I'm looking at getting a battery grip for my 60D. I seem to burn through the batteries quite quickly, and I'm also interested in the larger size, as I find the camera almost too small for my hands. I was originally looking at the Canon BG-E9, the official Canon grip for my camera, but at £130 its really rather pricey. However, also listed on Amazon is a generic no-name grip for £29. It appears to be exactly the same as the BG-E9, with the same controls and buttons. All the reviews of the product seem to be generally positive, and at that price, im tempted. Does anyone here have experience with a similar no-name grip for a 60D or similar camera? And do you think its worth risking it for £30. Thanks in advance
The chances are it might even be made in the same factory, for £30 it would be rude not to give it a go I think
I bought a generic grip for my 600d from Amazon came with 2 batteries. It feels solid, feels like the canon grip but only £100 cheaper. For £30 you can't go wrong
Can i just ask... What are the main purposes of a battery grip? Im trying to work out if i should just get a spare battery for £15. Or get a grip with 2x not so good batterys for £30
Firstly battery grips are used to give you double battery life without having to keep swapping batteries. Also the grip tends to have a trigger button so when you are shooting in portrait you can use the trigger button on the grip which makes it more comfortable instead of having you arm stretch over Also if like me you have big hands it makes it comfortable to use the camera. And it also add weight to the camera which is beneficial when using a heavy telephoto lens, keeps it more balanced instead of front heavy
Thanks flame. So does the camera automatically fail over to the other battery? Can you still use the original shutter release and dial for shooting landscape? The grip im looking at comes with 2 batterys. Would i be able to use those batts directly in the camer if i wanted to go out without the grip somedays?
1. Yes it does it basically doubles you battery so you won't even notice 2. You can use all buttons on the camera the grip doesn't disable anything it just adds extra buttons 3. Yes you can they are the same batteries as the original but made by a third party I think the grip your looking at is the one I got, do you have a link for it?
I'm curious as to how much battery you guys use, My d7000 will happily fill 2 16gb card with raw shots on 1 battery without any hassle, I finally bought myself a second battery just so when I have forgotten to charge the one in the camera I have a spare to switch to before I head out, but I've not yet needed a secondary battery on a day out. Do Canon have smaller batteries? are you shooting more than 600 shots a day? or is it down to use of the screen
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003VQOTA2/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_gb?ie=UTF8 Its rare i will need the additional battery, but at the goodwood festival of speed i was there for 12 hours lol and the camera latest 8 of those. Pretty impressive battery life considering i filled 16gb up, but i wish it had lasted a tad longer because i missed some things
Like you said most time I will forget to charge the battery so the batteries re normally kept as backups, I charge all the batteries once and then I don't need to worry after that. I needed a battery grip and thought the batteries we a bonus at £30 Edit: bobby that's the exact one I have you won't be disappointed it feels li,e it's made from quality stuff and the batteries are good
Cool thanks flame. Do you use the batterys that come with rhe grip directly in the cam too? Just dont think i will want the grip for all occasions.
I'm getting mine more for the grip size and to better balance the camera when I've got a 100-400 in there. The grip normally takes 2x the original batteries that come with the camera, so if you don't want to use the grip, you just pop out one of the batteries and put it back into the body as per usual.
100-400 Planning some balanced distance Perving huh lol. Grips do add weight which can help balance the body when used with larger lenses it'll also shift the centre of balance when using it on a tripod mind, they do a great job of adding bulk and the addition of the portrait functions make them even more usefull just don't tighten the main screw too much or you'll be cutting it off when you don't want to use it anymore.
