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GX7 aftermarket grips?

Started Apr 29, 2015 | Discussions thread
Adrian Harris
Adrian Harris Veteran Member • Posts: 7,708
Re: GX7 aftermarket grips?

Trevor Carpenter wrote:

It took me at least two days to adjust to holding the GX7 rather than thinking about adapting the camera to meet me. The GX7 now fits me like a glove and it's my G6 that feels a bit cumbersome despite being perfect when it was my main camera. Humans evolve and adapt. Not everything feels right out of the box. Why anybody would want to add a grip to the GX7 is beyond me. In fact I think grips are unnecessary for a lot of the cameras on the market, except for those people who want everything to feel the same and aren't prepared to give it a little bit of time.

Hi Trevor - I just got fed up with missing shots due to the palm of my hand catching the gx7 function buttons.

However I didn't want a huge grip, just a thin skin to keep my hand off the rear buttons. Hence the DIY job I posted earlier in this thread (with images). The camera is no larger, yet it improved my hit rate from 10% up to about 95%.

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