Finally! The new VG-C2EM battery grip for the A7II can be purchased at BHphoto (Click here). It’s the only US store selling them! In the meantime the A7II camera is in Stock everywhere at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Sony US.
UPDATE: Gold Box deal on the Hasselblad Steallar now running at Amazon US (Click here).
USA/Canada A7II links:
Sony Alpha a7II (Body Only) for $1,698 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore and Sony Store Canada.
Sony Alpha a7II with FE 28-70mm OSS Lens for $1,998 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, SonyStore.
EU A7II links:
Sony Alpha a7II (Body Only) for 1.799 Euro at Sony Germany, Sony UK, Jessops UK, Sony France, Sony Italy, Sony Spain, Sony Austria, Sony Switzerland, Sony Netherland, Sony Belgium, Sony Portugal, Sony Sweden, Sony Finland, Sony Norway.
Sony Alpha a7II with FE 28-70mm OSS Lens for 2.099 Euro at Amazon Germany, Wex UK, Jessops UK, Verkkokauppa.
Asian/Australia A7II link:
Sony A7II at Sony Store Australia, Digitalrev and Amazon Japan.
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$350?
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You must be new here. Sony charge you out the butt with the lenses & accessories.
The new ergonomics with the grip look usable… Mirrorless cameras are generally too small
I wonder if you can use it in gloves, buttons are still small
So is “mirrorless is smaller and lighter” still a valid argument, or can we just drop that one now?
You have to limit yourself severely to some 2-3 narrow-aperture primes to get anything compact out of it. Most lenses are the same size as DSLR lenses, so the system isn’t really smaller, but the bodies are too small and uncomfortable to hold – that’s the ‘advantages of a mirrorless camera’ for you.
There a plenty of small lenses if you don’t mind manual focusing, which by the way is extremely easy on these cameras.
Again with the manual focusing… Canon and Nikon are implementing top-notch AF systems for capturing action with dozens of cross-type and f/2.8 AF points, and Sony fanboys are trying to convince themselves they can do ‘just fine’ with MF.
LA-EA4 resolve this task with 15 AF point cross-type.
Canon 6D 1 cross-type , it so ….. crappy.
What you say ? Canon fanboys.
LOL? LA-EA4 got 3 cross-type points, and all points are in the centre (it’s A65 AF)
So “mirrorless is smaller and lighter” it still is a valid argument, we can just drop that Nikon boat anchor now?
Yes it is; if you want small i.e. small lens and body leave the grip home. If you need big, big lens etc. you mount the grip and shoot away. You have a choice, get it?
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But the same holds true for DSLR – and here’s a quick comparison that puts the A7 II ever so slightly under a D750 – only 100g less. I call that so close as to be inconsequential. And a D610? Only 10g more.
http://j.mp/1AsgK3m
Hard to believe that empty plastic box (D750) weighs so much.
>Weeeee! This is fun! Keep it coming! Wait wait – here’s a bone:<
Great camera the D750. What's your point? A Nikon shooter hanging in the Sony Forum (like a bad smell), that's so sad, especially on a Friday evening. Mmmm, childhood must have been a peach for you Daisy-May! BTW. "Weeee this is fun" Are you really that lonely. WTF?
Not surprised he didn’t choose this link!
http://j.mp/1At0sXY
Completely valid. Have you never lined up the A7 next to a D800. with or without grip. I can fit 2x A7 bodies in the same space as 1x D800 body. With the A7 bodies still lighter. Makes a huge difference when you are travelling with gear!!
YAWN.
stupidest idea ever, sure, battery life sucks but that’s properly solved by carrying extras not some stupid huge grip.
plus looks ugly
You suck, so you should be used to things that suck and have no problem dealing with it.
haha, what a moron. maybe add something about the grip in your comment so it’s not just mindless “you suck” – let me guess, you write this a lot at your high school on the bathroom walls too? 🙂
How can a plastic box – a grip – cost $350!!!!???? Jesus, it’s production cost is probably no more than $15. And yes. I know it has minimal simple buttons and it can hold 2 batteries.
What the heck is going on with Sony pricing – it’s all over the place! You can buy a A6000 kit for $600 – a complete ass-kicking 24Mp mirrorless camera with fast AF and with zoom lens or you can buy a plastic grip for $350!!! This is ridiculous!!!
I’m sure an aftermarket grip will come along for about a third of that price soon.
It’s made by Hasselblad. It’s actually $1150 off.
Two camera body cannot give you easy to hold the big lens.
Are you not understand the word ” Functionality ” ?
Are you dumb? What do you not understand when I said that it’s too expensive for a plastic box – which this grip is? Who said something about “Functionality”? You can have you “Functionality” all you want – go buy 10 grips for $350 each and be a super “Functional”. Some people are just an idiotas.
Can I stick this in an A7? Can the A7 grip be shoved into the A7II?
nope, tried it
Can we see Zebra in the EVF while taking photographs or it is only visible through the live view? How was it in the A7 and A7r?
yes, if you enable zebra you can see it shooting stills and video on all current models
Brilliant, this huge wobbly concoction will get battery life closer to a DSLR without grip… Sigh.
Battery grip totaly destroys the somewhat small size of the body. Id rather take 6 Batterys with me then this ugly overpriced piece
You could just go with a full sized kit, which is big, ugly and heavy and only carry one battery.
With superior technology of elite dslr, no need to carry battery! but fgts don t care, enjoy wobbly lenses for pleasure
This grip is meant to be used with a tripod for long working sessions
Maybe, but mostly for event photography with a lot of vertical shots and bursts
The body needs to get bigger as well
Yes, hopefullly A9 will close the gap between A7 and DSLR style in every aspect.
No, not really.
The A7m2 body feels much better in hands compared to the previous generation A7 family, but the pinky is still hanging nowhere. The grip would be a nice addon, but $350 is kind of too much for it for sure…
Wobble cam is Tesla of cameradom. It drives, but not long. Sony should set up quick recharge net across globe.
Small body, oversized grip.
A9 has to make up a lot. Not that Canon or Nikon are any better with their ancient tech…
You do realize the Nikon “ancient tech” is actually Sony’s sensor, right? With faster focusing, start-up time, and wider lens choice?
CI Sales, do you have to be re-trained on a daily basis? WTF
No, with ancient tech I mean the OVF, lack of viewfinder zooming and live histogram, lack of focus peaking, 9 point AF and crap like that.
Ancient? The word is “superior” jacko, learn English.
Ancient tech ?? …. Facepalm
Why ancient tech profit loss every year ??
It looks big on the A7II, but I will reserve judgment until it’s actually in my hand. If the grip is comfortable in both orientations and the controls easily usable it may be a keeper.
Why not just jump to conclusions and make dumb statements like everyone else smart a$$.
read Viktor’s comment dumbass, he actually said he was going to “reserve judgement”, that’s exactly opposite to jumping to conclusions!
battery grips are like lifted pickups, they are for people that want to make theirs look bigger, their pickup, their camera, whatever, they make some sense on a 5D, but on an A7 it’s just stupid.
Folks, does anybody know how to tell if the A7m2 engages the 5-axis or the 3-axis stabilization?
Maybe try to pan rapidly back and forth on a tripod to check if it compensates for jaw and pitch? (in portrait and landscape orientation, separately)
Tried, but it’s really hard to figure it out 🙂 The only thing I see – the movements are smooth.
GOT MY A7ii TODAY and the Sony screen protector from the previous generation only fits upside down :O take note admin
I have the $80 Meike grip on my A7R and it’s been perfect as a grip, love the feel and balance, and has the extra battery. Can’t use a tripod connected to the Sony LA-EA4 lens adapter though, ’cause the grip is in the way. I’m guessing that’s true with any vertical grip and the adapter. Not a problem with long lenses that have tripod mounts.
Hey Sony, why the F$%# are you redesigning the form factor of a camera component yet again, making previous accessories that work on the A7 series (i.e. vertical grip) incompatible with the A7II?????????? I’m still waiting for you to introduce the NP-FW51 battery and also obsolete the FE mount only to replace it with the FU mount. Yes that would be a laugh and also a big FU to all your consumers.
Not buying this overpriced garbage (yes that’s what it is because they will just redesign it again next year making lenses and accessories obsolete and ready for the landfill) and the rest of you would be smart if you did the same.
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Does the 5d mk1 grip fit the 5diii? Or the d700 grip fit the newer version?
Mkii stand for improvement! For example your a mki troll.
3 fauxtographers are going to love this… This is nearly as dumb as m43 grips.
I can smell all the crotchety in this thread from my living room. Posters on photography related sites are some of the most miserable first world inhabitants
indeed you are crotchety today.
SMELL THIS –> (__|__) !!!!!!
I like this grip and I see what Sony did there. The square aesthetic is pleasing.
I don’t understand why people are so concerned with its size. Looks very similar in size as the original a7’s grip. No surprise there…