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a6300 Battery Grip
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missingendpoint
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Gee -- I don't need one, so it really can't be an 'absolute need'.
If you have a 'personal need' for one, you might want to look back and see how long it took for the 6000 3rd party grip to be available after the 6000 was released. I'll bet it is longer than the 6300 has been out.
But if you can't wait, you might just take advantage of the USB supply option supported by the 6300.
If you have a 'personal need' for one, you might want to look back and see how long it took for the 6000 3rd party grip to be available after the 6000 was released. I'll bet it is longer than the 6300 has been out.
But if you can't wait, you might just take advantage of the USB supply option supported by the 6300.
BlueBomberTurbo
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The camera was never intended to have a grip. The A7 series has contacts inside the battery compartment to accept a grip. The crop sensor cameras do not.
OK, i may have exaggerated with it being a need. But still! It would be great to have the grip. Added weight and stability with handheld shots, and just an all-round better feel in the hand.... I sort of have big hands, so my pinky and ring finger are totally off the grip. It can get uncomfortable at times.
Any idea how long it took for the a6000 grip to come out after the release date? I only became aware of the Sony mirrorless world earlier this year.
Any idea how long it took for the a6000 grip to come out after the release date? I only became aware of the Sony mirrorless world earlier this year.
BlueBomberTurbo
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Same here, and the A6000 third party grip doesn't help. It has an indent right on where my ring finger hits, and opens up below that, eliminating any added stability. Sony's OEM battery grips are kind of oddball. They mimic the size of the camera's grip, instead of extending it like other brands. So you have a small grip on the camera, and opening below that, and a small grip on the bottom of the camera the same size as the one on the camera...
Will this help in astrophotography using a6300?? Like giving the extra battery life?
BlueBomberTurbo
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I wouldn't put it on a tripod. It's nowhere near as stable as the bottom of the camera. Better off using USB power or a dummy battery.
i bought 3rd party batteries, there are a few on Amazon that have 2,300mAh, much more than the 1,050mAh that the Sony batteries have.... I'd love to have double the battery power though. I am sure having the grip would extend the battery life on the camera.
Ray Maines
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The aMh numbers printed on batteries are even more deceitful than MPG numbers in a new car's sales literature. Wasabi (or any other third party) batteries may or may not be more powerful than Sony batteries, but the number on the back of the battery isn't proof. Trust me.
I just took a quick look on Amazon and didn't see any FW-50 replacement batteries rated higher than 1500mAh. 1500 from some weird Chinese company you've never heard of sounds about the same as 1050 from Sony to me.
There isn't any actual magic involved here. Lithium Ion from one source is just the same as Lithium Ion from another source. Wasabi (or anybody else) doesn't have a secret sauce for making batteries twice as powerful as the multi-zillion dollar Sony Corporation. If the plastic case around a "battery" is thinner, there can be incrementally more "battery" inside of the case, but that brings on its own special problems and isn't necessarily a good thing.
Ray Maines
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I'm thinking you have money burning a hole in your pocket.
This grip may fulfill your every need but it's not a properly developed product for the masses. What the hell, it's only $40. You've spent more on less. Go for it and report back.
BlueBomberTurbo
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They're not larger than OEM. Still the same tech, so you can't fit more battery into the same area. China advertising.
BlueBomberTurbo
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Same one I have. Terrible.
BlueBomberTurbo
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You might be able to get +/- 50mah at best. I'm sure there's also some overhead available which Sony doesn't state, and the third parties take advantage of.
Mounted with the kind of lens you'd expect to use it with:
It's a knockoff of the A7 series grip, which is why it looks weird and fits so poorly. The tripod mount is horribly placed, basically making it a pivot point being right where the front of the grip curves upward. The rubber around it doesn't help, either. Besides being uncomfortable, my biggest issue with it is that it doesn't mount solidly. It'll twist with enough force, and then disconnect the electrical connection to the body and shut the camera off. Because of the position, you can't feel the grip twisting until it's too late. Happens both on the A6000 and A6300. For smaller lenses (18-105 G and shorter), it's fine, but for anything that you'd need a grip for better balance and ergonomics, it fails miserably.
Thanks heaps for taking the pictures. I can see what you are saying about the ill-matched fit. The left side of the grip juts out and man that looks ugly! Real shame about this, and it doesn't bode well that there are no internal battery contacts for a Sony-made grip. *deflate....
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