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flyboy89
30th of July 2008 (Wed), 20:14
I was looking at buying a grip for my 30D and I wanted to know if any of you had used the opteka one.

Thanks for the input
TaDa
30th of July 2008 (Wed), 20:18
There are a ton of people that use Opteka grips, I just happen to prefer the Canon one. The third market grips feel really cheap to me.
flyboy89
30th of July 2008 (Wed), 20:25
anyone else?
Mark_48
30th of July 2008 (Wed), 20:41
Here's my experience with it....

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=400493
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=441768

Subsequently when I got one for my 5D, I got a Canon one.
andrewhuxman
30th of July 2008 (Wed), 20:53
Get the Canon grip... no headache ,no problems and peace of mind.
flyboy89
30th of July 2008 (Wed), 21:22
ahhh but the moneyyyyyy :lol:

well I suppose its best not to be too cheap.

Did ANYONE have a positive experience?
lauderdalems
30th of July 2008 (Wed), 22:21
I've got the Opteka grip on my XT and 40D. No problems.
flyboy89
31st of July 2008 (Thu), 16:32
Well I just called my local camera store and they price matched for me at 175, minus the battery. So I will be picking up the Canon one Saturday morning. :)
Jeff
31st of July 2008 (Thu), 16:39
I have the Opteka w/30D and it works perfectly.
jr_senator
31st of July 2008 (Thu), 18:25
The BG is not a good place to go third party.
flyboy89
1st of August 2008 (Fri), 16:41
Well I just picked up my Canon BG less than 2 hours ago :)

Likes: I like that it feels really nice and solid. It also has the very useful "scroll" button that I use for aperture in AP mode or shutter or whatever. I can also still reach the command dial very comfortably, which is of course mandatory for Manual Mode. It feels so much better to shoot in portrait mode. However I still feel a little awkward holding it vertically, my hand trembles noticeably in the viewfinder. Can anyone tell me their style of holding the 30D in portrait mode with the grip?

Dislikes: I am not so sure about the "select all focus points" button, because I use the little joystick to choose the center focus point. It seems like it would be really easy to press this button because its right next to the * button which I love to use for focus. The problem lies in the fact that I cannot readily reach that small joystick to reset to the center focus point. This may be a problem when I quickly whip up the camera for a shot. Does anyone know how to disable this "select all focus points" button?