DLSR Battery

[Fancypants]

I ordered a Canon Digital Rebel XS from www.butterlfyphoto.com the other day because they had an awesome deal. I got a "follow up email" to confirm my purchase and they asked if I wanted an extra battery for $19, I told him I would think about it... should I do it?

Any thoughts would be appreciated, I ask because I know nothing about these cameras or their batteries, it is a gift for my wife.

Here is a link to the battery they are trying to sell me.

http://www.butterflyphoto.com/prodinfo.phtml?id=3219

**Edit**

They said that they had to confirm my shipping address because the shipping address was different than my billing address, and that I had to officially add the shipping address to my credit card. I haven't done this yet, and they already shipped the camera... so I guess its too late lol. I guess they just wanted me to call so that they could try to upsell me on a memory card and battery?

[Ray3]

Go over to Newegg and see what they have for batteries. A little comparison shopping is a good thing.

[quadman]

Go over to Newegg and see what they have for batteries. A little comparison shopping is a good thing.

Agreed.... newegg has excellent pricing on all kinds of stuff and I've found their service to be excellent.

[Putz]

I was able to get the EOS Rebel with 2 Canon lenses from Tri State for $515 recently. The camera was for my daughter who is doing photography in college. It's always a good idea to have a spare battery since you can't use AA batteries as backup.

If you want to go cheap, look on ebay for a knockoff. The hardest part is deciding which one to buy because there are so many available. OEM battery is like $60 so knockoff is a great deal if it works.

Tri State would not ship to an address other than my credit card address. I think they are just trying to protect themselves from being ripped off.

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If it's anything like the Rebel XSi, you won't need an extra battery unless you shoot ridiculous amounts of photos. I've taken 400 shots on a charge (no flash)