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Holding the E-PL6

Started Jan 12, 2016 | Discussions thread
Guy Parsons
Guy Parsons Forum Pro • Posts: 40,000
Re: Holding the E-PL6

pterosonus wrote:

I had the EPL-6 and the stock grip is more uncomfortable than no grip at all. You need to buy the large grip MCG-2. It makes a world of difference. You can usually find one for $20 or less.

Thanks I haven't even used the stock grip but would love a better one. Does the MCG-2 attach to the same place as the stock grip?

With same body E-PL5 I did fit the MCG-2 but I found it to be of no real benefit. But that's just me. I have one E-PL5 with standard grip and one with the MCG-2 and it does not make any difference to me which one I pick up with whatever lens. None of the Pens are as good as the E-PL1 grip, that was the sensible one.

In my case always a wrist strap, and basically hold the lens plus camera with the left hand, that takes most of the weight, then the right hand has only a light hold no matter what lens, small or big.

With normal stance hand holding at 14mm and 2 axis IBIS I would not expect any good results below about 1/3 second, extra bracing with elbows on a solid rest would maybe extend that down to nearly 1 second with extreme luck.

Don't forget that you are now using 16MP and any little error shows up more readily, lower MP counts on older cameras are more forgiving of shake and shock problems.

Regards........ Guy

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