Camnostic: LP-E6NH in EOS R5, Do 3rd Party Batteries Work As Well?

Camnostic just published another great in-depth study — this one looks at the LP-E6NH‘s performance in the EOS R5.

When Canon introduced the EOS R5 (street price: $3849) they paired it with a new LP-E6NH, to support the camera’s power-hungry 12 FPS and 8K video modes. Camnostic puts these new batteries through an extended test.

If you’re looking for top EOS R5 performance, the Canon LP-E6NH appears to be worth the premium over third-party brands. Camnostic pits the LP-E6NH against popular third-party batteries (Neewer, Watson, and Powerextra, to name a few). All claim to be “LP-E6NH”, but the gap is surprisingly large: the Canon batteries hold about 10-15% more charge, and can last on average twice as long in the power-hungry 12 FPS mode (60% of their charge vs. 25%-35% for the third party batteries).

They also follow-up with a review of other options for powering the R5, such as grips, power adapters, USB batteries, and “dummy” batteries. A highly recommended read for EOS R5 owners.

The Canon LP-E6NH is $79.99, but supply still seems rather limited at this time — it’s in-stock at the Canon Direct Store, and “coming soon” at B&H and Adorama.



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3 comments on “Camnostic: LP-E6NH in EOS R5, Do 3rd Party Batteries Work As Well?

  1. February 24, 2021 at 10:04 am EDT

    Interesting reading. As impressed as I am with the speed I am getting out of this camera, I now realize that I have not been using the camera to its fullest fps capabilities since up to this point I have only been using my old LP-E6 and LP-E6N batteries – the camera could perform even better if used with the LP-E6NH (maybe “H” for high-speed”) batteries.

    1. DanC
      February 24, 2021 at 2:23 pm EDT

      Alas batteries are the bane of the MLS. for the normal DLSR seems to me my Watson batteries perform very well. On the other hand I’ve had Canon Batteries that just die after only a year or two. Maybe Canon went through a bad manufacturing run. On the other hand like most batteries I think we are stuck with replacing them every 2-3 years.

  2. RJ
    February 27, 2021 at 6:29 am EDT

    Any articles like this for the 90D? I’d love to read if there are better options than the Canon batteries.

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