Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> I agree. I originally bought the vertical grip for my A1 hoping for
> both better ergonomics and increased battery capacity. What I found is
> that I'm like Moose. I've never really had any problems with simply
> turning the camera. I didn't like the size and weight of the grip nor
> did I like having to change my grip and hunt for the shutter button.
[snip]
Very interesting. My experience with the grip for the A1 was quite the
opposite -- I found that the increased mass of the grip, along with the
A1's (still outstanding) anti-shake feature, gave me sharper pictures
than the A1 without the grip (measured using the metric of "more
keepers," mostly). This is the same experience I've had with the old
Winder 2 for the OM series.
Fifteen months ago when I went to Cambridge and then Normandy and
Brittany, I left the grip behind to save both weight and space under the
new carry-on rules then in effect, and I came to regret this, 'cause I
lost some otherwise very interesting shots due to camera shake the IS
couldn't quite tame by itself.
Shoulda left the extra pair of underwear out of the carry-on. ;-)
Garth
P.S.: And I never use the portrait-mode controls on the grip, either,
though like AG Schnozz, I did find the extra surface area of the grip
somehow comforting.
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