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Rodriguez, Jr. Mobile site. Reproduction in whole or part in any form or medium without specific written permission is prohibited. Threaded view. Jun 20, Irridescent forks by microsurgeon from Cutlery. Consider an L plate, Arca style. It's useful with a tripod, of course, but many are styled to particular cameras and can help with grip and ergonomics.
They are much cheaper, and although they don't have batteries, often you don't need the batteries the battery grip is quite useful for long time exposures and such where it's impractical to change batteries. I find it essential when using back button focus. Trying to hold the camera in portrait orientation and use the AF-ON button is very awkward. A battery grip normally has a duplicate AF-ON button in the correct place. I think it is a must-have on entry level bodies if you are attaching pro zoom lenses, a large speedlight, or microphone.
If not, the camera feels extremely off balance and is just hard to use. Some people say the extra weight is a problem, I disagree. I got a grip to make the camera bigger for my hands, have a button for portrait orientation shots, and have extra weight to balance out the camera. I don't really care about the extra battery life. I have been to China and taken some trips around the North island of New Zealand.
A battery grip adds to the weight of the camera, but knowing that I can shoot all day without running out of power is a real blessing. I agree with all the feedback you received here. I'm another advocate of battery grips. As Mike said, its great to have it for the days you need it and just take it off on the days you dont. Another feature that nobody mentioned, is that grips add a side strap loop.
This way you can get a hand strap which is very comfortable. It's especially comfortable combined with the ergonomics of the battery grip itself. I wrote an article on all the features battery grips have here if you're interested. You can check out all the features these grips have in good detail. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top.
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Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Mike Mike 7, 1 1 gold badge 21 21 silver badges 36 36 bronze badges. At the point when you start taking photo trips especially for outdoor photography with time lapse or bracketed exposures, it is easy to shoot s of exposures a day.
Now, let us see what a Battery grip is capable of doing. How can it help you in your photography? Why should you use one? Of course, getting an additional battery life is the main intention to buy a camera battery grip.
If you feel that you are not getting enough battery life in the field, especially when you are out for long photo sessions, then you should consider investing in one. When you are taking photos in portrait orientation, you may find it difficult to press the shutter button. This is because the camera comes with a single shutter button, located on the top right side of the DSLR camera, in most cases. So, use a battery grip to get the additional shutter button advantage, which is well-positioned to trigger the camera in portrait orientation.
So, you no longer have to take the awkward pose to click your photos in portrait mode. Consider reading, Landscape Vs Portrait Orientation mode , If you want to know more about Portrait orientation and landscape. Not all manufacturers support this feature of the increased frame rate in Burst mode.
Some Battery grip models from Nikon come with the enhanced frame rate feature whereas Canon does not have this feature. So, you will only get an increase in the number of shots if you are a Canon user using a Canon battery grip. If you are using heavy lenses like the prime telephoto lenses mm, mm, and mm. If you use a crop camera body or full-frame camera bodies like Canon 5D Mark IV, then the body will look small when attached to the telephoto lens.
It will also result in minor balance issues. You can correct the imbalance problem, if you are facing any, by attaching a battery grip to your camera body. Also, so universal that you most likely have other gear in your camera bag that use them, such as speedlites or radio triggers. The last point is more minor, but still worth mentioning.
Instead of the single battery being inserted from the bottom, the magazine is now inserted from one side of the battery grip. This allows the batteries to be replaced while the camera is upright. Now I have to admit, as much as I love battery grips, they do have some downsides. As with anything good, there is a trade off. The build quality and materials will be superior to third party options however.
Button feedback and textures on an OEM grip will be near identical to the camera itself and will feel like a natural extension. Second, battery grips are comfortable due to their larger size, but large size is not a plus in every way.
Though the grip can be removed when trying to be more compact, while traveling for example, most people have a main camera bag. My grip adds about 1. Now the main enemy of the ergonomics of battery grips, is the increased weight. My 6D Mark II body and one battery weigh about 1. The added battery grip with two batteries is about 2. With that being said, the real question is: does the added hold comfort outweigh the increased weight discomfort.
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