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Two weeks ago the Chinese company “Ownuser” announced a battery grip for all Panasonic Micro Four Thirds cameras except the GF1/GF2.They made 1.500 battery grips you can now buy on [shoplink 21130 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
Those are the specs (there are different type of battery grips):
“MIG-PG2 overview:
1) tripod 1/4 20 screw thread
2) External Shutter release input
3) External AC power input
4) Camera shutter release output
5) screw of the tripod thread
6) hand grip
7) tripod mount
8 ) Left battery cover
9) Right battery cover
10) battery to camera
11) battery contact
12) cable
13) shutter
14) on/off button
volume: about 12.6cmX6.2cmX3.9cm
weight: 110g
Compact, convenient, good build, comfortable for portrait
3 type of battery input for convenience:
1) two Lithium batteries
2) AA Battery (6A/8A)
3) External AC power input
1500 units produced globally, unique for personal style
MINI-IR 2B overview
1) IR output
2) focus
3) shot
4) Bulb
5) clear
6) 10s self portrait
7) battery
The camera with Mini-RHS 2
1) volume is smaller than the DX-RHS2 by 70%. Lighter and more convenient.
2) channel lock to protect interference from other sources
3) timer alarm for accurate dusk/twilight photography
4) Can used together with DX-51R 2 & Mini IR 2
5) Attached to the hot shoe on the camera, e.g. Minolta, Sony Alpha 100.
6) 360 degree rotation ability: can be used together with on camera flash
7) 2XAAA battery
Mini IR 2B
for amateur, indoor photography
channel can be locked to prevent interference
1) 5 key control, simple and clear, perfect fit
2) Focus and shot seperately
3) Bulb / 10s self portrait
Mini-IR 2B basic function
A. Channel lock (must choose the channel first, then lock the channel to prevent interference) (After the first settings, it is automatically saved for future use)
1) press for 5 seconds, red/green light lights alternatively and a beep three times.
2) press the shot button on MINI IR2B, it is finished after the beep
3) press the channel lock once again to complete
B. 4 main functions (IR function will consume battery life. Please shut down when it is not in use)
Focus is separate from shutter to prevent delay. Focus can be set as AE-L or AF-L.
Tele/macro photography
self portrait
LIVE VIEW shot
Single button control without menu
typical camera need to go into the menu for self-portrait, not so convenient
a physical 10s self portrait button is more convenient
in operation, autofocus green light will lights up first. red light flash once per second, continuous red light in last three seconds
(in the figure: autofocus indicator (green), and red light)
Bulb shutter can be used
bulb shutter has a function to prevent false alarm. only after focus, bulb shutter can be activated. Only can be used to end the bulb.
support longest bulb for 10 hours
dusk/twilight night astro
Rhythmic speaker supporting bulb
bulb has a function of beep per second. After activated bulb, use the control button to set speaker.
(In the figures:) control method: On-> OFF -> ON
press setting button once > ON
twice > OFF
again > ON
You can use one hand to control the remote and another hand to cover the camera at the right time.”
This is the website of the company with the battery grip page: http://www.ownuser.com.tw/mig_pg2.html
And here again the current Ownuser battery auctions on [shoplink 21130 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
19 Responses
Woohoo! First comment!
I had an Ownuser battery grip for my E-510. The quality was pretty good. Glad to see the option is there now. I might grab one for my GH1!
One issue I did have with my E-510 grip is that it’d cause the camera to randomly switch to “fireworks” mode. Did anyone else ever have this issue?
Anyone have the money to try it for the GH2 and let us know how it goes?
The battery on GH2 is different from GH1, and therefore this grip won’t fit
Looks like it connects to the shutter release socket with a 2.5mm jack cable? This means that you cannot connect an external microphone at the same time. Not a big deal …
This should hint Panasonic if there is a demand for such product.
Same for Olympus provided they ever do G-like models..
Admin – I pointed this out last time you mentioned these battery grips, they *don’t* support the GH2 either as the battery is different as in the GF2… so that should be included in your description 🙂
yeah, it cannot work on a GH2 if it works on the other G series as it has a different battery. As in very different – shape and where the connectors are.
I would/will buy one at this price when they make one for a GH2.
OK…I can see wanting one of these if you shoot a lot of video (I am stills only)….that makes sense….
But isn’t the whole point of micro 4/3’s to get small? I personally don’t want to “Canonize”
my micro outfit. I find this to be a little amusing.
When you compared with SLR having a battery grip, it remains relatively smaller.
Obviously not everyone wants one, but those that do ought to know why.
I have to admit that I don’t understand it either. If you want a bigger camera, get a bigger camera. If you need another battery, get another battery. Can someone explain it to me?
A battery grip is not just an extra battery. It changes the ergonomy, specially if you want to shoot upright instead of landscape.
Some of us “real men” are over 6 feet tall and have large hands to match our manly, masculine bodies. (We are not built like school-sized wimps on the scale of Tom Cruise or the average Japanese consumer) so we need more gripping room.
This is just what I need, but for the GH2. My hands are very large and handling the GH2 is an ergonomic nightmare. It’s the only downside of the GH2.
Tom, you are a moron. I agree the grip is a good idea, but it won’t fix your sour heart.
Not everyone who uses m43s needs to have a smaller body
I bought into the m43 system because of the system overall (ie: lenses too). I don’t mind having the option to make my G2 a little bit more ergonomically suitable to handle all day.
I’ll buy one as soon as Panasonic make one for the GH2. I’d actually like my GH2 to be a bit larger and as Jules said: When compared with a traditional DSLR, with a battery grip fitted, it still remains relatively smaller.
If everyone wants bigger cameras, they should buy bigger cameras…..they take better photos.
I would use it for when I shoot my daughter’s soccer games. It would be for the ergonomic benefit – being able to shoot vertically the entire time.
Otherwise, yeah, I just use another battery.
as far as the size discussion. (cliche alert) At the end of the day (cliche alert), everything in M43 is smaller than a DSLR rig. My GF1 is smaller than any mirrored option out there. My GH2 is smaller than a Nikon or Canon. Each of my lenses (20mm, 14-45, 14-140, 100-300) is smaller than the nikon or canon equivalent. A battery grip on the M43 will be smaller than canon/nikon. It all makes a difference and all adds up.
It might all be not all that small(when you add a grip or other extras) but it is still smaller.