Charging Lithium batteries in 1Ds charger?

[alanp]

Hi

 

I've taken the plunge and bough a used 1Ds, and I'd like to get some spare

batteries. I've read all about using some aftermarket brands in place of the

Canon originals. The aftermarket ones seem to use Lithium technology, as

opposed to the original Canons which are Ni-MH. Will they charge OK in the

Canon charger?

 

Alan

[ronald_moravec1]

I don`t know, but do not overstock on batteries. If the Canon battery is low, then get the

Li.

 

Li have a 5 year life whether you use them or not. After you get them, keep them topped

off all the time as opposed to Ni Cads which you want to run down. Ni-MH haves much

less memory than NiCads and you can recover them by cycling a few times. So do that

before deciding you need new ones.

[bobatkins]

Just make sure the lithiums are rechargable lithiums and not primary cells, or you will have problems!

 

You can get aftermarket NiMH cells though - e.g. http://www.atbatt.com/product/6820.asp or http://www.laptoptraveller.com/digital-camera-battery-dca-npe3.html

[ci_p]

Are they *really* Li-ion batteries? Or has some underpaid marketing person just assumed that all DSLR batteries are L-ion? If they are, then you shouldn't charge them in the 1Ds charger which is designed for Ni-MH cells.

[steve_parrott]

I have purchased 4 aftermarket batteries for my 1Ds, though admitedly that has been a

few years ago. I got them from B-H and have never had any problems with them. They are

all labeled Ni-Mh and work fine in the charger.

[robert_tan1]

On the subject of batteries,i have seen a brand named Rayovac in BestBuy selling 2 types of NiMH AA batteries:

Type 2500mAh that takes 3 hrs to recharge and

Type 2000mAh that takes only 15 minutes.

Which one do i buy?The shorter rechargeable time of 15 minutes seems more reasonable but has a lower mAh.Is a higheer mAH really that important?

[bobatkins]

The charging time depends on the charger, not just on the battery. However fast chargers require fast charging batteries.