Curious about one thing: are you planning to use these mainly for casual shooting, or do you strictly need that 12fps mechanical burst for sports or wildlife? Basically, if you can live without the H+ green icon occasionally, it changes the math quite a bit. Before I give advice, you should know that the R6 is super picky about internal resistance. When the voltage drops even slightly below a specific threshold, the camera just disables the high-speed modes to prevent a system crash. It is a safety thing, but it is really annoying when you are trying to save some cash.

• many clones use lower-grade cells that cant handle the high-drain requirements of the RF sensors
• you might see the SmallRig LP-E6NH USB-C Rechargeable Camera Battery 4071 or BM Premium LP-E6NH 2800mAh Battery around, but they arent always 100% consistent with health readings
• swelling is the biggest risk with super cheap stuff because the heat management is usually poor during fast charging I have seen some people get lucky, but honestly, it is kinda a gamble with these mirrorless bodies... definitely risky if you do paid work. Anyway, let me know your main use case! gl

Yo! In my experience, I actually went through the exact same thing when I first got my R6 last year. Honestly i was so broke after buying the body and some glass that I literally couldnt afford the official Canon ones cuz they are like 80 dollars each... so expensive right?? I ended up grabbing a two-pack of the Wasabi Power LP-E6NH Battery (2250mAh) for about 35 bucks which is a huge steal tbh. I also tried the Neewer LP-E6NH Replacement Battery with USB-C Charging (2250mAh) because the built-in USB-C port seemed really cool for travel charging. Heres the technical stuff i noticed... it basically depends on what you are shooting. For the high-speed H+ mode, both of these batteries actually support it! You will see the green icon on the screen. But, and this is the annoying part, it doesnt stay green forever. Once the charge drops below maybe 60 percent, the camera kinda throttles it and the icon turns white. I think its because the voltage drops faster than the Canon LP-E6NH Lithium-Ion Battery does? Not 100% sure but it definitely slows down the frame rate a little bit. I do get that non-genuine warning message sometimes on startup with the Wasabi ones. Its just a popup you click through... not a huge deal but kinda kills the vibe lol. As for swelling, I havent had any issues yet after 6 months of heavy use! The battery health readings in the menu are a bit meh though. Sometimes they dont show the recharge performance accurately. So yeah, my advice is go for the third-party ones if you want to save serious cash for long weekend shoots. Just keep a few extra in your bag since they might not stay at peak performance as long as the pricey official ones. TL;DR: Third-party batteries like Wasabi or Neewer are totally fine for the budget-conscious (saves you like 50 dollars per battery!), but they wont sustain the max H+ burst speeds as long as the official Canon ones do once the capacity drops a bit.

In my experience, the biggest hurdle with the R6 is definitely that high-speed H+ mode. To get the green icon for 12fps mechanical shooting, the camera needs a really high voltage output. Honestly, a lot of cheap clones fail here because their discharge curve is garbage. If you want reliability without the Canon tax, I’ve had great luck with the SmallRig LP-E6NH USB-C Rechargeable Camera Battery 2400mAh. It’s cool cuz you can charge it directly via USB-C, though you might still see that annoying non-genuine pop-up once in a while. Another solid pick is the BM Premium LP-E6NH 2800mAh High Capacity Battery. I’ve used them for over a year and havent seen any swelling yet, basically just make sure ur using a quality charger. The battery health readings can be a bit wonky compared to OEM, but for the price, it's sooo worth it for those long weekend shoots. gl with the new setup!

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