The grip designed by Mike Kobal.
Last week I posted hee the news about the new Ownuser NEX-7 battery grip (Click here to read the article and see the pictures). But the Sony Nex 7 Concept grip by Mike Kobal (Click here) looks much more sexy. Too bad it is just a concept for now 🙁
Venetian Carnival 2012 in Hamburg at 3Dkraft (Click here).
New NEX-7 review at Outbackphoto (Click here).
NEX-7 hands on with silver 18-55mm lens on youtube (Click here).
Sony NEX-7 in Stock search at [shopcountry 8454].
P.S.: Rokinon (Samyang) 8mm review by ThePhoBlographer (Click here): “Though fisheye lenses are generally specialized lenses, this one was such a joy to use that I would keep it on all day and all night.“
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That “grip” looks stylish, but doesn’t seem very functional as a GRIP other than being an extra place for batteries. The secondary shutter button, if present, would be located at a location that would be a pain to use.
A few test shots using NEX-7 + CV Nokton 50mm 1.1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fireforge_photo/
Just FYI,
Sony is getting rhaped in Australia.
There are no Sony Cameras/Lenses at JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Normans.
Canon and Nikon has a stand where consumers gets to play around with the cameras. If only Sony Australia had half a brain to put up their own stand….
Sony Marketing Australia do really need to get their act together and start pushing their products into a mainstream market.
I believe they are lacking in dealer support, and thus the larger chains are not supporting Sony in response.
It isn’t just Australia, Sony UK are a joke too. They aren’t even bothering to turn up to a massive photography event here. Canon and Nikon are all over it.
Mike Kobal, that grip is damn sexy!
Great work!
thanks WTH! I find myself using Alpha lenses a lot, though AF is not quite as fast as on the A77, it is plenty fast for most situations. A grip extension to wrap your whole hand around would would make a huge difference, I feel a shutter button or vertical grip on a slim body like then Nex 7 is a waste, but extra battery power would be nice, esp since the LA AE2 needs a lot of juice
dont think its made for that, theres not even a grip on the vertical side. looks like its just an extension of the regular grip for basketball player sized hands. hmmm… the other vertical grip was hideous. form or function? not both
Now that’s more like it. Simple and smart looking. I think that crap company Ownuser is will basically be their “own user” for their stupid grip.
I agree. Simple and smart looking. That’s about it.
That’s not a grip. The grip need to be the same width as the handgrip.
IMO, the best vertical grip would include the tri-navi function. Of course, it would also need a 2nd shutter button also.
I don’t see the point of these “grips” that only act as an additional battery compartment. I’m fine keeping my batteries in my bag or pocket.
Yup. The reason I like Sony grips on dSLRs over canikon is the duplication of functions on the grip. Canikon grips are nothing more than a battery holder with a shutter button…
Rokinon 8/2.8 can be interesting. But I can’t find real sharpness on all those images from ThePhoBlographer review.
I am affraid that this picture might be just an excersise in Photoshop, not even based on a 3D virtual model. Please correct me.
Nice grip but I don’t think Sony will make one unless it’s for the NEX-9 FF model… if that every becomes a reality.
Regarding Sony Marketing… They closed the Sony Style store in San Francisco… nearest Sony store is 35 miles away from the city… They also closed the Sony store in Chicago…
Everywhere I go in the world and want to check out Sony stuff… the stores are closing faster than I can travel…
Most camera stores usually only stock Canon/Nikon ranges… might have 1-2 Sony models + 1-2 lenses… It’s pitiful!!!…
Last Sony store I got to play around with the lenses was Sony Hong Kong… Great store… but that’s it!
I bought my NEX-5 and A55 in Sony Moscow… CZ lens in Sony London.
There aren’t many left though… I figure their 2-year marketing plan will have every Sony Style store closed by 2014!!!…
When you say “Sony” closed the shop, you might find that it is the FRANCHISE that closed the shop. In the UK there are no “Sony” owned shops, they are franchises flying the Sony logo.
There is no advantage buying from a Sony shop, they are just like any high-street shop. They just happen to have Sony plastered all over them.
yeah, there used to be three Sony shops here in Ottawa (Canada) and now there’s only one in the least central mall. I can understand the stores closing, why shop at a Sony only store when you can buy online or go to an electronics shop that gives you a choice of brands… so that’s not a surprise.
What really gets me is the lack of promotion at camera stores. Henry’s (One of major Canadian camera chains) has ZERO Nex’s in stock to play with, all they have is the fake plastic NEX 3 and 16mm display thingy from when the line first launched. OK, so you’re low on stock, but would it make such a huge dent in the global back orders to supply just one display model for some of the major camera stores. I’d love to at least see a NEX 7 in real life while I’m waiting for my pre-order, it would go a long way to keeping my order placed.
“Yeah? Sony can’t even make their own fucking glass. Have to go beg Zeiss for it otherwise they’d have shit glass” LOL from http://fakechuckwestfall.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/nikon-d800-vs-canon-eos-1dx-image-quality/#comment-3340
I don’t care how a “design” looks like. I need/want a grip (the physical thing) that I can buy and use. 🙂
hehe, I hear you, Vivek, same here, I want a grip, I would be shooting everything with the 7