Audio: "From Roots to Needles" by If These Trees Could Talk I got a new battery grip and a timer for my Canon T1i and thought I'd try a time lapse in the cold to see how long the power would last. I am very disappointed in the short life. I am going backpacking along Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore for spring break and I can't deal with dying batteries in the backcountry of Michigan's coast of Lake Superior.