HLD-4 for E-3

rottenkiwi · 14th October 2008

Hi,

Thinking of getting the HLD-4, but previously i saw in some forum, ppl are complaining abt it saying the battery life is no better than a single BLM-1.

Is it true? Anyone using it?

spidey89 · 14th October 2008

not really sure,I find it quite true actually,like,with the grip,my batt dies out faster than with one batt and no grip,even with occasional use of live view and or IS

OlyFlyer · 14th October 2008

I am not sure that is true. Having two BLM-1 in the grip gives more power that having one in the camera. Having one in the grip gives about the same use as having it in the camera. Of course, the grip consumes some power in itself but that is very low. The problem with the grip is that Olympus never really managed to fix it for AA use.

Personally I got a free grip but only used for one or two days. I found it making the camera too large and heavy. I have enough batteries, so if needed I can quickly swop. My grip is now sold.

Oly5050 · 14th October 2008

The battery life on the HLD-4 is of no concern to me. I use the HLD-4 when I need a more comfortable grip for portrait shots. And I always only load one battery in there even when I use the grip to lighten the load.

aryanto · 16th October 2008

has anybody tried that new panasonic AA battery? The name is Evolta... sounds like E-volt, the name of Olympus DSLR line-up.

14th October 2008	#1
rottenkiwi New Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 8	HLD-4 for E-3 Hi, Thinking of getting the HLD-4, but previously i saw in some forum, ppl are complaining abt it saying the battery life is no better than a single BLM-1. Is it true? Anyone using it?

14th October 2008	#2
spidey89 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Western Singapore Posts: 2,152	Re: HLD-4 for E-3 not really sure,I find it quite true actually,like,with the grip,my batt dies out faster than with one batt and no grip,even with occasional use of live view and or IS __________________ Olympus E-1 & E-3

14th October 2008	#3
OlyFlyer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Europe, Sweden, outside Lund Posts: 2,038	Re: HLD-4 for E-3 I am not sure that is true. Having two BLM-1 in the grip gives more power that having one in the camera. Having one in the grip gives about the same use as having it in the camera. Of course, the grip consumes some power in itself but that is very low. The problem with the grip is that Olympus never really managed to fix it for AA use. Personally I got a free grip but only used for one or two days. I found it making the camera too large and heavy. I have enough batteries, so if needed I can quickly swop. My grip is now sold. __________________ Welcome to my Blog: http://olyflyer.blogspot.com/

14th October 2008	#4
Oly5050 Contributor Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,329	Re: HLD-4 for E-3 The battery life on the HLD-4 is of no concern to me. I use the HLD-4 when I need a more comfortable grip for portrait shots. And I always only load one battery in there even when I use the grip to lighten the load. __________________ E3, E620, 14-54 2.8-3.5 MkII, 50 2.0, 50-200 2.8-3.5 SWD

16th October 2008	#5
aryanto Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: singapore Posts: 1,388	Re: HLD-4 for E-3 has anybody tried that new panasonic AA battery? The name is Evolta... sounds like E-volt, the name of Olympus DSLR line-up.