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Is a battery grip an essential accessory?
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garyc
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Once you have a decent camera and lenses then a hardware calibrator for your monitor can be a good thing to buy (unless you own a Mac).
Otherwise you can spend hours editing your photos only to find out that you made them look good for one specific monitor.
Otherwise you can spend hours editing your photos only to find out that you made them look good for one specific monitor.
I hate shooting without my battery grip. Makes it look bulkier but it's totally worth it imo. I don't even bother with a second battery, it's all about the balance and the ease of switching to portrait mode.
And I hate battery grips. Turns your camera finally into a dumbbell.
I prefer a few extra batteries.
I suppose that there is no good advise in this case.
No, there was some for the OP. He's clearly not at a stage where needs one, and his/her style of photography doesn't seem like it would be aided by a battery grip.
Was just pointing out my preference, contrary to what some hobbyists (not aimed at you) think, having a grip isn't about impressing non-photographers. I've seen this opinion stated on other forums as well, seems like an odd thing to think.
I shoot with a 7D and a 50D and I feel they are too small without the grips. I use mostly a 70-200 F2.8 (quite heavy) and on the 7D without the grip it gets heavy, with the grip it feels a lot more balanced.
But I would not say it is essential rather buy glass !
But I would not say it is essential rather buy glass !
It's more about comfort than style. Spend a day with a heavy zoom and the heal of your hand takes strain. Put on a really heavy lens and it's just easier to manoeuvre the whole package with a grip especially when you're on a monopod.
Yeah, that's what I was saying above. I've just wondered what makes people think that photographers who use grips are doing it purely to show off.. As if I need more weight added to my camera and lens without adding any benefit.
blackbirdphotography
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I think I would also just swap the battery with another one in my bag.
A battery grip makes the camera too heavy to carry around like if you're doing a wedding for example.
But a battery grip makes your camera look more impressive ha ha.
A battery grip makes the camera too heavy to carry around like if you're doing a wedding for example.
But a battery grip makes your camera look more impressive ha ha.
No , it is not. Less time shopping for goodies will give more time for using what you have in the bag.
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So will an extra battery
I borrowed a 7DMk2 from Canon CPS while I was in the UK recently and when paired with the [also borrowed] 200-400 f/4 it felt really unwieldy without a grip. The balance was off and it really was a case of the tail wagging the dog.
Progenix Oj101
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For me a grip is purely about ergonomics. I prefer using my 20D or 600D as opposed to my 5DMk2 for this very reason, especially when paired with a telephoto lens. It moves the balance closer to your hand, making any sort of shooting including single handed a lot more comfortable. I prefer having my pinkie wrap around the grip than sit underneath the camera, and I find it makes my grip stable enough to shoot around 1/3 stop slower than without a battery grip if need be.
Progenix Oj101
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To expand on this, the reason is so that you don't have the hood interfering with the image on the wide side of the zoom. It's not ALWAYS the case, but is in general.