Well I've done it.........

[BellyBoy]

.....I have bought a new camera - and battery grip

I've saved up for AGES to replace my aging Olympus E500 which just doesn't have the features I require anymore.
It was great for a 1st camera but I have new needs

Now - having a few lenses for the Olympus, it's just not viable for me to buy into a new brand, as I would have to change all the lenses too, so I stuck with Olympus and went for the E520 which looks good.
The 2x crop factor of the 4/3rds sensor is good for me as I take wildlife shots too.

It arrives next week and it's my birthday soon so I'm happy

I also bought a battery grip for the body too (I just got the body without any lenses).
Now, I know Olly doesn't make a battery grip for the E520 but I came across another company who do (they make grips for other cameras too), so I bought a grip. My hands are quite large so an extra something to hold on to would be nice

Here is the link to the battery grip site if anyone wants a browse:
http://www.ownuser.com.tw/e_index.htm

They are Chinese or Taiwanese but I've heard they're a good company.

I just thought I'd share as I don't have a lot of money and so something like this is very rare for me

 

[Flash In The Pan]

You'll be counting down the days

 

[Paul-S]

I'm sure you will be pleased with it when it arrives.

 

[PsiFox]

Congrats enjoy

 

[BellyBoy]

You'll be counting down the days

Sat, Sun, Mon.......

I am looking forward to it - thanks everyone

 

[oldgit]

Have fun.

 

[andy_fozzy]

Nice one.

Enjoy it.
Not that you need telling

 

[BellyBoy]

Thank you

 

[towershot]

I was lusting after the E3, but having a few Nikon lenses got the D300,
only 1 letter and two zero,s out.lol

Enjoy m8, I am.

 

[Lem]

Enjoy your new camera BellyBoy, I am using an Olympus E500, it is my first camera and I am going to be stuck with it for a while (though I am not complaining), no chance of an upgrade until at least Wednesday when it is lottery day again...no numbers at all tonight