My experience with add-on battery holders is limited to my Minolta A1.
I used it initially but found that it really didn't add much but weight.
Even the extra vertical shutter button (while convenient) wasn't
really necessary and didn't compensate for the weight. The only thing
it did well was add to the size and make it look much more like a
"professional" camera.
I'll skip the grip for the E-M5. I'll concentrate on trying to get
better battery life and understanding why I seem to be getting only half
of what others are getting. If I got 200 shots/battery I'd be very happy.
Chuck Norcutt
On 2/5/2013 7:12 AM, Walters, Martin wrote:
> The price of the grip is already coming down. Oly has offered and now
> offers again a $50 rebate. I still have a 10% reduction on
> accessories (not lenses, unfortunately) from registering my OM-D. So,
> combining the two would bring it down to $219 or thereabouts, which
> is close to some of the aftermarket versions. I've managed to
> resist....
>
> I have to agree with Moose that the camera, as is with Oly strap, is
> easy to carry around on one's neck all day. Add the 100/2 and it's a
> bit more of course; however, with the 12-50 and 45 it's light. When
> I've hung an 80-200/2.8 or a 300/2.8 on it, I may change my mind.
>
> Martin
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Moose [mailto:olymoose@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 1:06 AM To: Olympus Camera
> Discussion Subject: Re: [OM] E-M5 battery and HDL-6 battery grip
>
> On 2/4/2013 9:44 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>> But it's the cleverest grip I've ever seen. The idea of splitting
>> it into handgrip and battery pack is good enough to make it a key
>> accessory and one not to be done without.
>
> Yes, a lovely piece of engineering, I admire that enough to almost
> wish I needed one ... well, maybe not really.
>
>> But then, I've got fat little hands.
>
> My hands are usually large in a glove size, but sometimes medium.
> Well, I suppose the palms are medium, but my fingers usually push
> against the ends of medium glove fingers, so I usually buy large.
>
> If I needed a grip, sure, it's brilliant. But the E-M5 fits very
> nicely in my hands as it comes. The thumb grip is also brilliant and
> the non-slip of the finish on the front grip is good. Between them, I
> just don't want or need anything else to make it easy and secure to
> hold the camera.
>
> I've carried it about extensively in New England, some of Calif. and
> in Seattle, for hours at a time, taking hundreds of shots some days -
> and I've never had a thought arise about how I need something to make
> gripping the camera easier. I know there are people who are
> uncomfortable holding certain cameras, even to the extent of cramps.
> I'm comfortable.
>
> If I needed it to make my grip comfortable, secure, etc., I'd
> probably think $300 was a fair price, and the weight worth it, too.
>
> In Between Moose
>
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