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Ray Heindl - 10 Feb 2006 23:11 GMT

Canon's NB-2LH battery pack (for the EOS 350D) seems a tad pricey. Can
anyone recommend a good alternative? I saw some really cheap ones on
eBay, but I'm not keen on one without any name on it.

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Joey - 11 Feb 2006 00:06 GMT

> Canon's NB-2LH battery pack (for the EOS 350D) seems a tad pricey. Can
> anyone recommend a good alternative? I saw some really cheap ones on
> eBay, but I'm not keen on one without any name on it.

Ray,

I've used the ones off EBay with no problems, but look for the higher
amp/hour rating for the better battery. Also warranty and feedback
plays a role.

J

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Ray Heindl - 11 Feb 2006 22:09 GMT

>> Canon's NB-2LH battery pack (for the EOS 350D) seems a tad
>> pricey. Can anyone recommend a good alternative? I saw some
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> higher amp/hour rating for the better battery. Also warranty and
> feedback plays a role.

Yes, some of the really cheap sellers had kind of low feedback ratings.
I don't recall what they said about warranties.

Another thing I wonder about is the age of what they're selling. From
what I've read, Li-ion batteries start to go south the moment they're
manufactured. So it's probably worth paying a little more to get ones
that aren't years old already.

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone.

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Taswolf - 11 Feb 2006 00:10 GMT

> Canon's NB-2LH battery pack (for the EOS 350D) seems a tad pricey. Can
> anyone recommend a good alternative? I saw some really cheap ones on
> eBay, but I'm not keen on one without any name on it.

Ray,
I bought one from my local Batteries Plus store.
Comes with lifetime warrantee for about half the price of OEM.

Taswolf

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John A. Stovall - 11 Feb 2006 15:02 GMT

>Canon's NB-2LH battery pack (for the EOS 350D) seems a tad pricey. Can
>anyone recommend a good alternative? I saw some really cheap ones on
>eBay, but I'm not keen on one without any name on it.

Don't know about the eBay ones but I use in 20D ones from these people
and no problems.

http://sterlingtek.com/baandch.html

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C J Southern - 12 Feb 2006 01:31 GMT

> >Canon's NB-2LH battery pack (for the EOS 350D) seems a tad pricey. Can
> >anyone recommend a good alternative? I saw some really cheap ones on
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> http://sterlingtek.com/baandch.html

For what it's worth, I give these batteries 10 out of 10.

When I got mine they were something like 1/3 the price and 50% higher
capacity - I've had them for a year or so now and they're great.

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Frank ess - 12 Feb 2006 03:21 GMT

>>> Canon's NB-2LH battery pack (for the EOS 350D) seems a tad pricey.
>>> Can anyone recommend a good alternative? I saw some really cheap
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> higher
> capacity - I've had them for a year or so now and they're great.

I'm having the same experience.

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nick c - 12 Feb 2006 08:08 GMT

> Canon's NB-2LH battery pack (for the EOS 350D) seems a tad pricey. Can
> anyone recommend a good alternative? I saw some really cheap ones on
> eBay, but I'm not keen on one without any name on it.

There is a seller on e-bay who calls himself "Groovywireless." He is
located somewhere in Orange County, California (USA). I think all he
sells is batteries. I bought six BP-511 batteries from him for the 20D
camera and two NP-E3 batteries for the 1DMkII camera; both type
batteries made by Panasonic in Taiwan. I paid $3.00 each for the BP-511
batteries and $16.00 each for the NP-E3 batteries (plus tax and
shipping). They have and still are, working great. IIRC, I bought the
batteries about six months ago.

Unfortunately, I didn't keep the shipping paper which had his address
and phone number.

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U-Know-Who - 12 Feb 2006 18:09 GMT

> Canon's NB-2LH battery pack (for the EOS 350D) seems a tad pricey. Can
> anyone recommend a good alternative? I saw some really cheap ones on
> eBay, but I'm not keen on one without any name on it.

Check this out...

http://cgi.ebay.com/2X-FOR-CANON-NB-2L-1000mAh-Battery-S30-S45-S50-S60_W0QQitemZ
7589993936QQcategoryZ15215QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem#ShippingPayment

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nick c - 12 Feb 2006 22:22 GMT

> Canon's NB-2LH battery pack (for the EOS 350D) seems a tad pricey. Can
> anyone recommend a good alternative? I saw some really cheap ones on
> eBay, but I'm not keen on one without any name on it.

Check this out.

http://stores.ebay.com/Groovy-Wireless

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