Author Topic: GH2 gets a Grip on things! (Read 1566 times)

Em5 Pete · « **on:** December 29, 2011, 07:23:27 AM »

GH2 battery grip now for sale!

lisandra · « **Reply #1 on:** December 29, 2011, 09:48:06 AM »

The instant I find one in silver....

Em5 Pete · « **Reply #2 on:** December 29, 2011, 10:08:59 AM »

Doesn't look like that is an option.... Maybe if enough people contact the maker..?
But is very complete:

Optional External battery PK (Rechargeable AA's are a lot cheaper to load up on than OEM or Generic, and with a 15m Duracell charger... even better)
IR Remote
Vertical Release
Doesn't look cheap

Em5 Pete · « **Reply #3 on:** December 29, 2011, 10:10:22 AM »

Quote from: lisandra on December 29, 2011, 09:48:06 AM

The instant I find one in silver....

Maybe a little sandpaper and plastic model paint....

lisandra · « **Reply #4 on:** December 29, 2011, 12:37:20 PM »

On their website they show one in silver...

voyager · « **Reply #5 on:** December 29, 2011, 02:06:01 PM »

Not bad looking.

RT_Panther · « **Reply #6 on:** December 29, 2011, 02:10:17 PM »

Looks like a DSLR to me.

Or even a Four Thirds camera....

That being said, this is precisely why I prefer Olympus over Panasonic. Since Panasonic no longer offers Four Thirds camera (which I suspect this is GH2 now the same size if not larger) this is a viable option.

Olympus still has a Four Thirds market.....

Em5 Pete · « **Reply #7 on:** December 29, 2011, 02:20:22 PM »

The GH2 wasn't made to be a compact m4/3, but a smaller option than a DSLR, which it is... the lenses are what make the GH2 a smaller option...
The GF series are the Pen Counterparts IMO

Handheld · « **Reply #8 on:** December 29, 2011, 02:59:59 PM »

If the power grip had been available early this year I probably would have got it, but now I am used to swapping batteries and I don't want to compromise the size of the GH2 which fits nicely into my small packs. Also, the cable hanging out the side looks clumsy.

For those who have not handled a GH2, it is only a little bigger than the E-P1/2/3 and much smaller than the E-3/5. Considering all the external controls on the GH2, I would call it the ideal size.

RT_Panther · « **Reply #9 on:** December 29, 2011, 04:49:58 PM »

E-3 & 5 being pro bodies are definitely bigger....
Now when you compare to something like the e-420, the sizes are more the same

But for me personally, "hump" micro four thirds bodies simply don't appeal to me....I'll take the looks of the GX1 or E-P1/2/3

Handheld · « **Reply #10 on:** December 29, 2011, 05:13:42 PM »

Quote from: RT_Panther on December 29, 2011, 04:49:58 PM

E-3 & 5 being pro bodies are definitely bigger....
Now when you compare to something like the e-420, the sizes are more the same

Not the lenses, however. I still have an E-330 which was a nice size and had a pivoting screen.

Quote from: RT_Panther on December 29, 2011, 04:49:58 PM

But for me personally, "hump" micro four thirds bodies simply don't appeal to me....I'll take the looks of the GX1 or E-P1/2/3

The "look" is great until I need to look through a viewfinder to see what I am doing, to brace the camera, or for tight spots where I can't hold the camera at arm's length. I use the GH2's viewfinder much of the time, and when I opt for the LCD screen it is often rotated at an angle to improve perspective. A fixed screen such as on the E-P1/2/3 is very limiting. Mount the EVF on an E-P2/3 and it suddenly looks awkward.

RT_Panther · « **Reply #11 on:** December 29, 2011, 05:17:06 PM »

Check it out...I said "for me personally".....

Obviously, we have different views....

Handheld · « **Reply #12 on:** December 29, 2011, 05:40:51 PM »

Quote from: RT_Panther on December 29, 2011, 05:17:06 PM

Check it out...I said "for me personally".....

Obviously, we have different views....

I prefer looking at the E-P1 but I prefer looking through the GH2 or E-5. The power grips certainly do not improve the looks, either.

RT_Panther · « **Reply #13 on:** December 29, 2011, 05:47:17 PM »

That's why all cameras aren't the same...different strokes for different folks....

voyager · « **Reply #14 on:** December 29, 2011, 07:55:23 PM »

Those with larger hands will definitely welcome a larger camera.

RT_Panther · « **Reply #15 on:** December 29, 2011, 08:10:39 PM »

Quote from: voyager on December 29, 2011, 07:55:23 PM

Those with larger hands will definitely welcome a larger camera.

Ah yes, the balance point between "big" DSLR and "tiny" MFT....

lisandra · « **Reply #16 on:** January 01, 2012, 02:11:24 AM »

Shoot an hour long session of vertical without a grip and you'll know why I want one so bad...

lisandra · « **Reply #17 on:** January 01, 2012, 11:34:37 AM »

no one is wrong here, the GH2 is big for m4/3s and small in the slr world. I simply cant find the feature set of the GH2 in APS C land so I want a better grip

Handheld · « **Reply #18 on:** January 01, 2012, 04:07:53 PM »

Quote from: lisandra on January 01, 2012, 02:11:24 AM

Shoot an hour long session of vertical without a grip and you'll know why I want one so bad...

Go square and it doesn't matter.

Handheld · « **Reply #19 on:** January 01, 2012, 06:15:54 PM »

http://visualsciencelab.blogspot.com/2012/01/its-new-year-im-playing-with-new-camera.html

"Where the EP3 is a svelte and designed for eye appeal the GH2 is designed like a pudgy miniature DSLR. But in several compelling ways it trumps the Olympus camera for sheer usability in a commercial arena. The camera has a built in EVF that's at least as good as Olympus's VF2. That leaves the hot shoe open for flash triggers, flashes and microphone feet. A separate connector for an external stereo microphone means not having to make a choice between external microphone and EVF, as you must make when using a Pen camera."

"Many of you will profess to dislike the GH2 because it's bigger than the sexy Pens. I agree. But the Panasonic GX1 is much smaller, less expensive, and uses an even better sensor so that could also be an option."

And now it even has a power grip.

voyager · « **Reply #20 on:** January 01, 2012, 07:18:58 PM »

It seems like the biggest advantage of Micro Four Thirds should be the lens size, not only the camera size.

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