Used or off-brand LP-E6 for 60d?

Stevess said:

Hello, I would like some opinions on this subject. I need a new battery for my 60d, after losing my second one from a recent hike up a national park. I saw the 60$ price for just one new battery, and think that's absurd. I looked around elsewhere, and found these.

So, I have two options- a new off-brand "Insten" battery, that's got pretty good reviews, and people have stated that the camera can read and communicate with the camera, works with the LC-E6 charger, for a promising price of 18$.

My other option, is an OEM used LP-E6, with a full recharge efficiency guarantee, and many satisfied customers, looking at the seller's feedback history. It's 15$.

So, what would you get? Would really like to know what the more experienced people here think of this. Thanks.

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Andy01 said:

Was the 80D set up to look for a chip ? I don't think my 70D was, but I know the later M cameras (M3, M5, M6, M10, M100) definitely were because there was a number of people complaining that even the "better" 3rd party batteries were given nag screens and no meter. I have not heard with the 6D ii yet.

I don't really mind the few extra AU$ for the genuine Canon battery since it is a fairly small extra outlay on top of a couple of (few) thousand dollars for a new body. Also in Australia, there are not many 3rd party batteries available (most Amazon sellers don't ship here), and the price difference is relatively small.

Colin

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GreatWhiteWing said:

Stevess said:

Hello, I would like some opinions on this subject. I need a new battery for my 60d, after losing my second one from a recent hike up a national park. I saw the 60$ price for just one new battery, and think that's absurd. I looked around elsewhere, and found these.

So, I have two options- a new off-brand "Insten" battery, that's got pretty good reviews, and people have stated that the camera can read and communicate with the camera, works with the LC-E6 charger, for a promising price of 18$.

My other option, is an OEM used LP-E6, with a full recharge efficiency guarantee, and many satisfied customers, looking at the seller's feedback history. It's 15$.

So, what would you get? Would really like to know what the more experienced people here think of this. Thanks.

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I have no direct experience with used batteries and plan to keep it that way. I have several third party that seem to perform as well as the single fairly new OEM battery I got with my refurbished 7D2

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jcr67 said:

Stevess said:

Hello, I would like some opinions on this subject. I need a new battery for my 60d, after losing my second one from a recent hike up a national park. I saw the 60$ price for just one new battery, and think that's absurd. I looked around elsewhere, and found these.

So, I have two options- a new off-brand "Insten" battery, that's got pretty good reviews, and people have stated that the camera can read and communicate with the camera, works with the LC-E6 charger, for a promising price of 18$.

My other option, is an OEM used LP-E6, with a full recharge efficiency guarantee, and many satisfied customers, looking at the seller's feedback history. It's 15$.

So, what would you get? Would really like to know what the more experienced people here think of this. Thanks.

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I have been using Sterlingtek batteries for years. I've purchased I would guess around a dozen or so for different cameras and never had a single issue.

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NormSchultze said:

And, of course, these batteries have the UL Seal. Right. They've been tested and are safe, just like the OEM Batteries.

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