Does anyone know which spare batteries actually work best with the R5 Mark II without losing the new features? I just pre-ordered the thing and it should be here in like two weeks but man the price of the official Canon LP-E6P batteries is absolutely killing me right now. Im a wedding photographer based out of Seattle and Ive got this massive 12-hour outdoor gig coming up in mid-September so Im gonna need at least 4 or 5 spares to feel safe. Ive been doing some digging online and everyone is saying you HAVE to use the new P version of the battery if you want to use the cool new stuff like the 30fps burst or the pre-continuous shooting mode which is basically why I bought the camera in the first place lol.

I read on a couple of forums that the older LP-E6NH ones will fit and power the camera but it might disable some of the high-speed modes or the networking features and thats super confusing because some people say it only happens when the battery gets below 60 percent. Im also looking at the third-party stuff like Neewer or SmallRig because they are like a third of the price of the Canon ones which are like eighty bucks a pop. But then I saw a video saying third-party batteries might give an incompatible warning on the screen or even worse they might overheat during video recording and Im super paranoid about the camera locking up in the middle of the ceremony.

My budget is pretty stretched thin after buying the body and a new CFexpress card so I really dont want to spend another 400 dollars just on batteries if I dont have to. Is anyone actually using the R5II with third party batteries yet or are we stuck with the official ones for now to get the full performance?

• Official Canon LP-E6P
• Neewer USB-C versions
• Using my old LP-E6NH leftovers

But the compatibility thing is such a headache and I really dont want to risk it if the camera is gonna throttle itself right when things get busy...