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Battery grips
Wadee:
I'm looking for battery grip to my 7D so what's the main difference between all of those BG's (Canon, Zeikos, Neewer)
handsomerob:
I would recommend watching review/unboxing videos on youtube. They are very useful since you get to see the grip from all angles, even mounted on the body. Most people also mention their experiences, pros/cons, etc. This could help you decide.
candyman:
--- Quote from: Wadee on December 28, 2011, 05:46:16 AM ---I'm looking for battery grip to my 7D so what's the main difference between all of those BG's (Canon, Zeikos, Neewer)
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I bought a Meike batterygrip for my Canon 7D
I do not recommend this grip. Though it has all the features (and a good front grip), the shutter release of the grip does not function properly anymore. The grip is about 1 year old. I have to combine the AF-ON with shutterrelease to AF-focus and shoot. It is a workaround.....
The Meike was cheaper - about 100 euro - than the Canon grip. In this case: buying cheap is buying expensive - I still ask myself to replace the Meike grip with the original Canon grip but....
I have read that also the Canon grip had/has problems with the sensitivity of the grip shutterrelease. Just don't remember where I read it.
PeterJ:
--- Quote from: candyman on December 28, 2011, 06:57:22 AM ---I have read that also the Canon grip had/has problems with the sensitivity of the grip shutterrelease. Just don't remember where I read it.
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It does have quite a bit of a lighter feel than the main shutter release, when I first got a grip for my 7D I fired off a few shots before I wanted to. I probably only did that once or twice when I first got it, it's still smooth so while not desirable it doesn't take long to get used to. It did intrigue me though why they wouldn't just re-use the exact components from the 7D release so it was exactly the same, I thought that would have been generally easier / better / cheaper from an engineering point of view.
handsomerob:
--- Quote from: candyman on December 28, 2011, 06:57:22 AM ---I have read that also the Canon grip had/has problems with the sensitivity of the grip shutterrelease. Just don't remember where I read it.
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You are probably referring to this :
Quote from digital-picture.com
The one BG-E7 difference from the BG-E6 is that the vertical grip shutter release is slightly more sensitive than the 7D's shutter release. This is a flaw in my opinion, but it does not significantly adversely affect the use of the BG-E7.
full article
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-BG-E7-Battery-Grip-Review.aspx
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