When changing from my SLR to OM-D EM-1 it was clear from the outset, the battery grip must restore. Alone portrait photos (which I like a lot and do) is a handle in my view indispensable. That is why I have also quickly ordered a. First the positive: He does what he should. He fit wonderfully to the camera and you can by the additional controls operate wonderful camera also in portrait mode. Also you can see the buttons 'Disable' if necessary is wonderful. Now to the negatives: In the old battery grip both batteries came into the handle. A change and a charge was so quickly and at any time. When HLD-7 which is unfortunately not the case. Due to the design (the handle is now again small), comes just one battery in the handle. The second remaining in the camera. Unfortunately, you never know what battery for now has been used, so that one evening always the handle must unscrew to get to the internal battery. A loading facility under control / camera would have been as great (especially of the handle so has a power supply connection, but only for stationary use and is not intended to load). Another drawback: At the OM-D, there is below a cover for the contacts. For the grip on a place is again provided. Only I find the way of fixing suboptimal. In the camera and the handle it is actually pressed only pure. I imagine that no more support is given here in the near future. Even the 'handle' (a kind of foam rubber) does not make me feel the safest, but that does only show the practice.
Another note: Due to the handle the relatively small OM-D EM-1 is an entire edge is greater. The handle, the height varied from 93.5 mm to nearly 140 mm. I have long searched until I have found a Colt pocket where the OM-D EM-1 with HLD-7 fits in. But that. Only as an indication, because who knows how a handle At length, he then needs more space
