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Canon BG-E11 Battery Grip Pics & Preview
neuroanatomist:
--- Quote from: traveller on May 21, 2012, 11:40:39 AM ---
--- Quote from: dwoolf on May 21, 2012, 11:33:07 AM ---Just curious. How are we supposed to put an L bracket on this sucker without blocking the battery tray?
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Seriously, that's quite a good point. Maybe Canon has done it deliberabtely so that pros will choose the 1D X...
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Right, because the 1-series cameras don't have a battery tray that opens like that. Oh, wait, they do. So the L-bracket has an opening for it, as I assume the L-brackets for the gripped 5DIII will have, as well.
traveller:
--- Quote from: neuroanatomist on May 21, 2012, 11:45:09 AM ---
--- Quote from: traveller on May 21, 2012, 11:40:39 AM ---
--- Quote from: dwoolf on May 21, 2012, 11:33:07 AM ---Just curious. How are we supposed to put an L bracket on this sucker without blocking the battery tray?
--- End quote ---
Seriously, that's quite a good point. Maybe Canon has done it deliberabtely so that pros will choose the 1D X...
--- End quote ---
Right, because the 1-series cameras don't have a battery tray that opens like that. Oh, wait, they do. So the L-bracket has an opening for it, as I assume the L-brackets for the gripped 5DIII will have, as well.
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Yes, looking at it again, it slides out from the side like the 1D series. On first glance I thought it unclipped from the bottom. :-[
Razor2012:
That's one sexy grip...already have it preordered. ;D ;)
cerevis:
Besides the crazy price Canon is asking for this new grip, has anyone noticed how poor the build quality looks in these pics?? Or is it just me? The gaps where two plastic edges come together above the switch are quite wide in this pic:
Even my Phottix 50D grip looks like it has better build quality! And can someone please tell Canon to get a designer who does not think we live in the past?? When are they going to wake up and realise that an extra 5 minutes design work to create an ergonomic battery grip will sell like hot cakes?! Just a simple round edge that mates perfectly to the camera body (something akin to what Nikon does, just better) and has a simple water tight gasket will make all photographers happy!!!
Maybe we should get the 3rd-party manufacturers to actually improve on Canons design and not just make knock-offs. Maybe THEN Canon will wake up from their slumbering dominance.
DonHorne:
--- Quote from: Canon Rumors on May 21, 2012, 10:23:47 AM ---Feels close to holding a 1D series body
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Hmm, at $3848.00 for the body and grip it feels close in numerous ways! ;)
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