BLM-1 battery for the E-520

[NetPro]

I need a couple of extra batteries for my E-520. I've been looking at them on eBay and I'm wondering about the quality. The Olympus list price is $60 and the "replacement" batteries are available for $10.
Question for you long time users - Have you purchased non-OEM batteries for the E-520 and are you happy with them?

Jeff

 

[gert7to3]

160,000 hits on google and 4 pages on amazon.

What you want to look for is a battery with the most amp hours, generally expressed as:1500mAh. This is what will give you the key to comparing batteries. I would further say that Japanese made batteries would usually be higher quality than Chinese made product. You may be able to score a better deal if a charger is bundled.