The grip base looks nice but strikes me as possibly a little slippery?
No pebbly leatherette cover on the plastic. Let us know how it works.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/27/2012 5:17 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
> Just ordered a black E-M5 with the 12-50mm, a spare Olympus battery, a lens
> hood, and a grip base
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009V71HEQ/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00
>
> I'll just use the MFT lens for now to get used to the camera and worry
> about a FT-MFT adapter or the OM-MFT adapter later. Sadly, the offer for a
> free MMF adapter ended at the end of July and right now, the fact that a
> lens adapter is almost as much or, in some cases, more expensive than
> actual lenses is really irritating.
>
> I scored a Stroboframe Press-T for $12.50 on the Bay last night (apparently
> my lucky night) and I'll pick up an off-camera cable tonight.
>
> And then, I start shooting. Going to play with all of the buttons and all
> of the modes and try to figure it all out. Or at least enough to be useful.
>
> I will dust off the OM2n and OM4t bodies tonight, take some photos, and
> offer them up here. They've been good to me, but frankly, I haven't shot
> one frame of film since I got my E-1 back in 2006. Well, I did shoot three
> rolls for a friend's wedding since they wanted film, but that's the extent
> of it. Better that they go to someone who will keep one using them.
>
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