Panasonic FZ5 extra batteries & accesories

[kbfern]

Just got a Panny FZ5 and was going to get an extra battery jessops wanted £29 + £29 for the car charger.

I just looked on e-bay and somone from Hong Kong is selling 2 batteries (same code number and rating as pannys) + a car charger for £12.89 + £7.50 shipping.

Also may consider Tele converter and wide angle lenses also available on e-bay.

Does anyone have any experience with 3rd party batteries and lenses for any of the panasonic range of cameras off e-bay?

[RobertP]

I have ebay hong kong batteries and a charger for my Canon. Charger is fine and batteries outlast the Canon original.

[kbfern]

Thanx RobertP looks like I will order some in the next few days and save myself a bundle.

[father alice]

I have got the 2 batteries and car charger from ebay - seem fine, and quick shipping.

HOWEVER, avoid the add on lens from what I have read. Loads of bad reviews - they may fit, but that is about all they do!

I got an Oly a200 1.5x tele lens for my FZ5, plus a Raynox DCR720 wide angle - not bad, but lots of other options available.

[kbfern]

Thanks father, will order some batteries and look around more at lens options.

How much were the lenses you bought and from where?

[father alice]

the a200 was an ebay job (£50), as no longer made.

The raynox dcr720 was a cheapy from Jessops (£30), but does a reasonable job - some barrel distortion, and a tiny bit of vignetting, but not too bad.

Two good sites for camera stuff are stevesforums

and dpreview

links are to a couple of threads on add on lens. Lots more around!

Ali