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Battery grip/weather sealing qyestion
Dianoda:
--- Quote from: D_Rochat on February 07, 2012, 06:46:32 PM ---What neuro said is true, but if you think you may want one anyways, go to a local camera shop and try one on your 7D first. Some people love to have extra surface area to grab onto and some people hate it. Best to find out before you buy.
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I love the extra grip area when using a large lens like the 70-200 f/2.8L. It makes all the difference in the world (er, well, all the difference between a sore hand and a not so sore hand at the end of a 6 hour event shoot). The extra battery life comes in handy, too - one less thing to worry about.
Ryusui:
--- Quote from: neuroanatomist on February 13, 2012, 07:25:42 PM ---Really? So...you'd be perfectly happy if the roof of your house was 'pretty much 95% sealed' because if 5% of it leaks, that's ok? The only unsealed part is the plug? Whew, that's a relief, because there's probably no need for sealing of an electrical contact that provides power to the camera, sure, seal everything else, but let water and electricity mix, they play so nicely together. That's like saying it's best if the hole in your roof is right over your fuse box. ::)
Seriously, though, I think this is a design flaw on Canon's part. When I remove the grip (yes, the Canon BG-E7) where the battery compartment opening connects to the grip is just plastic on plastic. The battery compartment does have sealing, but the foam-rubber seal is on the battery door itself, and of course that's removed and stored in the slot on the grip when the grip is installed, meaning no effective sealing. Canon could have replicated the foam-rubber seal on the grip, but they didn't.
FWIW, when I go out in the rain with the 7D, I remove the grip. That's especailly important if the camera is being carried upside down (e.g. from a Blackrapid strap), since water would flow down the camera and in between the grip and body, then flow down into the battery compartment when the camera was turned over.
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Are you kidding me?!?
Just put some of this stuff around the base where the camera and grip connect and you're all set!
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