The fact that the Canon 60D uses the same batteries as the 5D Mark II & Canon 7D was both a blessing and a curse. For those who already had these batteries, it's nice not having a different set of batteries and charger to add to your gear list. A single OEM LP-E6 will run you well over $70 dollars. For those who are looking to buy extra ones, prices on aftermarket LP-E6 batteries seem to have inflated. There was one brand on Amazon that dropped their decoded (chipped batteries that communicate with camera to show battery life) batteries down to $18.00 dollars, but now brought them back up to $60 bucks!. Yeah they know that there's a new market out for these batteries after the Canon 60D release.
If you don't care about the battery meter, there's plenty of Aftermarket LP-E6 batteries that run around (2)pcs. for $15 dollars. Very very cheap, but they will need their own charger. It's not suggested these be charged on the OEM charger. I think I have 6 of those myself which still run to this day, and are probably a year old or more.
There's two brands on Amazon for 'decoded' batteries still showing around $22 dollars, and a few Aftermarket LP-E6 Decoded Batteries on eBay for around $15.00 each.
I was still waiting for more reviews on these items to see if they will actually work well and hold up as good batteries, and if the battery meter really works. A friend of mine has a wedding lined up on 10/10/10 - of course the most popular wedding day this year, and so he's invested into the Maxtek Replacement Li-ion Battery For Canon
 Decoded Batteries Starting at $15.00 |
 2x Un-chipped LP-E6 starting at $15.00 |
Alex
I just got 2 pcs from Link-delight (31$ incl. shipping for both), they work great on my 60D.
https://shop.ebay.com/link-delight-na/m.html?_nkw=2+x+decoded+lp-e6&_sacat=0&_odkw=lp-e6&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3911.c0.m270.l1313
Pete
I bought a Maxtek battery as well and it does not communicate with my 60D or the charger. I just got mine today. going to contact the seller tomorrow or probably sell it.
Mark
I purchased one of the Maxtek batteries, and it didn't communicate with my 60D, nor work on the charger. I am in touch with the seller to see what my options are, but I am curious if anyone else is using them with the 60D, and whether or not yours are working correctly.
Waylon
I 2nd that with Maxtek. Afforable aftermarket batteries for my 7D, everything works the same. No probelms with the battery meter as well as using the OEM Canon charger. I think they ran me about $24 on Amazon.
charlie
i have 6 Maxtek Replacement Li-ion Battery For Canon. couldn't be happier and they are cheap too.
The Wallbanger
Emm, I bought the Opteka batteries from the Amazon affiliate program. The seller was actually 47th St Photo. Currently, there is only one affiliate still selling these on Amazon - predictably, at the highest price. If the other affiliates replenish their inventory we might see the price drop again.
Kale
I have been using these with the 60d and they work great! 2 Decoded Battery For CANON LP-E6 LPE6 5D Mark II 7D
Charges on the Canon charger, shows battery life on camera and lasts quite a while (haven't tested against the canon battery but).
Emm
Post authorDo you have a link to that battery? That's actually the one I mentioned that went triple in price again, it was cheaper before: Opteka LP-E6 2400mAh Ultra High Capacity Li-ion Battery Pack for the Canon EOS 7D & 5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera (Fully Compatible)
The Wallbanger
I should note, my camera was the Canon 7D.
The Wallbanger
Last week I worked on a wedding with two decoded Opteka batteries from Amazon ($22) and the factory supplied Canon LP-E6. I noticed the Optekas lasted roughly 80% of the Canon's run time. Recharging time was about equal. The Opteka batteries communicated well with both the camera and Canon charger. No complaints considering the low cost. I would buy them again.