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Thanks and have to say it was a blast shooting yesterday. Bryan just got his A7r the other day so I set him all up with menus and such and he had a ball with it. He loved the V grip. It's on sale now at B&H see Bobs thread on Sony sale and follow his link. GetDPI gets a affiliate fee and that helps us.
I played with the grip at the store yesterday, but I haven't decided to purchase one yet. It seemed it would be useful particularly for hand-held shooting with the fat Leica R 180/2.8 lens, otherwise with 24 to 135mm lenses I don't really see a need. And that big lump is going to get used on a tripod most of the time any way, it's just too heavy for casual toting about.Btw folks I threw on the vertical grip and that is very nice with handheld and it's not as big as everyone says and it's very light too.
It's a pretty nice setup with the long glass and the heavy lenses that I have but more important it does add some balance. For me I think more occasional use for certain things. Right now I need it for the fashion shows no question as most of it is vertical. It's okay on a tripod but more useful handheld. Being on sale right now for 248 dollars some folks might want to try it at that price. I paid 300 and that seems a little pricey.I played with the grip at the store yesterday, but I haven't decided to purchase one yet. It seemed it would be useful particularly for hand-held shooting with the fat Leica R 180/2.8 lens, otherwise with 24 to 135mm lenses I don't really see a need. And that big lump is going to get used on a tripod most of the time any way, it's just too heavy for casual toting about.
Good news is that without a grip fitted, the A7 and three lens kit fits in a smallish bag, if you get the right one. I'm trying out the Think Tank Photo "Mirrorless Mover 30i" or some such.
(I know, Erwin Puts and others say the newer 180mm models are much better performers, and they're smaller and lighter. But this one performs well enough, is mint, and cost me $300 ... for the little I use such a long lens, that seems just fine... ;-)
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Yes indeed! Even my plain-prism Nikon F always feels large!.. Coming from FF Nikons everything seems small.