p.3 #1 · Bought a Sony A7cii, does a grip help cause this is the worst camera for ergonomics.
Joeydgraffix wrote:
"Just sell the camera" isn't helpful. If you read my post you would see that I just got the camera and like I just said I wanted to see if people had the same experience and if it got better over time and with grips or any other add-on.
I find the camera highly modular and ready to adapt any grip I want. Better to be able to extend than to have a "fixed" uncomfortable grip, imo.
There's s plethora of choices in AliExpress if you are inclined in going that route.
p.3 #3 · Bought a Sony A7cii, does a grip help cause this is the worst camera for ergonomics.
The Sony grip is awesome, but it does make the a7cII bigger than a standard a7 body. Lots like the smallrig grip too. There's a cheaper alternative to the Sony on Amazon from the seller Wepoto that has a really good grip extender as well, I've had a couple of them and they are great. One is permanently attached to my a7rv.
p.3 #4 · Bought a Sony A7cii, does a grip help cause this is the worst camera for ergonomics.
nineblade wrote:
Smallrig grip + the smallrig thumbrest makes a nice combo.
+1, these two additions changed the grip from bad to good enough. Thumbgrip especially. For me though, past a certain lens weight (500-600g) the camera grip becomes awful no matter what so I try to stick with relatively lighter lenses.
p.3 #5 · Bought a Sony A7cii, does a grip help cause this is the worst camera for ergonomics.
Joeydgraffix wrote:
On the positive side I do like that the sony has somewhat of this surreal/dreamy effect look which I never got with the Fuji/Canon/Nikon. So thats cool.
This alone shows that you have - sorry! - absolutely no clue. You ascribe something to a camera that can't be a property of a digital camera. It could, in principle, be a property of a lens, especially wide open; but absolutely not with the lens you are using.
So, based on this display of cluelessness, I am not convinced that you really know how to correctly hold an A7cII, sorry again.
p.3 #6 · Bought a Sony A7cii, does a grip help cause this is the worst camera for ergonomics.
Trying to understand what the op is wanting to know is starting to feel like an Alice story. If the op wants useful answers, I think it would help if they could be more specific with their concerns. The grip size and did adding an accessory grip help query that was the original post seems to have evaporated and now it’s button placement and image looks.
FTR, I have no dog in this fight. But as I said before, I originally shied away from Sony primarily due to cramped ergos. What I didn’t mention was I also couldn’t wrap my head around their menu UI either. This camera IMO is significantly more usable ergonomically than earlier models, even with my large hands, and the grip and thumb lever I showed the picture of definitely helps further. Moreover, I find the menu UI more intuitive than before. All in all, this makes it a usable, competent tool for me.
But the real confusion now is how anyone can think it’s somehow a specific camera that creates “dreamy and artistic” images? Did I miss something? Seriously folks, I am confused. An Alice episode for sure, please wake me up and enlighten me.
