Sony Japan announced the new Eye Piece FDA-EP16 will ship on October 16. You can preorder it at BHphoto (Click here). The new Eye Piece is less protruding than the EP15 version.
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Chinese stabilizer manufacturer Wieldy offers a budget 3-axis electronic gimbal with brushless design for Sony A7 series cameras. You can get it on
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The new handheld stabilizer features an extreme light weight of 778g and can be operated in 2 modes: Follow mode or Lock mode. The gimbal can afford a maximum payload of 850g and proved to be compatible with Mirrorless cameras including but not limited to Sony A7 series and NEX series cameras.
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Why a second eyepiece? Does this make it easier to view the full frame when wearing glasses?
Circular ones are better for glasses. This is not.
And the difference between this gimbal and Beholder DS1 is what…..?
$200 cheaper?
but this one wont take big cameras, like the DS1 can.
This is a rebadged MS1. The DS1 is newer and can handle more payload (and is $200 more expensive). At least they’re giving you a nice case for the same price as the MS1, but no one actually uses those cases, do they? Buy from owldolly to help support the original manufacturer.
I would buy the ds1 for more payload
So would I, and there are other improvements like the location of the side motor which now allows use of a flip-out LCD screen. Looks like a great product and much cheaper than the competition.
What is the use of that second eyepiece?
When you are in Rome on vacation and your eyepiece gets knocked off you you have another one to replace it with.
They should release a round eyepiece.
This ^
850g Payload is a joke for a7 series.
It is difficult to see the the whole field horizontally on A7rii with glasses. If this new item can help I will buy it at once. But it should have been there from day one!
I see almost zero difference in between those eye pieces.
I believe the circular type of eyepice, that was somewhat flexible as used by Contax and other SLRs from back in the day, was best because it allowed some flexible amount of pressure to be applied when you got close to the viewfinder.
These new solid rubber eyepieces are not really to my taste. Maybe someone else likes them.
That eyepiece is the one that is included with the A7R II (and presumably A7S II). This it seems is just adding that eyepiece as a buyable item essentially.
I had both the A7M2 and A7R2, the eyepiece is much more comfortable and solid on the R2. 7M2 has a really rubbery bouncy eyepiece, even it looks thicker but my eye kept touching the EVF, and it gets flipped over all the time. I wouldn’t really pay to have the eyepiece on M2 upgraded, but it is good to have an option.
The original EP15 is more comfortable with much better shading from sunlight. I replaced the EP16 from a7RII with the EP15 from original a7R. Don’t like the new eyepiece. Comes off the rails too easy. Always have to reset it. I’m sure they’re selling these as replacements for those who’ve already lost them. Get the original and be happy.
Does anyone make a glasses friendly eyecup?
I was going to say the same thing. I shot with the new eye cup and it was constantly falling apart. It seems like a poorly engineered product– I’m surprised to find out it’s a replacement design.