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[OM] Re: Ergonomics - I must be a bit weird

Subject: [OM] Re: Ergonomics - I must be a bit weird
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:37:59 -0500
The increased mass and stability was something I hadn't considered. 
I'll have to give it another try.  Maybe loading it with 6 NiMH will 
increase that effect.

Chuck Norcutt

Garth Wood wrote:
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> I agree.  I originally bought the vertical grip for my A1 hoping for 
>> both better ergonomics and increased battery capacity.  What I found is 
>> that I'm like Moose.  I've never really had any problems with simply 
>> turning the camera.  I didn't like the size and weight of the grip nor 
>> did I like having to change my grip and hunt for the shutter button.
> 
> [snip]
> 
> Very interesting.  My experience with the grip for the A1 was quite the 
> opposite -- I found that the increased mass of the grip, along with the 
> A1's (still outstanding) anti-shake feature, gave me sharper pictures 
> than the A1 without the grip (measured using the metric of "more 
> keepers," mostly).  This is the same experience I've had with the old 
> Winder 2 for the OM series.
> 
> Fifteen months ago when I went to Cambridge and then Normandy and 
> Brittany, I left the grip behind to save both weight and space under the 
> new carry-on rules then in effect, and I came to regret this, 'cause I 
> lost some otherwise very interesting shots due to camera shake the IS 
> couldn't quite tame by itself.
> 
> Shoulda left the extra pair of underwear out of the carry-on.  ;-)
> 
> 
> Garth
> 
> P.S.: And I never use the portrait-mode controls on the grip, either, 
> though like AG Schnozz, I did find the extra surface area of the grip 
> somehow comforting.
> 
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