Here's what I've found so far: Many advise to avoid Wasabi brand batteries. A few credible recommendations for the German-made Hahnel HL-PL90... but it doesn't seem to be available in the U.S. I could buy a couple in London, but after the currency exchange rate they would be barely cheaper than buying Pentax batteries here.
I have several 3rd-party batteries in my kit and they've all worked fine, though with slightly less battery life than Pentax OEM batteries. But they're all fairly old now. I think the problem is a proliferation of Chinese factories making cheap knock-offs that are sold under a bewildering variety of brand names. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
