Re: Why are people not buying Sony's Swiss Army knife "A7cr"
Daran wrote:
Have you actually tried this?
Yes I have. Extensively. Between the a7riv and a7cr. The a7rv is heavier than either and I only managed to use it in the showroom for 20min or so. I tested all 3 bodies with the 35mm 1.4GM and the 24-70mmGM, and the a7cr feels slightly imbalanced in both cases. Adding the base plate helps. You are right, this matters mostly for one-handed operation only.
I am using the a7cr and a6700 now (sold the a7riv), so I understand the value of the light compact body. Don't add a base plate if it doesn't improve your handling and causes more fatigue! I was going back and forth to test L plate precisely because I wanted to test for tangible differences from . I should add that increasing the camera's weight does shift the center of gravity towards the camera body, that much is fact. It'll shift more for longer and heavier lenses but the shift might not be enough if you are talking about fast giant telephoto lenses that are secretly baseball bats as well. For pancake lenses, the shift will be insignificant too. The increased camera weight probably works best for lenses in the 400-600g range (my speculation). Also, adding weight to the bottom improves balance even more (thus the L plate).
A 5-10% weight increase in the form of an L plate might make a difference in some cases, YMMV
Re: Why are people not buying Sony's Swiss Army knife "A7cr"
Daran wrote:
Have you actually tried this?
Yes I have. Extensively. Between the a7riv and a7cr. The a7rv is heavier than either and I only managed to use it in the showroom for 20min? But I tested all 3 bodies with the 35mm 1.4GM and the 24-70mmGM, and the a7cr feels slightly imbalanced in both cases. Adding the base plate helps. You are right, this matters mostly for one-handed operation.
I am using the a7cr and a6700 now (sold the a7riv), so I understand the value of the light compact body. Don't add a base plate if it doesn't improve your handling and causes more fatigue! That's why I went back and forth to test L plate. I should add that increasing the camera's weight does shift the center of gravity towards the camera body, that much is fact. It'll shift more for longer and heavier lenses but the shift might not be enough if you are talking about fast giant telephoto lenses that are secretly baseball bats as well. For pancake lenses, the shift will be insignificant too. The increased camera weight probably works best for lenses in the 400-600g range. Also, adding weight to the bottom improves balance even more (thus the L plate).
A 5-10% weight increase in the form of an L plate might make a difference in some cases.
Jan 22, 2024 at 06:20 AM
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