Sony VGC3EM Vertical Grip for α9, α7R III, α7 III black

A great addition to the A7RIII if you do long photo shoots in the field or video work. Battery life is already strong on the A7RIII but with two batteries you won’t ever run out of power in a single session. The batteries slide out in a drawer (with a satisfying release lever) allowing you to swap in a fresh battery without unscrewing the grip or fussing. The size makes the A7RIII a full size camera, which can be good or bad. I appreciate the extra grip area and extra control buttons on the grip. But with a big lens and the extended grip you lose any size reduction from being mirrorless and essentially convert the camera to a professional size DSLR.Quality is great, materials and fit top-notch.

Bought mine used. It is solid and gives me the grip on my a7iii I was looking for. The battery life is great as well.

With a nagging hand ailment and a pressing need for smoother workflow (particularly shooting handheld in portrait orientation) a vertical grip became a no-brainer for me. If you shoot a lot of handheld vertical frames, you really should check one out. You get to keep your ams braced against your chest while retaining full access to a shutter, c1 and c2 buttons, AEL and AF-On buttons, front and rear dials and even a second joystick!Since I make a good part of my living with the camera now, I decided not to mess around with the cheaper units.I still have just one battery and that's not a problem (the camera & grip sense which of the two slots is loaded). A second cell will double the already ample battery life.I did deduct one star for value as the OEM unit is not exactly a bargain. I also deducted one star for durability for the relative fragility of the thin plastic battery tray. I left both at 4 stars as the build seems otherwise decent and the the money does seem to get you a smooth & flawless integration.

All I can say is, yes it is heavy, but it makes such a positive difference!!! The grip, the battery life, everything is better with this grip! I’m so happy I got it!

It sure shoots alot of pics on auto. But it makes the camera very comfortable to hold, and I have average size hands. One thing is make sure you tighten up the screw appropriately. Love my vertical grip(s). I have one for each A7R iii.

I'm not really sure if it's needed since the Z battery on the Sony by itself is already outstanding. This does help when shooting in portrait orientation. It does add noticeable weight to the camera itself. And if you are adding a flash then your camera will be pretty hefty. My main gripe is the price. I find 350 to be astronomical for this thing. I've bought the knock off brands and they a so close to this and they cost right around $50. I've tried two different knock offs and one was better than the other. On one of them I had to depress the shutter too hard for it to take an image. The other knock-off brand was fine.The only reason why I'm really sticking with this is because of my desire to keep my camera "all Sony". Other than that, I'd highly recommend a knock off brand.

I bought this for the A7R III. Great build quality. If the Sony cameras are too small for your hands - this grip will be an instant fix. You have to remove the camera battery door for installation and you store the battery door on the grip itself. The grip allows for two batteries. You don't have to have 2 batteries installed - one battery will work just fine. Both batteries can be charged via the camera's USB port while the grip is attached - I believe you could not do this with the A7RII and its vertical grip.

I purchased the used version of this product. It showed up a little banged up and worn but nothing major. Works great and saved almost $300 being used vs new.

Generalmente no emito una reseña de algún producto adquirido sin haberlo utilizado con anterioridad y en este caso adquirí este grip para mi cámara Sony 7RM3; ha sido de gran utilidad por su funcionalidad y si llegas a tomar muchas fotos evita el remplazo de la batería desde el cuerpo de la misma ya que puede alojar dos de ellas. Yo aproveche una oferta que salió en su momento lo cual me brindo un gran ahorro ya que ademas con esto compre una batería NP-FZ100 adicional lo cual pude usar en este grip. Por su marca, calidad y precio es que recomiendo ampliamente este producto.

This grip adds bulk in a useful way to your Sony body (A7iii, A7Riii, A9) without making the camera unwieldy. I’m really happy with this purchase.

Parfait pour les Sony Alpha 7iii !

Great quality, original product. Works as expected so far.

First of all, the price? I am not even talking about how this stacks up against Meike and other Chinese brands. I am talking about Nikon. The same product for Nikon Z6 goes for almost $200 cheaper. Almost $200!!!!!!! Sony is out of touch with reality.Now the quality? There are no complaints here for the external appearance. But the battery tray is made of extreme cheap plastic that you feel like will break anytime. If you charge the price of your upcoming new game console for a battery grip, at the very least you'd expect universal quality, but no! Sony is being Sony.Now the worst thing is that the battery cover compartment you use to store the cover ruined my actual battery cover, it got stuck and I tried to remove it gently but was unable to, so the spring mechanism is partially destroyed. What kind of product is this?Overall, I am extremely disappointed by Sony's mirrorless camera products. I should have been smarter and went for Nikon Z6. Sony may had an advantage in the past as they were the first one with mirrorless cameras, but there is no more advantage. Nikon makes better and cheaper cameras and accessories in every respect. Canon now makes these as well. I feel like I've been ripped off :-(