i'll be travelling for about 1 month in new zealand and i am looking for a solution to keep my canon M5 batteries (LP-E17) charged
the solutions i've come up with until now are:
1) get 2-3-4 more original canon batteries (i only have 1) and charge them in the original canon charger --> quite expensive at ~50€/battery and there is no way to charge more at the same time (or is there?)
2) go all 3rd party and buy decent batteries (i have 2 now which are ok) which are way cheaper than the original ones and come with a charger that holds 2 at a time and also can be supplied via USB --> disadvantage is that the 3rd party charger doesn't support original canon batteries and i don't see the battery level in the camera
i'm leaning more towards the 3rd party USB solution as this would mean i can get an adapter for australian plugs and a really powerful USB supply (5-6 ports) and charge all my devices from that (camera, phone and whatever else)
any of you have some experience regarding this? this would be my longest trip to date and the first one outside europe so i don't have much experience
and other solutions i should consider?
thanks.
the solutions i've come up with until now are:
1) get 2-3-4 more original canon batteries (i only have 1) and charge them in the original canon charger --> quite expensive at ~50€/battery and there is no way to charge more at the same time (or is there?)
2) go all 3rd party and buy decent batteries (i have 2 now which are ok) which are way cheaper than the original ones and come with a charger that holds 2 at a time and also can be supplied via USB --> disadvantage is that the 3rd party charger doesn't support original canon batteries and i don't see the battery level in the camera
i'm leaning more towards the 3rd party USB solution as this would mean i can get an adapter for australian plugs and a really powerful USB supply (5-6 ports) and charge all my devices from that (camera, phone and whatever else)
any of you have some experience regarding this? this would be my longest trip to date and the first one outside europe so i don't have much experience
and other solutions i should consider?
thanks.