Originally posted by Sliver-Surfer They are. I'm talking about why DSLR Grips are large compared to their SLR predecessors. In the infancy of DSLRs the grip had to be larger than in SLR to accommodate the battery needed to run all the electronics of the camera. The average Joe consumer adapted well to it because it was like holding a Handycam, It will probably be not long before they evolve back to the slim grips like on sony a7II
That's a hell of a story. Interesting that you believe it. IN one line you claim to know about the infancy of DSLRs, why the average Joe likes big grips, that big grips are a temporary thing and that we'll evolve back into slim grips.
What you don't know about is people who buy battery grips because they find a DSLR too small, people who buy battery grips because a K-3 charge doesn't last long enough for them, people who love the grips on most DSLRs because they like having something solid to hang onto for when using quick shift or MF lenses, or just to make the camera feel secure.
There's a great deal of actual DSLR user mindset that somehow hasn't penetrated your view of reality.
I don't agree with any of the above, well except for the part where I love the solidity of my K-3 grip in my hand and wouldn't trade it for a flat piece of meta (or plastic).l. Yet I'm aware of how important those things are to some people and why. I think you need to expand your horizons a bit.
There's a lot of folks out there who rightly think you're absolutely crackers for thinking you know so much about their preferences, when you're so wrong.