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do you a100, a200, a300, a350 owners have a battery grip, if so branded or not and which one etc.?

see cheaper ones on ebay, but are sony better?

for the ones mentioned, how are they powered?
 
Don't use one personally but they are powered by their own battery. You take the battery bay door off your camera and the grip has a battery attached that slots in like your regular battery, holding it to the camera.
 
thanks.

so the original sony use the original battery pack?

i've seen some cheaper ebay ones which i think use AA batteries.

i assume the sony grips don't come with a spare battery pack?
 
At the price of them you'd like to think they would come with a spare battery pack but they don't. The original sony grips have original sony battery's attached to them. Have a look at the link below and you'll see, plus you can also see tthe screw fitting that helps keep it attached to the body. ***£30 cashback at that site, never used them but it brings the price of the grip down to under £100**

http://www.cameraworld.co.uk/ViewProdDetails.asp?prod_code=PON08B000023&prod_name=Sony%20VG-B30AM%20Battery%20Grip%20for%20A200/A350
 
the sony battery grips are good, makes the camera more comfortable to hold, and easier to shoot portrait. the grip takes either 1 or 2 sony batteries, giving more battery life if needed.
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agree with PAS...love the grip on my A350,especially when the 70-200 is attached.as said...you can get the grip for the A200,300 and 350 for £100 with the £30 cashback,so a great deal....

you will find the same with canon,nikon etc...in that you will need to buy the extra batteries required,but the grip will work with one battery although not the best way to go....
 
having just purchased my a300, going to have a play over xmas and see.

also check on finances.

going to consider over the coming week, to take advantage of the cash back offer
 
Get down to your nearest Jessops (i defintely know that they have the grips) or any other camera shop and try one out.
 
for those with battery grips, do you usually keep it on?
 
I have the grip on my A700. I think you'll find that the 3rd party grips don't have as many functions. I tend to keep it on most of the time as it balances the camera well, especially when using big lenses. Sometimes it's nice to take it off, attach the 50mm and do some street (Well I will do when I get the chance!:D)
 
yep,permanently on my A350....but when i get the A700 plus grip,i may take it off the A350 and just use the smaller lens with it,so it's nicely balanced.

(shameless plug mode on)which will mean i may have a grip for sale soon(shameless plug mode off);)
 
what grip you got? i'm thinking of the sony one from jacobs at sub £130 minus £30 cash back, so sub £100.

also, what's "do some street"?
 
p1tse said:
what grip you got? i'm thinking of the sony one from jacobs at sub £130 minus £30 cash back, so sub £100.

also, what's "do some street"?
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i have the sony VG-B30AM grip,which would be the one you would need for the A200,300 and 350.at sub £100,it's a bargain IMO

street photography is sort of like wandering the city shooting things of interest...candids,buildings etc....
 
stan the man said:
also,i think the £30 cashback offer is only on until the 31st of this month ;)
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yeah i know, might go with it and wack it on the credit card again!
 
Hey p1ste I bought the sony battery grip and have it on all the time, it definitely brings balance to the camera when having the neck strap on and the best thing about it you can have two battery packs at the same time.

Also the cashback offer means you can get it for less than £100 now but saying that im still waiting for my cheque from sony...
 
Might get mine in a few weeks, when I sent of the form for my flash I got the cheque a week later but obviously being holiday period everything gets delayed.
 
Stan the man let me know if you are selling the grip in the near future, daughter is looking at them now.
 
woo hoo, got one.

wanted to take advantage of cash back offer

nice to hold and feel, also nice balance too having my sony 18-200 on all the time (as only lens at the moment)

having a quick play i usally turn the camera clockwise for a portrait shot, with my left hand on the bottom of the camera

with the grip on, for portrait you have to turn it anti-clockwise for the trigger button for the right hand, which means the left hand, while on the lens changing the zoom, gets in the way of the internal flash. to compensate this, have to remember to change the left hand position to the body and not the lens

but all in, very cool, but an expensive bit of kit for what it is
 
p1tse said:
with the grip on, for portrait you have to turn it anti-clockwise for the trigger button for the right hand, which means the left hand, while on the lens changing the zoom, gets in the way of the internal flash. to compensate this, have to remember to change the left hand position to the body and not the lens
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What way do you hold the lens then? If you put your hand underneath the lens, it shouldn't block the flash. Better still, use a flashgun.
 
forexample,

hold the camera with right hand, with right index finger on the trigger button

left hand on the zoom lens, to adjust.

without grip, i rotate the body 90degrees clockwise, with my left hand not really moving.

but with the grip on, forced to turn the body 90 degrees anti clockwise due to grip, which means my left fingers get in the way of the internal flash. maybe the a300 pop up flash doesn't have as much height as others.

as for flash gun, i have one and been playing ;-)
see my other topic, as i was using my flash gun as wireless ;-)
 
p1tse said:
forexample,

hold the camera with right hand, with right index finger on the trigger button

left hand on the zoom lens, to adjust.

without grip, i rotate the body 90degrees clockwise, with my left hand not really moving.

but with the grip on, forced to turn the body 90 degrees anti clockwise due to grip, which means my left fingers get in the way of the internal flash. maybe the a300 pop up flash doesn't have as much height as others.

as for flash gun, i have one and been playing ;-)
see my other topic, as i was using my flash gun as wireless ;-)
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Hmm, if your left hand is underneath the lens it shouldn't get in the way of the flash. :thinking: In fact my left hand doesn't move when I rotate the camera. Maybe it's just a case of different techniques. :shrug:

Which finger(s) are getting in the way?
 
my left hand doesn't move much either. i hold the lens like if the left hand was made into a C shape lol. so when i turn the camera left, the hand/fingers get in the way of the flash a little when popped up.

i think i did read that the pop up flash doesn't have much height on the a300, which maybe why
 
think it's partial to the design of the pop up not being as high.

yeah hold it from the side rather than underneath.
bit uncomfortable underneath, but possible, but this maybe because i've got a bad left shoulder and maybe the position doesn't agree with me.
 
p1tse said:
think it's partial to the design of the pop up not being as high.

yeah hold it from the side rather than underneath.
bit uncomfortable underneath, but possible, but this maybe because i've got a bad left shoulder and maybe the position doesn't agree with me.
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Yeah, some people hold them over the top as well. It's all about personal comfort. Use the flashgun whenever you can and you can still hold the camera as if you havent got a grip attached if necessary. I sometimes do this myself if I'm in a hurry to get a grab shot.
 
stan the man said:
pop up flashes are naff anyway....:p
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but i was messing with my wireless flash f42, where from the other topic i've learnt can not disable the popup to activate the wireless
 
fabs said:
So do your fingers stop the flash being fired wirelessly then?
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no, but with fingers in the original position, it blocks parts of the flash giving it a shadow effect on one side of the pic.
 
i can conclude for the sony a300:

"The Alpha A300 is equipped with a popup flash which is hinged mid-way along the camera’s head – see left. This shorter hinge distance means the A300’s flash only pops-up to about half the height of most DSLRs, which means more chance of red-eye and a shadow cast by the lens"

source: http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Sony_Alpha_DSLR_A300/design.shtml

just have to remember if using pop up flash with the grip, have to rearrange my holding position.
 
p1tse said:
i can conclude for the sony a300:

"The Alpha A300 is equipped with a popup flash which is hinged mid-way along the camera’s head – see left. This shorter hinge distance means the A300’s flash only pops-up to about half the height of most DSLRs, which means more chance of red-eye and a shadow cast by the lens"

source: http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Sony_Alpha_DSLR_A300/design.shtml

just have to remember if using pop up flash with the grip, have to rearrange my holding position.
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Wonder why they decided to make the A300 that way? Can't think of any advantages to it. :thinking:
 
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