On 9/21/2013 1:41 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> I shot my grandson's soccer game today which proved to be taxing on the
> E-M5's battery. ...
>
> Moral of the story: I think the OEM battery would have lasted longer but
> not by very much. If you plan on shooting a lot of sports or other fast
> action get the battery grip.
That doesn't logically follow for me. If one wants the grip for other reasons,
sure. But to do what a couple of
batteries in a pocket can do for $0, while adding unwanted weight and bulk and
costing around $300, not so much.
> That may give you 2 hours or more of
> fairly continuous shooting. The number of shots is probably almost
> irrelevant. It's running the display and AF motors that eats the battery.
Also the IBIS eats batteries.
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