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Generic Battery and/or Charger?

Started Nov 1, 2013 | Discussions thread
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Kelemvor Regular Member • Posts: 233
Generic Battery and/or Charger?

So I somehow misplaced the charger for my T1i (battery LP-E5). I was looking around online for a replacement and stumbled on Overstock.com where they have a charger for under $5. I then noticed they also have replacement batteries for dirt cheap (red flags!) but thought heck, for a couple bucks I'll take some spare batteries.

http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/Canon-Rebel-XS-XSi-T1i-1000D-LP-E5-Battery-Charger/4853955/product.html

Just wondering if anyone has used things like this before and if it worked well.  Mainly just wondering if I can damage the camera at all from using a generic battery.  Anything to stay away from?  Do they work fine but just not last as long?  I've used off brand batteries in laptops before and haven't had a problem but haven't done that in my camera.

Thanks!

Canon EOS 500D (EOS Rebel T1i / EOS Kiss X3)
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