Lenmar Replacement Battery for Olympus Evolt-E520 E-520 E-510 E-500 E-330 E-300 E-500 E-5 E-30 E-3 Camedia C-8080 C-5060 Wide Zoom C-5060 C-8080 Wide Zoom Replaces OEM Olympus BLM-1 PS-BLM1

I know that my Olympus Evolt e-500 is old and just 8 megapixels, but I love the durned thing. It has taken a beating, and keeps on going. The user interface is easy to use, and the pictures are sharp and true. All I need to do to keep it going is keep fresh batteries in it, and these batteries from Lenmar are excellent for that need. They hold a good charge and the camera likes them, so I would recommend them if you are considering it.Shipping was quick and trouble free, and the battery arrived in its retail blister pack. I put it on my OEM Olympus battery charger and the new battery took about 2.5 hours to fully charge. Once charged, the battery was put to immediate use and there was not a single moment of issue. It can keep up with my flash driver, and holds a charge as long (if not longer) than the OEM battery did.Both the Amazon sales page and the battery's retail material state that Lenmar provides a "Three Year Warranty" on this battery, so if an issue arises before that period expires I will return here to update the review and let you know what the issue was and how resolution was handled.This is an excellent replacement battery for the original that came with the e-500. If you are looking for a replacement battery for your camera and this is the right one, I highly recommend that you give it a try based on our experience with it.Go for it.

I got 2 of these on amazon , it is the Bad battery I have got , take first full charge 6 hours , put in olympus e 510 , took 25 photos and " battery empty " second charger the same hours and still took 25 photos.To compare with 2 battery I've got before , name CTA , more cheaper , and took 80 Raw photos still work ( just slower to restart ), one time , I forgot take it out pocket b4 and put in laundery with full cycle , when move clother into dryer I found it, take it out , leave a week to dry , after that still working as normal!this time because i want more aliable battery for my important job , Lenmar took me down .of cours it happen no more , just give review to help some one , do not choose this one , CTA for olympus more cheaper and work better

I ordered 3 of these replacement batteries for my Olympus camera. They came in right on time. Two of the three batteries charged up OK. I am having one that doesn't charge when I put it into the charger. I am going to send it back for a replacement.

The battery arrived without a cap to protect the contacts. I don't feel comfortable carrying it without one, so an additional expense to buy one from Greenbatties. Apparently this is the norm for non-OEM batteries, but still a bit of a disappointment.I won't be able to use it until the cap arrives, so I can't really comment on the quality of the battery for now.

Lenmar is a trusted brand in compatible batteries - this model did not disapoint me. Packaging was really nice, not some of the generic plain packaging stuff that shows up on Amazon. Battery looks and feels just like the OEM - high quality plastic and excellent finishing. Took a charge with no issue, and performs as good as the OEM in my eVolt 500. Highly recommend.

I usually buy extra batteries for my digital cameras (whether rechargeable AA or proprietary). I've had some real bad experiences with prop. replacement batteries in the past but so far, I've been very happy with the Lenmar. I lasts just as long as the original Oly battery for half of the price. I'm thinking about buying a second one while it is still available on Amazon. I certainly recommend it.

I purchased this battery after a recommendation from members in the Olympus DSLR group. I needed a reliable backup for an upcoming trip to China. It was just as good as the Olympus battery that came with my Olympus E-510 camera. I alternated it with my Olympus battery and took about 2,000 photos with no problems.

haven't used it yet so cannot comment on its usability. But fitment for E-500 works good.