Holding the E-PL6

John King wrote:

alexisgreat wrote:

The knock off grip you have, John, does it also take an ac adapter or different types of batteries?

Yes. No. 1x BLN-1 in each of the grip and body. You can set which is used up first (doh!). Default is the grip battery ...

Good, so twice the shooting No AC adapter though?

I was trying to pick between the E-M1 and E-M5, I think the E-M1 has a better sensor but they are both weatherproof.

I chose the E-M1 because I have a swag of FTs HG and SHG lenses ...

Then that's the one I want- I also have the EX-25 (actually two of them) for taking macro shots with said 4/3 lenses  Glad to know all this works with the E-M1!

With the E-520 and two lens kit, I got the Ownuser grip and it was really rock steady and also the IS on those cameras was vastly underrated- by bracing my arms on a flat surface I could do 15 second exposures handheld at 14mm on the kit lens. And I got very steady and sharp images the majority of the time! With the E-PL6 I barely get a few steady images at 2 seconds at 14mm. I'm starting to get used to it a bit more though perhaps that will help, but I cant help but wonder if making the body slightly thicker and the rear LCD slightly smaller and more square would have made it much easier to handhold.

Mate, you are pushing things just a bit ... !! I can manage my 50-200 at 200 hand held and unsupported (sitting) at 1/10th - tack sharp, sometimes .

I agree with getting the hang of it for a tad longer

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I think the added weight of the body also makes the camera easier to hold steady.  Also the ergonomic design.  It's surprising how much design plays into it, when a camera which is supposed to be heavier actually feels lighter based on how the body was designed.