On 21/12/2007, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>
> I'll take your advice, Chuck, and go for a guaranteed aftermarket
> product retailing here in the UK.
>
> Chris
>
> On 21 Dec 2007, at 13:03, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
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> >
> > It's not necessary to buy the camera brand which is excessively marked
> > up but, for safety's sake, I think it reasonable to go with a brand
> > name
> > battery manufacturer such as Energizer which has a reputation to
> > uphold
> > and is readily identifiable as the source for potential law suits (as
> > Sony has already found out). I have purchased Energizer for the
> > Canyon
> > and Maxell for the Mynolta and paid less than half the camera
> > branded price.
>
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There was someone who tested BLM-1 look-alike batteries, and found that
there were a lot of potentially dangerous ones. As far as I recall, the best
battery (better than the original!) was a Uniross. That is what I use now as
backup.
Roger Key
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