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Canon LP E6 Battery Pack for Canon 5D Mark II Digital SLR

Every camera purchase should include a purchase of an extra battery. Imagine you’re touring the countryside and you run out of power. You’re at a party and your battery runs out. Keep your spare battery around to make sure you’ve got replaceable power. Keep it charged at all times so the LP-E6 can take over. LC-E6 Charger is not included with battery purchase. 3-Way Positioning – upright, portrait and landscape Scanner Type – Flatbed Max. Document Size – 8.5 x 11.7 In the box – Document Kit – Film Adapter Unit, Film Guide (for 35mm film strip), Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM, Warranty Card USB Cable System Requirements – Windows Vista/XP/2000 or Mac OS X v10.2.8 to v10.5×3 Unit Dimensions – 16.1 W x 1.8 H x 11.5 D; Weight – 4.6 lbs Manufacturer’s toll-free technical phone support plus 1-year limited warranty with InstantExchange program

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5 Stars Great Price and Power
This Battery has lasted longer than my previous batteries for my other dslr which was the bp-511 and I had used it for about 3 hours shooting video before i had to switch

5 Stars Good in Quality
I bought this production a month ago. After charging, I found this battery pack is really worth to owning for its good quality.

5 Stars Great battery
No complaints here. Works just like the normal battery from Canon. A bit pricey, but after reading reviews of leaking issues with generic brands, I figured an extra $15-20 was worth my expensive camera.

5 Stars Great Battery at a Great Price
Great Battery.. keeps a good long charge when shooting pictures or video. I’m a wedding videographer and we recently switched from Shooting from Canon’s A1’s to shooting all 5D Video. Might sound crazy but its awesome! I can usually shoot video all day with only two of these battery’s with no need to recharge. Every once in a while I’ll need to use the recharged one, but usually I’m good with just two cycles.

Oh.. and there are a lot of bad reviews on these batteries because Amazon used to charge a way to much for these batteries, but the price has come down now and they are a great deal!

4 Stars Expensive model-specific battery but does the job well
The battery itself is pretty amazing – not only have I gotten over 1500 RAW photos off of one battery with some intermittent videos and was fine. I bought a second battery to put in the Canon BG-E6 Battery Grip for Canon 5D Mark II Digital SLR and how I can literally shoot for days straight without bringing a charger. What the truly awesome part is that I can view battery status in the LCD including shutter clicks.

What’s bothersome is that with every new camera, there’s a new battery. I’m sure that with each new camera, there’s unique power requirements. However, one of the things that bothers me is as consumers and as an industry, that we’re not doing what we can in order to reduce the amount of waste and allow reuse between camera models. When the 5D Mark II, demand was high and supply was low, and it led to price gouging. I’m sure that when the Canon 7D comes out that it will have a unique battery as well… it’s just frustrating.

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Zeikos ZE CBG50 Battery Power Grip for Canon 40D and 50D

Runs on either Lithium batteries or six AA size batteries Works with AA-size alkaline, nickel metal hydride (NiMH), Lithium and nickel-manganese batteries.. Provides added stability with extended shooting potential.. Multi-power battery pack holds 2 BP-511 Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, effectively doubling your total shooting time.. Can also hold AA battery holder (included), so users can use AA batteries as power backup.. Multiple power battery pack cannot provides an AF-on button, front and rear command dials, have shutter button only.. Dimensions: 142.7 x 110.5 x 75.7mm.. Net weight: 320g

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars AWESOME
Very nice deal, all buttons and roller knobs are there, perfect fit!, the rubber on it is slightly more grippy than the canon 20Ds own grip areas and the tone is 98% exact..all in all its 100% worth the bargain price.

would definitely buy again

5 Stars Great alternative to factory Canon grip
I purchased this battery grip for my wife’s Canon 50D. I examined it thoroughly and played with it for some time now and so far, I can’t see anything wrong with it. It’s just like the Canon version. I can’t see spending another $100 for something that’s so close to this aftermarket one. I’m sure there are differences, but it’s nothing that I’m concerned about. In the end, my wife likes her new grip and that’s what really counts!

5 Stars Expectional Value!!!
Normally I just buy the Canon brand and pay the extra money but this time I went “off brand” and purchased the Zeikos Battery Grip Power Grip. Cost was the primary reason for not buying Canon (the Zeikos is about $85 less) and since I plan to use the battery grip occasionally I thought this might be a good way to save a little money.

Out of the box I am very impressed with this product. It has a good sturdy feel, seems well designed and is very easy to attach to the Camera. It comes with instructions that are clear and easy to follow.

A couple of things to know: The instructions say the grip can be used with Canon 20D/30D/40D/50D cameras. Why they only advertise the 40D and 50D is a mystery to me. The grip can function with one or two BP511A batteries installed. The grip will also accept 6 double AA batteries but the instructions say this is for emergency use and some camera functions will be slower when using double AA batteries. The grip also makes shooting from a portrait orientation much easier and the shutter button on the grip functions and feels the same as the shutter button on the camera.

I guess the one remaining question is will it hold up? Time will tell BUT I paid for it with my Amazon VISA card so the original warranty of 1 full year is automatically increased to 2 full years at no additional cost. All you have to do is keep your receipt so you can prove you paid with VISA and call the 800 on the back of the card if you have a problem.

The combination of price and quality make this an exceptional value!!

Thanks to everyone who wrote a review. Your comments made me decide to buy this product and I’m very happy I did.

5 Stars Good Bargain.
I ordered from Amazon and order came from Adorama, Flashpoint brand I think. I thought the build quality of this battery grip was great. Has a slight tacky feel, which I liked. Plastic felt solid and not cheap. All buttons functioned perfectly. I would definitely buy one of these again over OEM

2 Stars Nice price but any guarantee?
I am not sure enough it would running well just like the Canon original battery power grip. Apparently it needs 6 more AA batteries to operate. I probably buy the Canon product just for safety measure I won’t take a chance ruined someone’s wedding when it suddenly not working well..or loosing moment cause I have to chance 6 more batteries besides 2 more BP-511A

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