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    Vertical grip & hand strap option?

    I'm a new E-510 users (love it so far, but only had it a few days). My previous camera had a vertical grip/battery expansion that made it much more comfortable to hold, as well as providing longer battery time and a vertical-shooting button. The E-510 is just plain too small! I haven't found any option to add size and grip space, any out there?

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    Re: Vertical grip & hand strap option?

    Yes, aftermarket. There's a thread about it here
    Olympus Evolt E-510
    Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5
    Olympus 40-150 f/4-5.6

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    Re: Vertical grip & hand strap option?

    Any recommendations on a nice hand strap that works with this. Prefer non-neoprene, and that's all I can seem to find.

    I saw two ads for what seems to be the same product but $20 difference:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=180221309431

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=160247804343

    I bought the cheaper one since they seemed exactly the same. Did I miss something?

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    Re: Vertical grip & hand strap option?

    you're fine, people put up stuff on ebay for different prices often for numerous reasons
    E-3, E-510
    12-60 2.8-4.0
    40-150 3.5-4.5
    Sigma 30 1.4
    Zenit 58 F2 [with M42 adapter]
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    Re: Vertical grip & hand strap option?

    My only recommendation is to get a second set of battery holders to go with your purchase. Seeing as you paid half what I did the extra holders should be affordable =P. The reason I recommend this is for ease of battery swap. Without the extra holders it take me about 3 min to change the batteries. With extra holders that same swap would take about 15 seconds. Less missed opportunity = better shooting experience.

    I wish there had been more than one vendor when I bought mine but that was almost 6 months ago now and that's the way the cookie crumbles I guess.
    Shooting with an Olympus Evolt E-510 and loving it


    Equipment list:
    Olympus Evolt E-3, E-620, E-500
    Olympus Zuiko 40 - 150 F4.0 - 5.6
    Olympus Zuiko 14 - 45 F 2.8 - 3.6
    Sigma 50 - 500 F 4.0 - 6.3
    Sigma 70 - 200 F2.8
    Olympus FL-38 Flash x2
    Vivitar 285 HV
    Better Beamer Flash Extender

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