1. No, it's actually very light. Much better balance, esp with long lenses.
2. Yes the vertical release and controls are superb.
Highly recommended.....I bought one for full retail and really hever
regretted it.
And the battery lasts a long, long time.
Skip
----- Original Message -----
From: "james olson" <james_olson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 12:39 PM
Subject: [OM] experience : SHLD-2 on Olympus E1 body ? ? ?
>
>
> As the prices have gone down drastically, I'm considering picking up a
> SHLD-2 for an E-1 body. I would be looking at it for wedding /
portraiture
> work, so anyone with experience in these two areas, I'd be glad to hear
from
> you.
>
> Specifically:
>
> 1) Does it add a lot of weight? Too much? Better balance?
> 2) Does the extra button make vertical shots much nicer?
>
> Thanks, James.
>
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