please can anyone help me find a GH2 battery Grip.

it would have been good if panasonic made their camera's with external mounted batteries so higher capacity batteries can be made and used without the need for these grips.

please let me know where i can buy one, or email me at glenpinn@gmail.com

cheers

hi, thx for the reply, i just dont get that Ownuser website, they are the manufacturers of those grips, yet they appear to be dodgy to buy from.

i bought the GH2 for my son early this year for his film & television batchelor course at uni, and now regret it, even tho he likes it.

the GH3 is a wonderful camera but at the time it was way too much for my son, and the grip on that camera isnt any good because it only has 1 battery, and the other battery has to be placed in the camera battery slot as usual, and if it goes flat, the grip has to be removed to replace it.

i personally dont like DSLR type cameras for video, as a videographer, i still use traditional style cams, and soon to be moving on to a panasonic AC-AG90 or a Nex VG900.

i have googled the internet but so far no luck, except these external power devices, which i think are a pretty good idea, and there are many available in ebay, from 10,000mAh up to 23,000mAh capacity.

my son doesnt like them tho, but i will order one and try it out.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/141030519537?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

@glenpinn, check this out it is very good! I also wrote something for this grip in another site!

http://www.cinegearpro.com/cgpro-5400mah-li-ion-rechargeable-battery-grip-for-panasonic-lumix-dmc-gh2-108.html

"I have bought this battery grip about 2 months ago. Also a friend of mine uses it for more than 3 months. We are both very happy. Not the best quality construction as factory grips (like canon) but it does the job just fine. It is a modified Nikon 5100 battery grip. I have been shooting all day long without any fear of getting battery low indication. Before this I had the Dolgin battery adapter with a (original) Sony battery and it was more expensive. GH2 now has a better look and better handling with this grip."

hey guys thank you for the information, i will email that place about shipping them to australia, because thats where we live.

our only other option was to buy an external portable power pack as i shown in my previous posts, which to me is a great way to add more power, but it must be carried in your pocket, or be attached to the camera rig/tripod while shooting.

the down side to this big battery grip you have suggested is the size and weight, looks very big and cumbersome, but maybe in reality its ok.

also how is it charged, just plug the cable into the mains power on the wall i assume.

also has it got a battery meter built in, or will it show up in the camera battery meter.

cheers guys.

ok thank you very much, this is great news.

• can the original battery be left inside the camera body while this battery grip is attached to the camera, or does the grip attach inside the battery compartment to provide power to the camera.

• also, do you know the approximate recording time when used shooting video as i know a 54mAh battery surely would not run for 9 hours recording video, or maybe i am wrong.

cheers

hi, thx again for the reply, i guess if it can shoot 5 hours or more, even up to 6 hours of video, it should be ok.

i also want to buy my son one of these 20,000mAh portable power packs that you can carry with you as additional backup power for laptops and camera's, as well as recharge all sorts of laptop batteries, mobile phones, camera batteries etc.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/200912133936?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

according to the seller, this power pack can provide up to 12 hours of power for video recording and laptop use, and even a lot more when charging phones.

it could also be carried in a camera bag to recharge things like camera batteries, and battery grips while on location, and if it really is rated at 20,000mAh it should be able to recharge one of those 5400mAh battery grips at least 2 times.

it is very unfortunate that because the battery on the GH2 & GH3 fits internally, you cannot buy long life batteries that are a bit bigger that will provide longer recording life like the traditional type video camcorders can use.

my panasonic HDC-SDT750 camera has an external battery slot, and i have got several 2800mAh batteries in my bag that clip on the back of the camera and can record 5.5 hours of video each, and i bought these to replace the original 1250mAh battery that only shoots 1.5 hours.

EDIT: actually, if my 2800mAh camera batteries can shoot 5 to 5.5 hours of video, surely a 5400mAh battery could shoot at least 9 hours easily, even my 1250mAh battery gets about 1.5 hours video.

Anyone know if the gh2 battery grips from Cinegear/Taobao or ownuser work on the Panasonic G7? They take the same battery, but would the grip itself fit? The screw mount is obviously the same but anyone have any idea if there's issue there?