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's all about ergonomics. I have big hands and the A7RIII is tiny, in comparison to my Canon DSMKIII & 7D. The grip helps in that area tremendously. Having a second battery on-board is a benefit, but the new battery tech in this camera is so good, this was not a priority in my purchase. I like the fact that the camera-body battery door stores in the grip.

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 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.

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.