Chinese Did it Again! alternative grip for 5D III on pre order

[dswatson83]

Does anyone know for certain if the Canon grips are made with a metal frame?  It occurs to me that since I started using Black Rapid grips, all of the wait of the camera and lens will be hanging from the tripod mount on the bottom of the grip...one made of plastic only concerns me.

Typically the grips are made on par with the body. The 5DIII grip should be weather sealed. I have used these aftermarket grips on the 60D and you could hardly tell that it was aftermarket. On the 7D it is a little more obvious the difference between material choices. For the 5DIII I will probably take the Canon grip since it's a new camera and I will own it for at least 3 years. Just bought the 7D a couple months ago and went aftermarket for the grip since it will only be my primary camera for a couple months. I plan on getting the mark III, I have just been waiting on full lightroom support, the grip and accessories to be out, and reviews for the new Tamron 24-70 f2.8 VC to determine whether I want to get the 5D kit or just the body and go with the Tamron.

[FrutigerSans]

Does anyone know for certain if the Canon grips are made with a metal frame?  It occurs to me that since I started using Black Rapid grips, all of the wait of the camera and lens will be hanging from the tripod mount on the bottom of the grip...one made of plastic only concerns me.

Yes the Canon grip will be made of the same metal as the body.

[Axilrod]

I just got my BG-E11 and it is rock solid.  I'm sure this knock-off is just as good for the money, but I doubt it has the same magnesium alloy shell that the BG-E11 has. 

[rlarsen]

Canon's new grip, the BG-E11, looks like a big improvement over the BG-E6 for about $120 more.
I'm not crazy about spending over $700 for my two bodies. I hope the controls on the Chinese version work as well as my $58 Zeikos.

[Daniel Flather]

...and it comes with a free ship!   

I was reading the ad and laughing at the engrish too.

[Mencho(22)]

Well.. I finally have my tracking number!! 
I hope it will arrive soon!

These guys are great... They said they will ship the Grip on June/10th and they did.

Now you they have it in stock... but for USD 98

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140770429388

[Bennymiata]

Please let us know what it's like when you've played with it.
I'm not too keen on spending $350 or so for something I only use every now and again either.

[imkev]

...and it comes with a free ship!   

I was reading the ad and laughing at the engrish too.

must be an engrish ship