Keldon wrote:
I've removed my battery grips from both my cameras. I have found them to be completely unnecessary and in some cases such as tripod use they can be more bother than they are worth. Plus there is also the extra weight if you are doing any great hiking. Sure, it is nice to have the extra battery power but you can have that by just sticking an extra battery in your pocket, too.
Use the money to buy extra cards and batteries instead.
I could not agree more.
I went the battery grip route with several past cameras. An extra battery in the pocket is far more advantageous.