Photography gear advice

[richardb]

I went with the Opteka grip after reading good reviews. Installed today, it is excellent quality. Looks almost exactly like the canon body and rubber. I paid $46, couldn't imagine paying three times that for OE. Hope this helps someone make their decision.

[richardb]

The t2i is sick. The only thing I don't like is that it's not weather sealed like a 7d or higher cams. So I refuse to use it in alot of weather, which is limiting. My sister upgraded to a t2i from an Xsi and was blown away.

[unrlmth]

I use 8AA to get the better fps. I love eneloop rechargeable batteries. They are awesome and a good value.

I have the EN-EL4a and I love it. The battery lasts 1000s of shots and it lighter than the 8 AAs.

[Axxe]

Grips on small cameras are a necessity with big glass. My rebel with a 70-200 f/2.8 is unusable for me without a grip (ham fists). Shop used, I bought my Canon grip for half the price of new, and it was barely used.

[LEANE30]

Richard, how do you like your T2i?
I'm seriously considering one very soon as a replacement/upgrade from my Xti

...and i've been looking at lenses as well, I've got some friends that would like to pay me to shoot their wedding this spring, so i need to upgrade asap

[87e30]

it will only increase the FPS if you use the EN-L4a battery which is like 80 million dollars, or 8 AA batteries. and it goes from 6 to 8.

as a side note, my d300s does 7fps which is close enough to 8 anyway, so i just use 2 EN-L3s.

I use 8AA to get the better fps. I love eneloop rechargeable batteries. They are awesome and a good value.

[87e30]

it will only increase the FPS if you use the EN-L4a battery which is like 80 million dollars, or 8 AA batteries. and it goes from 6 to 8.

as a side note, my d300s does 7fps which is close enough to 8 anyway, so i just use 2 EN-L3s.

I use 8AA to get the better fps. I love eneloop rechargeable batteries. They are awesome and a good value.

[daniel]

And it will also up the FPS on the D300/D700 bodies. I have the MB-D10 (I think I paid around 180 for it) and I love the feel of it and the 70-200.

it will only increase the FPS if you use the EN-L4a battery which is like 80 million dollars, or 8 AA batteries. and it goes from 6 to 8.

as a side note, my d300s does 7fps which is close enough to 8 anyway, so i just use 2 EN-L3s.

[unrlmth]

And it will also up the FPS on the D300/D700 bodies. I have the MB-D10 (I think I paid around 180 for it) and I love the feel of it and the 70-200.

[daniel]

Battery grips are waist Of money if you ask me. 2 batterys will last over 1500 shots for me. And the side grip for portrait style is not worth the money to me

then don't get a grip...

i find that the camera is even more ergonomic in landscape orientation with the grip installed. this is probably my favorite feature of the grip, not the vertical shutter release.

i have the zeikos grip for my d300s, and have had a good experience with it. works just as advertised, the only difference is it isn't metal like MB-D10 nikon grip, so it is arguably less durable, but you could buy 4 to 5 zeikos grips for the cost of one new nikon grip.

oh, and i shop pretty much exclusively on amazon.

[richardb]

Well, for extended video shooting they're not a waste. Do you shoot video? It's also nice to change batteries without having to take it off the tripod.

[T Verdier]

Battery grips are waist Of money if you ask me. 2 batterys will last over 1500 shots for me. And the side grip for portrait style is not worth the money to me

[87e30]

I couldn't find a zeikos 'official' site either. I'd try one out if it doesn't void warranty but want to see that in writing first hah

they have one. google is your friend.



And yeah, I wouldn't grip a small camera personally.

[Ryan Stewart]

I couldn't find a zeikos 'official' site either. I'd try one out if it doesn't void warranty but want to see that in writing first hah

Neither Nikon nor Canon warranty interaction with 3rd party products. The trick is to stick with the ones that are proven.

Being said I know people who have had luck with the aftermarket grips, aside from fitting issues and such.

[CorvallisBMW]

I had a Tamron grip on my old XTi, it was awesome. I'll never own anything smaller than an 5DMKII without a grip.