3rd Party Vertical Grip for Alpha A100 is comming!

[yk200]

Ladiez and gentlemen! A third party maker of vertical grips and infrared release systems will officially announce the Sony Alpha A100 vertical grip! It is the same company manufactured a vertical grip for the KM 7D and KM 5D as well as the Nikon D50 and D70/D70s!

More info here : http://www.ownuser.com.tw/e-FBH1.htm

[yokechye]

hmm.... why they create km/sony's vertical grip power supply using a cable connector. but ok la... not bad, the vertical grip for 7D is a alternative and good for those who wanted one for their 5D and A100.
but it looks abit thicker due to the attachment for differernt cameras. wonder how much are they selling

[silversurfer]

Looks cool. Looks like the only way to buy it is via the shops themselves. Does not look that can buy off the net.

[smtan24]

The grip will only be avaliable at the end of this month:

Originally Posted by moranm NEW UPDATE 4/9/06! A new email from Ownuser sales manager: 1. We only offer the sample products to big traders and importers so far. For consumers, the products will be officially released in the end of September. 2. We are going to have a new product introduction and sales during the Photokina Exhibition in Germany from 26 Sep. to 1st Oct. 3. You can also directly give us a mail of buy order in the end of this month. Thanks. Sales Manager Hon-Fa Jau Ownuser Co.

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthrea...hlight=ownuser

[tankm]

Looks like the grip for KM5D and A-100 is the same grip. In term of wiring, it's going to be good for either KM5D or A-100 and not both. The power jack and shutter jack location on KM5D and A-100 are swapped.

[yokechye]

Originally Posted by tankm Looks like the grip for KM5D and A-100 is the same grip. In term of wiring, it's going to be good for either KM5D or A-100 and not both. The power jack and shutter jack location on KM5D and A-100 are swapped.

ohhhh hmmm.... aiyah.. why sony go change the layout these n that

[smtan24]

Originally Posted by tankm Looks like the grip for KM5D and A-100 is the same grip. In term of wiring, it's going to be good for either KM5D or A-100 and not both. The power jack and shutter jack location on KM5D and A-100 are swapped.

A100 power jack is a Sony proprietary. Ownuser will proabably have some cables for it so it can work.

[tankm]

No doubt it can work, but if it's design for KM5D in mind, the power jack and the shutter jack will be position closer for KM5D. When the same grip is used on the A-100, there will be a need to run longer wire to those jacks. Not very nice IMHO.

KM5D power jack position is now A-100 Shutter jack position
KM5D shutter jack position is now A-100 Power jack position

Originally Posted by smtan24 A100 power jack is a Sony proprietary. Ownuser will proabably have some cables for it so it can work.

[yokechye]

Originally Posted by tankm No doubt it can work, but if it's design for KM5D in mind, the power jack and the shutter jack will be position closer for KM5D. When the same grip is used on the A-100, there will be a need to run longer wire to those jacks. Not very nice IMHO. KM5D power jack position is now A-100 Shutter jack position KM5D shutter jack position is now A-100 Power jack position

did they accidently did drawings and design mistake n mixed both up

[tankm]

To show who's the boss.

Originally Posted by yokechye ohhhh hmmm.... aiyah.. why sony go change the layout these n that

[danieliew]

Or u can buy the old Canon BP200 battery grip and DIY to fit the 5D or A100. I'm using one but only trigger function, no power supply....

[yk200]

but would that be troublesome if you need to change your batt as you need to unmount your v. grip first.

[yokechye]

Originally Posted by yk200 but would that be troublesome if you need to change your batt as you need to unmount your v. grip first.

[greenieadi]

Waiting so long for this item to come true. Looks ugly in design but at least it's able to hold 2 Li-on batteries. Though I already acquired some lens setup and flash, I'm tempted by recent development by other brands. Now with Pentax showing off their 10mp K10D with anti-shake, SONY SS don't look exclusive anymore.

Wonder why no VG on the A-100. It doesn't take a pro to take portrait shots. A A-100 and 5D with flash mounted is a bit cumbersome to hold for portraiture. Hope this VG comes soon to our shores (though I still find it looks ugly on a 5D) or might jump ship...he..he...he....

For the fact of the coming CZ lenses and the 7D replacement, I'm holding on.

[Trigger Happy]

i'm disappointed with this 3rd party vg, for a bottom-up build and not home-made mod like the ones some of us made, i'd expect them to include a dummy battery insert with slot to fit the battery door, like the proprietary vg for the 7d. running a wire out for the battery would be just an extra mod step for the bp200... one thing i've noticed with such vgs, the grip can be quite loose, as they don't use the battery door and battery insert to add additional anchor points. on my 5d with bp200 vg, i've had to add anti-slip pads (designed for chairs!) but the 7d's vg fits like a glove.

ah.... mai hiam buay pai lah...

[GENO]

there's a cable hanging around..looks damm funny for something which was meant for it, cant they make it nicer?

[yokechye]

Originally Posted by GENO there's a cable hanging around..looks damm funny for something which was meant for it, cant they make it nicer?

ya lo.. cant they just made one which is almost like VC-7D

[GENO]

Originally Posted by yokechye ya lo.. cant they just made one which is almost like VC-7D

wait the cable becomes loose then got problem too..so sad.

[yokechye]

Originally Posted by GENO wait the cable becomes loose then got problem too..so sad.

they can do it for nikon's but cant do for minolta, got such thing? wan to make things cheap cut here cut there, cut away the battery insert to the camera

[sulhan]

Hi Pals,

I will try to make my way to the camera street when i'm in taipei next week.
Hope that the responds from the shops woul dnot be like the other time....they just shook head when i asked about this product.