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Re: [OM] E-450 and size

Subject: Re: [OM] E-450 and size
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:52:34 -0400
Perhaps a grip strap like this would work
<http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/357995-REG/Kalt_NP6779.html>
Or you could make your own hand grip from a piece of aluminum bar stock 
and a piece of 25mm dowel and a couple of bolts.  Or you could use an 
old, broken OM winder (possibly modified) or any of several types of 
flash brackets (also possibly modified).

Chuck Norcutt


Ian Manners wrote:
> Another Ians unasked for Camera review.
> 
> Having used the E-450 for the past week (the broken one
> I got on eboy and fixed), I have come to the realisation that
> it really, really needs an OM winder attached to it.
> 
> Bloody things to small, no, I take that back, I can still hold
> an OM 4Ti properly, this thing just doesnt balance properly,
> I've already dropped it twice, and I've never dropped a 4Ti
> in the past 15 years (I'm ignoring further back).
> 
> It;'s not just the balance, maybe I'm to use to OM's but the
> E450 is taller and thicker than the OM4 and I've just picked
> up the OM4 with a 24mm f2.8 lens on it, and compared to this
> E450 with a 25mm F2.5, the OM4 just fits the hand so much
> better.
> 
> Dont get me wrong, its a nice camera, and I'll keep it in the
> glove box until I break it, but I cant ever see myself getting
> another E4xx series unless I can put an OM winder on it.
> 
> The E-3xx, E-5xx, and the E-x are all so much easier to handle
> and yet they are so much bigger.
> 
> Nice pics etc but I suspect I should have just given up and
> bought a small Canon PnS for the car but it was a bargain :o)
> 
> Cheers
> Ian Manners
> The Microsoft Macarena: spin, spin, spin.
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