I think I have to recommend the Progo too. As Moose says it seems to be
as compatible as the EZO power batteries, is cheaper and includes a
compatible charger. Unfortunately, I cannot give you an independent
estimate on battery life for either the Progo or the Ezo Power since I
haven't used either of them long enough to run them down (except for the
two failed EZO power batteries).
But I agree with Moose that the Oly battery seems to be good for about
200 shots. I assume that means that the Progos will give me 150+ as
well. I have been remiss in not updating the EZO Power review on
Amazon. After some initial confusion the company has replaced both of
the failed batteries and paid for shipping the duds back to them. But
the replacements are recent enough that they have very little usage. It
took 3 months for me to recognize that the first set of EZO Powers had
failed so I don't want to give another review until they've passed a
usage test.
I've not used the camera much at all recently except for shooting a
couple of grandchildren's baseball games. That plus a few shots along
the Finger Lakes wine trail added up to 204 shots for the Oly. Whether
it needed it or not I replaced the Oly with one of the Progos but that
battery is yet to do any work.
Incidentally, I like the Progo charger better than the Oly. The Oly
charger has a long, stiff power cord. The Progo has a built-in AC plug
on a swivel. On the other hand, I have modified the Oly charger with a
3rd party swivel plug (advertised for Apple devices) and, although twice
the width of the Progo, it's thinner. But either one fits easily into a
small pocket on my camera bag along with a spare battery.
I think Moose has a 3rd party charger for his Samsung camera. I do too
and note that the charger for the Samsung and the Progo charger seem
identical except for contact locations.
Chuck Norcutt
On 7/1/2013 3:35 PM, Moose wrote:
> On 7/1/2013 9:51 AM, Mike Lazzari wrote:
>> In the market for a couple more batteries. The OMD seems to suck way
>> more juice than the e620.
>
> Yup. I assume it's the 5-way IS. Also fewer shots than the Pens.
>
>> I know that this topic has been discussed but
>> was hoping for an update from Chuck. (I read your review on Amazon which
>> is pretty much the same as post to list) Also any new/current options.
>> I was looking at this one but the price may be too good:
>
> To quote myself:
>
> On 5/4/2013 3:56 PM, Moose wrote:
>> 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, which
>> came with them, 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 battery (which?) 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, hours.
>
> On 5/8/2013 11:58 AM, Moose wrote:
>> "Battery rated at 7.6V and 1600mAh for a longer run time than the Olympus
>> original" is not true of mine. Perhaps Oly
>> is using larger mAhs? ;-)
>>
>>
>> I'm happy enough with mine. Far less expensive per shot than the Oly, but
>> not as many shots per charge.
>
> I've got a simple, little, nylon/Velcro case that fits a battery and has a
> little slot for a card. I've pretty much
> trained myself to always carry it in a pocket with a freshly charged battery.
> Any time I might need more (haven't yet),
> I'll have the waist bag along with lenses, etc. and a couple more batteries.
>
>> I would rather have something that uses the same charger.
>
> The Progo, at least mine, does that properly. As above, batteries that
> require a different charger (or just a second Oly
> charger($)) could be an advantage in some circumstances.
>
> Battery Up Moose
>
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