Comments on: Olympus HLD-9 Power Battery Grip for E-M1 Mark II & Mark III Camera/2023/06/05/olympus-hld-9-power-battery-grip-for-e-m1-mark-ii-mark-iii-camera/Mon, 19 Jun 2023 04:41:15 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Bushcrafter/2023/06/05/olympus-hld-9-power-battery-grip-for-e-m1-mark-ii-mark-iii-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-753Mon, 19 Jun 2023 04:41:15 +0000/?p=10609#comment-753In reply to TasView (Tone).

I completely agree with you Tone, normally I would never use a grip, but with the long telephoto lenses it is an added value.
Especially with the 300mm f4 Pro.
Your tip about the power supply is great, I hadn’t noticed that myself, thanks !
All the best !

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]]>By: TasView (Tone)/2023/06/05/olympus-hld-9-power-battery-grip-for-e-m1-mark-ii-mark-iii-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-752Sun, 18 Jun 2023 11:16:24 +0000/?p=10609#comment-752I had a grip for my EM1 II but rarely used it due to the extra bulk and weight. I did find it great at a wedding shoot – aside from the extended battery life, it made switching from portrait to landscape more comfortable and convenient. Another advantage is for extended exposure Astro shooting, it is possible to power the camera through the grip from a third party power supply for lose lovely star-trails 😉

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]]>By: Bushcrafter/2023/06/05/olympus-hld-9-power-battery-grip-for-e-m1-mark-ii-mark-iii-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-740Mon, 05 Jun 2023 16:31:18 +0000/?p=10609#comment-740In reply to danielm.

Thanks for your comment Daniel,
i appreciate it very much !
As a photographer, I’m not good at capturing people, it’s just not for me.
Portrait mode is therefore something that rarely happens to me, in my case it is really exclusive for use with long lenses.
I also liked the Fujifilm X-H1 for its great viewfinder, it’s just a great camera too,
I therefore hesitated for a long time before switching to Olympus.
But for nature photography, birds and animals, Olympus suits me best.
In my analog days I had a Pentax Spotmatic and Fuji ST701, so everything that came after that was really different 🙂
All the best to you Daniel !

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]]>By: danielm/2023/06/05/olympus-hld-9-power-battery-grip-for-e-m1-mark-ii-mark-iii-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-739Mon, 05 Jun 2023 13:33:21 +0000/?p=10609#comment-739Thank you for sharing this particular experience about using vertical power camera grips. As you have rightly mentioned the vertical grip are a excellent match when we are using heavier optics. Moreover if you are doing a lot of vertical composition such as portrait, it improves significally the handling of the camera-lens combo. You can also alternate a third battery on the spot when the one of the grip is exhausted leaving the other in camera intact.
My experience with the Fujifilm X-H1 was very interesting although it recalls me my pro-analog days with the Nikon F4 or F3HP/MD4. Yes the X-H1 is bulky especially with the optional grip but what a marvelous viewfinder!
So, optional vertical grips can be a very useful accessory for the photographers with specific needs and motivation to hold them… 😉
Kind Regards

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