New video button guard available for NEX7

[Ken Ford]

I just installed a new product on my NEX7 yesterday - it's a ring/guard that makes it much harder to accidentally press the video button. Best $20 I've spent on my NEX!

No association with the manufacturer - just a happy paying customer.

See http://www.rluther.com/ for details.

 

[kshapero]

Cool product. That would be a must have if I had a NEX 7.

 

[kbg32]

For less then 20 twenty cents you could have gone to the hardware store and purchased a rubber "o" ring the exact size and spot glued it on!

Check the Luminous-Landscape website for this fix!

 

[kokoshawnuff]

For $20 this is probably the right solution for a $1100 camera. I'd be inclined to glue something on, but this seems a lot cleaner and avoids potential damage if you intend to sell the camera later.

 

[kbg32]

It's your money. If it had a red logo, it would probably sell for $199.99.

 

[jb2012]

I just installed a new product on my NEX7 yesterday - it's a ring/guard that makes it much harder to accidentally press the video button. Best $20 I've spent on my NEX!

No association with the manufacturer - just a happy paying customer.

See http://www.rluther.com/ for details.

Its certainly the way forward rather than waiting for Sony to get their finger out.
jb

 

[peter_n]

Sony are notorious with the non-firmware updates sometimes. I'll be getting one of these for sure. Thanks Ken for the tip! 🙂

 

[carpark]

A much nicer solution than glueing an o-ring on. Thanks for the link

 

[Ken Ford]

For less then 20 twenty cents you could have gone to the hardware store and purchased a rubber "o" ring the exact size and spot glued it on!

Check the Luminous-Landscape website for this fix!

Yep, that works but is kinda ghetto for my tastes.

 

[Ken Ford]

Of course, the release of this product and my purchasing it will cause Sony to provide a firmware fix in two or three weeks. :bang:

 

[kbg32]

May all good things come true.

 

[bwcolor]

Thanks... Sony Listens Email is a joke. At least this gets the job done. If it were chrome it would be off my list, but it looks like a good solution. I like my NEX-7, but I'm not so sure about buying another Sony camera. I don't like their pseudo customer service. They gave me a run around with the video overheating issue. Totally insincere run around.

 

[peter_n]

Were you using 3rd party batteries or Sony when the overheating occurred?

 

[btgc]

This are good times for machinists, being able to somehow fix issues with cameras created by manufacturers. Custom grips, now this...I think it's win-win. Personally I wouldn't swallow "6061 aircraft aluminum hand polished" hook, but I paid $40 to a handy Chinese who sells a tiny bit with wire soldered to it dedicated to keep lens of DP1/DP2 extended all the time (to prevent wear of ribbon cable in lens - notorious issue with this cameras). Some people get job and some get choice.

 

[peter_n]

Mine came in the mail this week and it works really well. It was a bit finicky getting the back cover to peel off but once you do that the installation is trivial.