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GX7 +20mm and VF-1 all screens off for maximum battery duration: any experience?

Started May 2, 2015 | Questions thread
Paulmorgan Veteran Member • Posts: 9,499
Re: GX7 +20mm and VF-1 all screens off for maximum battery duration: any experience?

greg57 wrote:

Dear all,

I'll be using my GX-7 as secondary camera next to my em5+12-40 combo for a pretty intensive one week gig in a month or so. My problem will be battery life, especially with my main camera (bringing lots of spare and about to buy the ex-pro double charger).

I was thinking about using an optical viewfinder like the vf-1 on my gx7+20mm with both evf and lcd off in order to maximize battery life. Does any of you have any experience with that?

If you go for an optical viewfinder there is no need to spend a heap of money.

Option 1, build your own.

One of mine went from this.

To this (here all it needed was a final sanding and a coat of varnish.

Option 2, check out junk shops/charity shops, I paid a pound for this one.

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