Battery grip question
Jun 1, 2015 11:41:38 #
I have been somewhat interested in the battery grips, mainly for the additional power. I have seen somewhere that they can also be a plus when shooting with longer lenses such as a 70 - 200mm or an 80 - 200mm, which I own. What are your experiences?
Jun 1, 2015 11:46:43 #
The center of balance is much in proved and yes the added power is well welcome.
Jun 1, 2015 11:52:23 #
Yes it affords you the ability to better balance the camera
with the longer lenses plus the added power doesn't hurt.
with the longer lenses plus the added power doesn't hurt.
Jun 1, 2015 11:56:32 #
robrory wrote:
I have been somewhat interested in the battery grips, mainly for the additional power. I have seen somewhere that they can also be a plus when shooting with longer lenses such as a 70 - 200mm or an 80 - 200mm, which I own. What are your experiences?
I've used them on my Canon XTi for years and recently bought a 7D that already had one. I think they're better well balanced with them on.
Jun 1, 2015 12:04:18 #
I use mine more than 90% of the time. It also affords storage for an additional SD card and can use a AA battery adapter that comes with it. I always use the standard camera rechargeable, however.
Jun 1, 2015 12:13:22 #
they're way overpriced...unless the battery grip provides a much better grip for you why buy one? you can switch out a battery in 30 seconds or less.
Jun 1, 2015 12:15:52 #
I haven't taken mine off in years :-)
The camera heft is improved, which also means, carrying it becomes a bit more of a chore :-D
but the improved balance and battery life MORE than make up for a little extra weight.
GT
The camera heft is improved, which also means, carrying it becomes a bit more of a chore :-D
but the improved balance and battery life MORE than make up for a little extra weight.
GT
Jun 1, 2015 12:50:56 #
Used them on my D80, 90, 5100, 7000, 700. Wouldn't have been without them! Now have the D3. Looking for a second body, either a D600 or D610 and will have a grip on one of those.
Jun 1, 2015 13:03:08 #
They really come in handy for vertical shots and the longer grip is welcome for smaller DSLR's also it doesn't add that much more weight.
Jun 1, 2015 13:03:14 #
When I bought my first grip I found out that two batteries in a grip far outlast one battery in the camera. Have no idea why. So I always had a grip on every camera after that.
You need to make sure they are on tight, and the contacts are clean. The battery insert that allows you to use AA batteries drains batteries fast. I arrived at a Football game without spare batteries. So in the one camera I ended up using the battery insert and put in fresh batteries. They lasted for about 50 pictures.
I always bought the canon grip for my canons, and never had a problem as long as the contacts were clean and it was on tight. But I kept hearing from other photographers that the 3rd party grips never seemed to work right.
I now shoot only the 1D bodies that have built in grips and glad I made the switch.
You need to make sure they are on tight, and the contacts are clean. The battery insert that allows you to use AA batteries drains batteries fast. I arrived at a Football game without spare batteries. So in the one camera I ended up using the battery insert and put in fresh batteries. They lasted for about 50 pictures.
I always bought the canon grip for my canons, and never had a problem as long as the contacts were clean and it was on tight. But I kept hearing from other photographers that the 3rd party grips never seemed to work right.
I now shoot only the 1D bodies that have built in grips and glad I made the switch.
Jun 1, 2015 13:20:21 #
Like everyone else, the added power in the grip is nice, but the real reason I added one was to improve the balance and stability when using the larger lenses. As an added bonus depending on the model, you can gain a remote timer
Jun 1, 2015 16:28:52 #
I doubt that you would regret getting one, I bought the OEM from Nikon for my D7000, and it never comes off it. I've heard that some of the aftermarket are really good, and some are junk, so do your research.
Jun 1, 2015 17:35:56 #
robrory wrote:
I have been somewhat interested in the battery grips, mainly for the additional power. I have seen somewhere that they can also be a plus when shooting with longer lenses such as a 70 - 200mm or an 80 - 200mm, which I own. What are your experiences?
The length of the lens isn't going to effect your power consumption as much as is what you are doing with that lens. IOW, if you are constantly using the AF system, or the live-view mode you can eat batteries alive. Every time you re-focus the battery is taxed, live-view itself is a miniature movie screen, and even your meter is using battery power. The gear-heads can tell us which of these drains are greatest, but the bottom line is if you run out of power you have run out of light. The increased size is also a factor for those of us with gorilla-hands who need a large body to hold. Most grips are not that large, but add enough dimension to make a difference. They can be very useful for some users.
Jun 1, 2015 17:57:39 #
RichardSM wrote:
The center of balance is much in proved and yes the added power is well welcome.
Yes they improve balance with some lenses and look cool. They also add weight.
Stopped using them some years ago since I didn't need the extra shooting capacity and balance was not a lot better and worth the additional weight.
If you want balance get a Gimbol.
As for the cool look; you're better off not looking like a pro in public.
Jun 1, 2015 18:10:28 #
Budnjax wrote:
they're way overpriced...unless the battery grip provides a much better grip for you why buy one? you can switch out a battery in 30 seconds or less.
That's what it does, provides a much better grip for you!!
Thirty seconds can be an eternity in the heat of the moment!
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