Olympus BN-01 NiMH Battery Pack (Retail Packaging)

by Olympus

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00014K3U2
• Item model number: 260105
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #52 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Flash Accessories > Battery Packs
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Olympus BN-01 NiMH battery pack external, rechargeable battery pack provides enough power to use your Olympus FL-50 flash over 250 times on a full charge. It also enables a flash-charging time of less than 1.3 seconds. It works with the HV-1 High-Voltage Flash power pack.

Product Description

Nickel-hydride battery for the FL-50 electronic flash. It offers power for over 250 flashes and enables a flash-charging time of less than 1.3 sec. When used with the FL-50 electronic flash

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars About 1000 Flashes give or take, November 24, 2007

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HMMWV "God, Country, Corps" (santa clara, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olympus BN-01 NiMH Battery Pack (Retail Packaging) (Electronics)

I bought a BN-01 before going on a two week cruise and left the charger at home which gave me 2 BN-01's, an FL-50 and FC-01 to support off of my SHV-01 and a set of 4 nicads. Keeping the nicads charged and using the BN-01 / SHV-01 on every shot together they gave me 2000 indoor flash shoots (with very rapid shooting). Had I not used a set of 4 NIMH cells along side the BN-01's I suspect the number would be lower, around 700 shots per battery.

EDIT 9-12-2009 I'm on my 3rd BN-01 - 1 came with my SHV-01 and is now pretty dead, I bought one separately a couple years ago and it's about 1/2 dead (300 flashes) and so I bought another one for this trip. I was glad to see it was a fresh stock battery so I won't ding it a star but it is pricy for 6 2400 mah nimh cells and a fuel gauge. The only way to really tell if your pack is still good is to charge it then leave the SHV-01 turned on w/o a flash connected. It should drain the pack in about 30 hours without use. If it goes dead in 3 hours - then its time to replace the BN-01 -- END OF EDIT

Either way the BN-01 is a 6 cell (7.2 Volt) NiMH battery rated at 2.4 AH. The combination really charges your flash fast!

4.0 out of 5 stars Good replacement for the Sunpak TR-2000, January 9, 2011

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K. Eng "An artist in all respects" (abingdon, md) - See all my reviews
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This battery pack is a lot better than the Sunpak NiCad battery, which is discontinued. But then again, it's my only choice now. More life and no memory. I'm a professional wedding photographer and I've been using these for a couple years now.