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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Perthshire Scotland
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Originally Posted by Bazza
Phil
Bit cheaper if they are genuine Canon batteries, you have to be so careful as there are lots advertised as "similar to". One stop is a Channel Isle based company if my memory serves me correctly. That particular battery is shipped direct from Hong Kong, according to their shipping info, and batteries/cameras can be made for that region of the world (far east) can vary from UK stock, so this is what you have to be aware of. They may not have all the functions,( ie battery power/life info readout) on the camera which may ,and I only say may, be the reason they are that much cheaper.
Bazza
Bit cheaper if they are genuine Canon batteries, you have to be so careful as there are lots advertised as "similar to". One stop is a Channel Isle based company if my memory serves me correctly. That particular battery is shipped direct from Hong Kong, according to their shipping info, and batteries/cameras can be made for that region of the world (far east) can vary from UK stock, so this is what you have to be aware of. They may not have all the functions,( ie battery power/life info readout) on the camera which may ,and I only say may, be the reason they are that much cheaper.
Bazza
I guess it's always a case of cost against quality.
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