> -----Original Message-----
> From: Moose [mailto:olymoose@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 12:23 AM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] E-M5 baby bag
>
> On 8/7/2013 8:05 PM, Johnie Stafford wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Moose [mailto:olymoose@xxxxxxxxx]
> >> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 1:00 AM
> >> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> >> Subject: Re: [OM] E-M5 baby bag
> >>
> >> Personally, I'm most happy with waist bags. The Lowepro PhotoRunner I
> >> just mentioned is far my most used bag since downsizing to µ4/3 (and
> >> before, with OMs), with excellent waist straps that can hide away and
> >> a good shoulder strap. I sometimes use both, to distribute the weight
> >> of a full bag.
> >
> > Do you use a grip (either the HLD-6 or one of the other popular 3rd
> > party options) on your E-M5?
>
> Nope. I've never 'got' the point of a big, bolt-on hand grip*, or
especially the
> big battery grips. I got the E-M5 in part for its small, light qualities,
and can't
> see a point in making it larger and heavier - and paying $$ to do so.
>
> I have used a Winder 2 on OMs, but only because I so often forget to wind
> on. :-)
>
> I pack the Photorunner with lenses in each end pocket and the E-M5 with
> lens attached pointing down into the middle pocket. It looks like the grip
only
> part of the HLD-6 would probably fit, but not the whole thing. Depends in
> part on how tall the lenses in the ends are. There are other ways to
configure
> the bag.
>
> About the same for the 3rd party grips as for the grip part of the HLD-6,
I
> suppose.
>
> Got No Grip Moose
Thanks Moose, valuable information. I almost always used either a winder or
motor drive on my OMs. My earliest gig was sports photography, so I had a
Winder2 from my earliest days, later upgraded to a MD2. Add to that the fact
that I am a total clutz, and a better grip is virtually required. I have
either a Winder2 or a MD2 for every OM I used.
If the E-M5 were as big as an OM, I might be able to use it without a grip.
But the much smaller size of the E-M5 has made it awkward to hold and
operate. A more firm grip has made it easier to operate for me.
Johnie Stafford
McKinney, TX
jms@xxxxxxxxx
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