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Reliance on Li Ion batteries in Oly Pen series

Started Dec 23, 2015 | Discussions thread
Big Ga Forum Pro • Posts: 18,627
Re: Reliance on Li Ion batteries in Oly Pen series

alexisgreat wrote:

Big Ga wrote:

Chris R-UK wrote:

It is quite difficult to find cameras that use AA batteries nowadays and I am pretty certain that there are no current ILC cameras that use them.

Many cameras have battery grip options that have an AA holder as an alternative power source.

Yes indeed, I have that for the E-520. I might end up getting one of the larger OM-D bodies down the road to have this option available to me (I'd have to get the EM1 or EM5)

Hmmm. That one for the E520 must have been a 3rd party add on, yes? I don't recall Oly making a grip for that camera at all, let alone one with an AA cartridge.

In fact, thinking about it, the only one I can think of that DID have an AA cartridge was the grip for the E3 (and so I guess the E5 as well). However that was just a disaster. And in fact, the whole grip/camera design was so bad that I don't think rechargeable AA's worked in it! how stupid is that!!

Does the EM1/EM5 have an AA option? I don't recall it doing so.

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