Charging EOS 1DS MkII battery

Jaswant Madhavan , Sep 05, 2010; 10:07 p.m.

I am going on a safari to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in a few months. Its a 10 day trip. Is there any way to charge the battery on the 1DS MkII with anything else than regular electric power? I have not even seen a charger that would accept 12V DC. Is there a contraption that can be put together with photovoltaic cells to charge these batteries?
Thanks
Jas

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Mark Pierlot , Sep 05, 2010; 11:58 p.m.

Just take extra batteries, and make sure they're all fully charged.

John Hillman , Sep 06, 2010; 09:57 a.m.

You'll need to keep the batteries warm as well.
I'd be interested to know if anyone does have an alternative means to charging the Canon Battery system.

Nathan Gardner , Sep 06, 2010; 11:11 a.m.

I bought a car cig lighter adapter from Wal-Mart that allows me to plug my charger into the car so I can charge on the go. Hopefully there will be an available vehicle with a cig lighter.

Nathan Gardner , Sep 06, 2010; 11:14 a.m.

nevermind, just noticed the "climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro" part, I don't guess you'll be driving a car up there. I was tinking of a safari with lions and elephants. I wonder if there's some sort of solar power adapter that has a solar panel with electrical outlets?

Professor K. , Sep 06, 2010; 11:34 a.m.

Perhaps you can find something here:
http://thomasdistributing.com/
They offer a variety of solar panels. Whether they can be used to charge the batteries for your particular camera, I have no idea. Disclaimer: I have never purchased anything from this firm.

Wayne Eckert , Sep 06, 2010; 02:09 p.m.

It's a cludge but maybe worth a try.
http://www.modernoutpost.com/gear/app_camera_Canon_np-e3_battery.html
Wayne

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