Olympus OM-D EM-5 question: Gariz XS-Chem5 case

KiowaScout · Jul 21, 2012

Hello all,
Does anyone here run their Olympus OMD EM5 with one of the Gariz cases on it? I like the looks of it but have never seen one in person. There appears to be a metal/aluminum type base to it which appeals to me more than many of the leather-only body cases out there. Does anyone here have one and if so, how do you like it? Do you run it with the 'gunshot' sling mode?

On the more technical side, if you do have one, how tall is the camera with the case installed? I wish to put my camera in a Pelican 1150 case but the interior dimension for height in that case is a maximum of 3.62in, and the camera itself is 3.5in tall. So, with the case, can I eek the camera in? Thanks in advance.

TheBiles · Jul 21, 2012

Personally, I keep my OM-D naked because the whole point of having a MFT camera, in my opinion, is the size, and having no case makes the camera the smallest.

usayit · Jul 21, 2012

I have a Gariz Case on my E-PL1.. Quality is A1 It does add to the height of the camera a bit... I'm guessing 1/8th an inch or a little more. The bottom of mine is milled dense plastic that has a hole for access to the battery compartment. Its survived pretty well through use. There is a loop on the bottom that you can attach a strap to it similar to the slings you see that attach to the tripod hole of many DSLRs.

On the other hand, I'm not sold on the design of their case for my OMD EM5.

usayit · Jul 21, 2012

Oh btw.. there are not many micro 4 3 shooters here and the gods that be won't create a sub forum for micro 4/3. Google "micro 4 3 forum" will bring you to another well run forum specifically for micro 4/3 systems.

TheBiles · Jul 21, 2012

usayit said:
Oh btw.. there are not many micro 4 3 shooters here and the gods that be won't create a sub forum for micro 4/3. Google "micro 4 3 forum" will bring you to another well run forum specifically for micro 4/3 systems.

Are we not allowed to talk about other forums? It's Mu-43.com .