p.73 #2Our prayers have been answered: Nex-FF in 2 months
Tariq Gibran wrote: douglasf13 wroteI don't understand the ergonomics of the front dial on the A7. I'm sitting here gripping my RX1, which has a similar grip, and I'm not quite sure how I'd comfortably reach that front dial. Middle finger??The A7 grip sits low, just like the Fotodiox grip I have on my RX1. With that grip, my bottom three fingers support the camera leaving the index finger for the shutter button (and it would also be an easy reach using the index finger for that control dial).
I don't think it's an easy reach with my index finger. I'd probably have to use my middle finger.
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douglasf13 wrote: Tariq Gibran wrotedouglasf13 wroteI don't understand the ergonomics of the front dial on the A7. I'm sitting here gripping my RX1, which has a similar grip, and I'm not quite sure how I'd comfortably reach that front dial. Middle finger??The A7 grip sits low, just like the Fotodiox grip I have on my RX1. With that grip, my bottom three fingers support the camera leaving the index finger for the shutter button (and it would also be an easy reach using the index finger for that control dial).I don't think it's an easy reach with my index finger. I'd probably have to use my middle finger.
You tried it with the Fotodiox grip also on the RX1? Thinking about it more, the A7 grip is wider which might cause an issue compared to the thinner Fotodiox grip.
Edit. BTW, my pinky does hang off the bottom so it's really the bottom middle two fingers which grip the fotodiox, which puts the index finger lower.
7r goes to 25,600 ISO, 7 goes to 51,200
2.5 fps on 7 and 1.5fps on 7r (5fps and 4fps without AF)/
7 has 117 phase pts and 25 contrast points, 7r only the 25 contrast pts
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the control layout on the back of the camera makes me happy. i too am not so sure about that front dial, though to be honest i don't like front dials at all my fingers are always too long to reach them comfortably.
Hmm, the rear of the camera looks a bit cheaper in that photo - which I guess is a real photo of the camera. In particular, I hope the door (SD card door I guess) built into the right lower side where one would grip the camera is nice and solid.
Edit: Could just also be that it's a pre-production camera they have photographed so the door is not perfect (it appears perfect in the CGI type product illustrations showing the rear).
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Tariq Gibran wrote: douglasf13 wroteTariq Gibran wrotedouglasf13 wroteI don't understand the ergonomics of the front dial on the A7. I'm sitting here gripping my RX1, which has a similar grip, and I'm not quite sure how I'd comfortably reach that front dial. Middle finger??The A7 grip sits low, just like the Fotodiox grip I have on my RX1. With that grip, my bottom three fingers support the camera leaving the index finger for the shutter button (and it would also be an easy reach using the index finger for that control dial).I don't think it's an easy reach with my index finger. I'd probably have to use my middle finger.You tried it with the Fotodiox grip also on the RX1? Thinking about it more, the A7 grip is wider which might cause an issue compared to the thinner Fotodiox grip.
Edit. BTW, my pinky does hang off the bottom so it's really the bottom middle two fingers which grip the fotodiox, which puts the index finger lower.
the grip looks very similar to the nex-7. i'd say the front dial should be in the same place as the on off switch the NEX-7 if you want to try out how easy it is to adjust.
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sebboh wrote: Tariq Gibran wrotedouglasf13 wroteTariq Gibran wrotedouglasf13 wroteI don't understand the ergonomics of the front dial on the A7. I'm sitting here gripping my RX1, which has a similar grip, and I'm not quite sure how I'd comfortably reach that front dial. Middle finger??The A7 grip sits low, just like the Fotodiox grip I have on my RX1. With that grip, my bottom three fingers support the camera leaving the index finger for the shutter button (and it would also be an easy reach using the index finger for that control dial).I don't think it's an easy reach with my index finger. I'd probably have to use my middle finger.You tried it with the Fotodiox grip also on the RX1? Thinking about it more, the A7 grip is wider which might cause an issue compared to the thinner Fotodiox grip.
Edit. BTW, my pinky does hang off the bottom so it's really the bottom middle two fingers which grip the fotodiox, which puts the index finger lower.the grip looks very similar to the nex-7. i'd say the front dial should be in the same place as the on off switch the NEX-7 if you want to try out how easy it is to adjust.
I no longer have an NEX-7, just the RX1. My hand is about medium sized and I doubt it would be an issue, particularly if the left hand is used to support the camera as well.
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snowboarder wrote: Tariq Gibran wrotesnowboarder wroteLCD is the old NEX one, not the new RX1 one...Are you referring to the type of LCD used?yeah, lower resolution and an ugly wide black edge unused...
Not that it's bad, but the RX1R LCD is really brilliant...
The RX1 uses Sony's "White Magic" LCD technology for better viewing in bright light I believe also. I would hope it's used on these cameras as well.
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Tariq Gibran wrote:
The RX1 uses Sony's "White Magic" LCD technology for better viewing in bright light I believe also. I would hope it's used on these cameras as well.
you would hope so given even the RX100/mkII have the White Magic display, as does the Ricoh GR (I believe)
For a flagship 36meg FF offering to use something from a previous generation parts bin to save a few dollars wouldn't be well received I don't think