I forgot to add that I am now swimming in OM-D batteries. I bought the
two Progo batteries and charger before the EZO guys agreed to replace
the two failed ones. Now I have 5 OM-D batteries.
Chuck Norcutt (swimming in lithium-ion)
On 7/1/2013 7:48 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> 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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