 mAh.... and they call it "Canon equivalent". I guess at the price people will buy it anyway.

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Tom
 
Five years ago I purchased my first Canon DSLR, an XT (350). At the time I got one extra Canon brand battery pack. While I have a few newer DSLRs now, I still use my XT regularly (usually with 10-22 attached) and the original batteries both still work like champs ... I shoot at least a couple hundred shots between chargings. I have about 30,000 shots on the camera now, so about 15,000 per battery pack. I personally would worry that a 3rd party battery would damage, even slightly, the camera in some way. Why worry about twenty-five dollars extra when it will last many years if properly used and charged. Look what happened to Panasonic batteries now. Then they will really rip you off when no others will work. Advertiseing that you are a cheap skate will cause problems for you and others in the long run. Maybe I am wrong, but I don't think so.

Gordon

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MAybe I'm just not getting it but I'm not sure I understand the passion for saving $25 on a battery that will last you years and fire up your camera reliably for 2-3 days of solid shooting. Why anyone would spend $900 for a camera of this complexity and another $200 - $$$??? on addition glass and accessories and then try and cheap out with an unknown power source of questionable quality control is utterly beyond me.

Guys, you're looking at an investment of well over $1000 and, at most you'll only need one additional battery (frankly I'm not sure why you even need this as a full charge on the Canon battery will get you through 2-3 days of even animated shooting without a problem). $10-15 vs. $40???? Is it really worth it? If you camera malfunctions, do you think Canon's going to repair it under warranty?

Sorry guys, it just doens't make any sense at all.
 
I completely agree with this, which is why I bought the Canon for a spare with my T2i. However, I do see the need for an extra battery - I've burned through a fully-charged battery in a few hours at least 2 times when taking pics at relative's weddings.
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MAybe I'm just not getting it but I'm not sure I understand the passion for saving $25 on a battery that will last you years and fire up your camera reliably for 2-3 days of solid shooting. Why anyone would spend $900 for a camera of this complexity and another $200 - $$$??? on addition glass and accessories and then try and cheap out with an unknown power source of questionable quality control is utterly beyond me.
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PsychDoc said:
Guys, you're looking at an investment of well over $1000 and, at most you'll only need one additional battery (frankly I'm not sure why you even need this as a full charge on the Canon battery will get you through 2-3 days of even animated shooting without a problem). $10-15 vs. $40???? Is it really worth it? If you camera malfunctions, do you think Canon's going to repair it under warranty?
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PsychDoc said:
MAybe I'm just not getting it but I'm not sure I understand the passion for saving $25 on a battery that will last you years and fire up your camera reliably for 2-3 days of solid shooting. Why anyone would spend $900 for a camera of this complexity and another $200 - $$$??? on addition glass and accessories and then try and cheap out with an unknown power source of questionable quality control is utterly beyond me.

Guys, you're looking at an investment of well over $1000 and, at most you'll only need one additional battery (frankly I'm not sure why you even need this as a full charge on the Canon battery will get you through 2-3 days of even animated shooting without a problem). $10-15 vs. $40???? Is it really worth it? If you camera malfunctions, do you think Canon's going to repair it under warranty?

Sorry guys, it just doens't make any sense at all.
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because the batteries are essentially the same. the canon ones just have a better chip to tell the discharge level.

If you are shooting any decent amount of video you'll need several batteries.

heck, your comment can be said about the 50mm 1.8, and 3rd party grips. Why even bother? just spend more!
 
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