From: Brian Gray <bsg017@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
I had not realised that Dur*cell might be associated with
'doubtful' products as I have never had problems with their conventional
batteries for day to day applications.
I got Wasabi BLN-1 equivalents batteries from Amazon around 2015, and
they served me well until earlier this year. I recharged all my
batteries before a trip, and discovered that both Wasabi batteries no
longer slid into the camera. A close inspection showed that they had
bulged ever so slightly. I was not surprised that this happened, but
that it happened to both batteries at the exact same time. My two
Olympus batteries were fine. All had been regularly charged with the
Wasabi charger, which I use because it takes less space in my camera
bag - no need to carry a separate power cord.
After the trip, I looked for new batteries online. The impression I
got researching Duracell branded rechargeable camera batteries was that
Duracell had licensed its name to someone else for rechargeable camera
batteries. I ended up just getting more Wasabis.
If I upgrade to an E-M5 III at some point, my experience might make me
hesitate to charge the a third party battery in the camera, though.
----- Larry Woods
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