On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 5:56 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 5/4/2013 3:15 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> > Yes, finding them totally dead was very unexpected. I suspect that,
> > although now fully charged, they probably won't last long. I need to
> > find another 3rd party supplier.
>
> The Progo I got from Amazon is working fine. It charges properly on the
> Oly charger and seems to communicate properly
> with the camera.
>
> The Wasabi Power batteries also work fine, as a practical matter. They
> also seem to communicate with the camera, but I
> assume the reading may be false.They do require a different charger, but
> that may even be a benefit. If, say, one had
> used the Oly or Progo and a Wasabi during a day, one could charge both at
> the same time, which I have done.
>
> None of them will take as many pics as the original Oly, but do decently.
> As best I recall, the Oly was running over
> 200. The others do 150+. I think a week or so ago with the Progo was 160.
> I did have one go only about 50 shots, but I
> think I left the camera on in a position such that the EVF was on for a
> long time.
>
There's always something.
My Oly batteries for the E-4xx series and E-620 (not to mention the 5D)
last so long, particularly when I have the grip on the 620, that I think
they are infinite.
I need a charger for my brain.
Joel W.
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